Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai
Desai in 1978
4th Prime Minister of India
In office
24 March 1977 (1977-03-24) – 28 July 1979 (1979-07-28)
President
  • Basappa Danappa Jatti
    (acting)
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Deputy
  • Charan Singh
  • Jagjivan Ram
Preceded byIndira Gandhi
Succeeded byCharan Singh
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1 July 1978 (1978-07-01) – 24 January 1979 (1979-01-24)
Preceded byCharan Singh
Succeeded byHirubhai M. Patel
2nd Deputy Prime Minister of India
In office
13 March 1967 (1967-03-13) – 16 July 1969 (1969-07-16)
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded bySardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Succeeded by
  • Charan Singh
  • Jagjivan Ram
Minister of Finance
In office
13 March 1967 (1967-03-13) – 16 July 1969 (1969-07-16)
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded bySachindra Chaudhuri
Succeeded byIndira Gandhi
In office
13 March 1958 (1958-03-13) – 29 August 1963 (1963-08-29)
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byT. T. Krishnamachari
2nd Chief Minister of Bombay State
In office
21 April 1952 (1952-04-21) – 31 October 1956 (1956-10-31)
Governor
  • Girija Shankar Bajpai
  • Harekrushna Mahatab
Preceded byB. G. Kher
Succeeded byYashwantrao Chavan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957 (1957)–1980 (1980)
ConstituencySurat
Personal details
Born
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai

(1896-02-29)29 February 1896
Bhadeli, Bulsar district, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Valsad district, Gujarat, India)
Died10 April 1995(1995-04-10)(aged 99)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Political partyJanata Party
(1977–1988)
Other political
affiliations
  • Indian National Congress
    (1934–1969)
  • Indian National Congress (Organisation)
    (1969–1977)
  • Janata Dal
    (1988–1995)
Spouse(s)
Gujraben Desai
(m. 1911)
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Profession
  • Activist
  • politician
AwardsBharat Ratna (1991)
Nishan-e-Pakistan (1990)
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