List of Finance Ministers of India

India's first Finance Minister was R.K. Shanmukham Chetty who presented the first budget of independent India in 1947.

Morarji Desai is the only person to have served as both the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister of India.

P. Chidambaram has served as the Finance Minister of India three times, under different Prime Ministers.

Manmohan Singh, who later became the Prime Minister of India, served as the Finance Minister under the Narasimha Rao government in the early 1990s.

Yashwant Sinha served as the Finance Minister during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and presented five budgets during his tenure.

Arun Jaitley served as the Finance Minister under the Narendra Modi government and presented five budgets during his tenure.

Pranab Mukherjee, who later became the President of India, served as the Finance Minister under the Manmohan Singh government.

The Finance Minister is responsible for presenting the annual budget of India in the Parliament.

The Finance Minister is also responsible for formulating and implementing economic policies and reforms.

The Finance Minister is a key member of the Union Cabinet and plays a crucial role in shaping India's economy.

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