# Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

The Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Hindi: पत्तन, पोत परिवहन और जलमार्ग मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and a senior member of the union council of ministers of the Government of India. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the Ministers of State.

## Cabinet Ministers

* Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Shipping |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 7 November 2000 | 1 September 2001 | 298 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 2 | | | Ved Prakash Goyal (1926–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | 1 year, 150 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 3 | | | Shatrughan Sinha (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 4 | | | K. Chandrashekar Rao (born 1954) MP for Karimnagar | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | 2 days | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 5 | | | T. R. Baalu (born 1941) MP for Chennai South | 25 May 2004 | 2 September 2004 | 100 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of Shipping |||||||||||
| 6 | | | G. K. Vasan (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 28 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 4 years, 363 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 7 | | | Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 8 | | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS, I/C) | 31 May 2019 | 10 November 2020 | 1 year, 163 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |||||||||||
| (8) | | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS, I/C) | 10 November 2020 | 7 July 2021 | 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | | | Sarbananda Sonowal (born 1962) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 339 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | | | Sarbananda Sonowal (born 1962) Lok Sabha MP for Dibrugarh Lok Sabha | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 339 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Shipping |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 1939) MP for Madhubani | 7 November 2000 | 2 November 2001 | 360 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 2 | | | Shripad Naik (born 1952) MP for Panaji | 2 November 2001 | 14 May 2002 | 193 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 3 | | | Su. Thirunavukkarasar (born 1949) MP for Pudukkottai | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 212 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 4 | | | Dilipkumar Gandhi (1951–2021) MP for Ahmednagar | 29 January 2003 | 15 March 2004 | 1 year, 46 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Shipping |||||||||||
| 5 | | | Mukul Roy (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal | 28 May 2009 | 20 March 2012 | 2 years, 297 days | All India Trinamool Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 6 | | | Milind Deora (born 1976) MP for Mumbai South | 31 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 207 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 7 | | | Krishan Pal Gurjar (born 1957) MP for Faridabad | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 8 | | | Pon Radhakrishnan (born 1952) MP for Kanniyakumari | 9 November 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 4 years, 202 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways |||||||||||
| (2) | | | Shripad Naik श्रीपद नाइक (born 1952) MP for North Goa | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 10 | | | Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) MP for Bangaon | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 339 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 10 | | | Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) MP for Bangaon | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 339 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |