# Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers

The Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh to form the executive branch of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The most recent state council of ministers is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu after the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The term of every executive wing is five years.
The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS cadre. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of Government is Chief Secretary to the State Government.

## Constitutional requirement
### For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,
   # There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.
   * If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
   * The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.
This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.
   # The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
   * Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
   * A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
   * The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

## Chief Minister

Like any Indian state, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet.

## State current cabinet

As per Indian Constitution, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day-to-day administration of each minister.

### Council of Ministers

| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Party | Party |
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Took office | Left office | Party | Party |
| Chief Minister |||||||||
| 1 | | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | General Administration Law & Order Public Enterprises All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister | Kuppam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| Deputy Chief Minister |||||||||
| 2 | | Konidala Pawan Kalyan | Panchayat Raj Rural Development & Rural Water Supply Environment Forest Science and Technology | Pithapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | |
| 3 | | Nara Lokesh | Human Resources Development Information Technology Electronics & Communication Real Time Governance | Mangalagiri | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 4 | | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Agriculture Co-operation Marketing Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & Fisheries | Tekkali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 5 | | Kollu Ravindra | Mines & Geology Excise | Machilipatnam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 6 | | Nadendla Manohar | Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs | Tenali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| 7 | | Ponguru Narayana | Municipal Administration & Urban Development | Nellore City | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 8 | | Vangalapudi Anitha | Home Affairs & Disaster Management | Payakaraopet | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 9 | | Satya Kumar Yadav | Health Family Welfare & Medical Education | Dharmavaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | BJP |
| 10 | | Nimmala Rama Naidu | Water Resources Development | Palakollu | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 11 | | Nasyam Mohammed Farooq | Law & Justice Minority Welfare | Nandyal | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 12 | | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | Endowments | Atmakur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 13 | | Payyavula Keshav | Finance Planning Commercial Taxes Legislative Affairs | Uravakonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 14 | | Anagani Satya Prasad | Revenue Registration & Stamps | Repalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| `15 | | Kolusu Parthasarathy | Housing Information & Public Relations | Nuzvid | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 16 | | Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy | Social Welfare Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare Sachivalayam & Village Volunteer | Kondapi | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 17 | | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Energy | Addanki | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 18 | | Kandula Durgesh | Tourism Culture Cinematography | Nidadavole | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| 19 | | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | Women & Child Welfare Tribal Welfare | Salur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 20 | | B. C. Janardhan Reddy | Roads & Buildings Infrastructure & Investments | Banaganapalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 21 | | T. G. Bharath | Industries & Commerce Food Processing | Kurnool | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 22 | | S. Savitha | Backward Classes Welfare Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Handlooms & Textiles | Penukonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 23 | | Vasamsetti Subhash | Labour Factories Boilers & Insurance Medical Services | Ramachandrapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 24 | | Kondapalli Srinivas | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty NRI Empowerment & Relations | Gajapathinagaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 25 | | Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy | Transport Youth & Sports | Rayachoti | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |

## List of Cabinets

| Assembly | Chief Minister | Ministry | Party | Election |
| 1st | Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu | First Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu ministry | INC | 1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election |
| 1st | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | First Bezawada Gopala Reddy ministry | INC | 1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election |
| 2nd | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | First Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry | INC | 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 2nd | Damodaram Sanjivayya | Damodaram Sanjivayya ministry | INC | 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 3rd | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Second Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry | INC | 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 3rd | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | First Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry | INC | 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 4th | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | Second Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry | INC | 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 4th | P. V. Narasimha Rao | First P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry | INC | 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 5th | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Second P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry | INC | 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 5th | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Jalagam Vengala Rao ministry | INC | 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 6th | Marri Chenna Reddy | First Marri Chenna Reddy ministry | INC | 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 6th | T. Anjaiah | T. Anjaiah ministry | INC | 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 6th | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy ministry | INC | 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 6th | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | First Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry | INC | 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 7th | N. T. Rama Rao | First N. T. Rama Rao ministry | TDP | 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 7th | N. Bhaskara Rao | N. Bhaskara Rao ministry | TDP | 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 7th | N. T. Rama Rao | Second N. T. Rama Rao ministry | TDP | 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 8th | N. T. Rama Rao | Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry | TDP | 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 9th | Marri Chenna Reddy | Second Marri Chenna Reddy ministry | INC | 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 9th | N. Janardhana Reddy | N. Janardhana Reddy ministry | INC | 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 9th | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | Second Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry | INC | 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 10th | N. T. Rama Rao | Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry | TDP | 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 10th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP | 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 11th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP | 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 12th | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | First Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry | INC | 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 13th | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Second Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry | INC | 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 13th | Konijeti Rosaiah | Konijeti Rosaiah ministry | INC | 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 13th | Kiran Kumar Reddy | Kiran Kumar Reddy ministry | INC | 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 14th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP | 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 15th | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry | YSRCP | 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| 16th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP | 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |