Minister of Culture (Vishwamitra)

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Minister of Culture
संस्कृति मंत्री (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent
Ezekiel Ensor
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
since 3 October 2024
Ministry of Culture
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toRashtradhyaksh
Prime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerRashtradhyaksh
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation2 October 2015
First holderVaruna Sriraya
DeputyMinister of State for Culture

The Minister of Culture (Hindi: संस्कृति मंत्री‎) is a minister of the cabinet of Vishwamitra and the head of the Ministry of Culture in the government of Vishwamitra. The position was created following the creation of the "Ministry of Culture" on 2 October 2015 succeeding the Ministry of Education and Varuna Sriraya was appointed as the first minister in the first ministry of prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish. The current minister is Ezekiel Ensor who has been in office since 3 October 2024, who holds the rank as minister of state (independent charge).

The Minister of Culture is assisted by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture.

History of office

The Ministry of Culture has undergone several changes since its creation in 2015. On several occasions, the ministry was merged with other ministries to constitute a new ministry and became a department within the new ministry. Thus, the ministerial title has undergone several changes:

  • 2 October 2015 – 6 August 2017: Minister of Culture
  • 6 August 2017 – 7 September 2017: Position disestablished, merged with the Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • 7 September 2017 – 9 December 2017: Minister of Culture
  • 9 December 2019 – 24 December 2019: Minister of Culture and Media
  • 24 December 2019 – 3 January 2020: Minister of Culture, Media and Social Services
  • 3 January 2020 – 17 June 2020: Minister of Culture
  • 17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021: Position disestablished, merged with the Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs
  • 28 January 2021 – 17 March 2022: Minister of Culture
  • 17 March 2022 – 12 May 2022: Position disestablished, merged with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth
  • 12 May 2022 – 12 August 2023: Minister of Culture
  • 12 August 2023 – 29 March 2024: Position disestablished, merged with the Ministry of National Development
  • 29 March 2024 – 12 May 2024: Minister of Culture
  • 12 May 2024 – 15 June 2024: Minister of Culture and Media
  • 15 June 2024 – present: Minister of Culture

Cabinet Ministers

  • Note:
    • I/C means Independent Charge
    •   Caretaker Minister

Minister of Culture (2015–2019)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Varuna Sriraya
(born 2002)
MP for Maligaon 		2 October
2015 		6 December
2015 		65 days Non-affiliated Tanishkaa I
Arnab Deka
(born 2002) 		6 December
2015 		11 April
2016 		127 days Klarissa II
Klarissa Sriraya
(born 2005) 		11 April
2016 		10 July
2016 		90 days Independent Varuna III
Varuna Sriraya
(born 2002)
(Prime Minister) 		10 July
2016 		30 December
2016 		276 days Secular
30 December
2016 		12 April
2017 		Varuna IV
Arnab Sil
(born 2004)
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		12 April
2017 		5 July
2017 		84 days Freedom Klarissa III
Anoushkaa Patranabish
(born 2010) 		5 July
2017 		23 July
2017 		18 days Secular Tanishkaa II
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for West Gotanagar 		23 July
2017 		6 August
2017 		14 days Independent
Post merged with the Ministry of Human Resource Development during this interval.
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for West Gotanagar 		7 September
2017 		25 December
2017 		109 days Independent Tanishkaa II
Varuna Sriraya
(born 2002)
(Prime Minister) 		25 December
2017 		21 March
2018 		86 days Congress Varuna V
Abhiraj Kar
(born 2006) 		21 March
2018 		13 May
2018 		53 days Varuna VI
Saikat Seal
(born 2006) 		14 May
2018 		12 October
2018 		151 days Tanishkaa III
Varuna
Interim II
Varuna Sriraya
(born 2002)
(President) 		12 October
2018 		6 January
2019 		86 days Varuna VII
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for West Gotanagar (until Mar'19)
MP for Post Office (from Mar'19) 		7 January
2019 		17 March
2019 		103 days Tanishkaa IV
17 March
2019 		20 April
2019 		Tanishkaa V
Manoj Chetry
(born 2005)
(Additional charge)[a] 		20 April
2019 		5 May
2019 		15 days
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for Post Office 		5 May
2019 		18 May
2019 		13 days
Saikat Seal
(born 2006)
(Additional charge)[b] 		18 May
2019 		23 May
2019 		'5 days'
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for Post Office 		23 May
2019 		3 June
2019 		11 days
Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
(born 2001) 		3 June
2019 		16 July
2019 		43 days
Saikat Seal
(born 2006) 		16 July
2019 		17 August
2019 		32 days
Sampriti Paul
(born 2004)
MP for Kahilipara
(Minister of State, I/C) 		17 August
2019 		1 September
2019 		15 days
Nishwan Baidantic
(born 2001)
MP for Dhirenpara
(Minister of State, I/C until
29 September 2019) 		2 September
2019 		15 October
2019 		43 days
Arpan Deka
(born 2007)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 October
2019 		16 November
2019 		32 days
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar
(Minister of State, I/C until
24 November 2019) 		16 November
2019 		9 December
2019 		23 days
Post merged into Ministry of Culture and Media in 2019.
  1. ↑ Manoj Chetry, Minister of Regional and State Affairs was allocated the portfolios of Culture and Information and Broadcasting between 20 April and 5 May 2019 during the period of absence of leave of Anirban Phatowali.
  2. ↑ Saikat Seal, Minister of Planning, Nature and Environment Conservation was allocated the portfolios of Culture and Information and Broadcasting between 18 May and 23 May 2019 during the period of absence of leave of Anirban Phatowali.

Minister of Culture and Media (2019)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Nishwan Baidantic
(born 2001)
MP for Dhirenpara 		9 December
2019 		12 December
2019 		3 days Congress Tanishkaa V
Saikat Seal
(born 2006) 		12 December
2019 		24 December
2019 		12 days
Post merged into Ministry of Culture, Media and Social Services in 2019.

Minister of Culture, Media and Social Services (2019–2020)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
The Honourable
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar 		24 December
2019 		3 January
2020 		10 days Congress Tanishkaa V
Post split into Minister of Culture, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Social Services in 2020.

Minister of Culture (2020–2024)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
The Honourable
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar 		3 January
2020 		30 April
2020 		118 days Congress Tanishkaa V
Anoushkaa I
(Caretaker)
Tanishkaa VI
The Honourable
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar
(Minister of State, I/C) 		13 May
2020 		17 June
2020 		35 days Congress Tanishkaa VII
Anoushkaa II
Post merged with Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs during this interval.
His Royal Highness
Prince Manoj
Crown Prince of Madhya Prant
(born 2005)
Caretaker Minister 		28 January
2021 		1 March
2021 		32 days Congress Snagoveanu I
(Caretaker)
Her Serene Highness
Princess Tanvi of Purvanchal
(born 2013)
MP for Chandrabans 		6 March
2021 		9 September
2021 		187 days Snagoveanu II
His Grace
Jayden Dagsa
Duke of Karad
(born 2008)
MP for Dadara
(Minister of State, I/C) 		11 September
2021 		21 October
2021 		40 days Hazarika I
His Excellency The Most Honourable
Phillip Joseph Pillin
Count of Youngstown
(born 1996)
Caretaker Minister
(Prime Minister) 		21 October
2021 		22 November
2021 		32 days Non-affiliated Pillin
(Caretaker)
His Excellency
Jayden Dagsa
Duke of Karad
(born 2008)
MP for Dadara 		22 November
2021 		22 December
2021 		30 days Congress Hazarika II
His Excellency The Right Honourable
Admiral (Hon)
Michal Nowacki
Duke of Stettin
(born 2003)
MP for National Capital Constituency
(until 26 Dec'2021)
Councillor for Purvanchal (from 1 Jan'2022)
(Senior Minister) 		22 December
2021 		3 January
2022 		12 days
His Excellency Vice Admiral (Retd)
Thomas Bainbridge
Baron Bainbridge
(born 1994)
Councillor for Beltola 		3 January
2022 		17 March
2022 		73 days
Post merged with Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth during this interval.
The Most Honourable
William Cooper
Baron Cooper of Ottawa
(born 2005)
MP for Dadara 		12 May
2022 		11 June
2022 		30 days Non-affiliated Hazarika III
The Most Honourable
Rafe Hargreaves
Count Hargreaves[a]
(born 2005)
MP for Chandril 		11 June
2022 		12 August
2023 		1 year, 62 days
Congress Hazarika IV
Ministry merged with Ministry of National Development during this interval.
The Most Honourable
W. Pranit Singh
(born 2001)
MP for Uttar-Prant 		29 March
2024 		12 May
2024 		44 days Congress Klarissa IV
  1. ↑ Baron Hargreaves of Somerset until 12 November 2022

Minister of Culture and Media (2024)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Her Serene Highness
Princess Tanvi of Purvanchal
(born 2013)
(Senior Minister) 		12 May
2024 		15 June
2024 		34 days Congress Klarissa IV

Minister of Culture (2024–present)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Her Serene Highness
Princess Tanvi of Purvanchal
(born 2013)
(Senior Minister) 		15 June
2024 		3 October
2024 		110 days Congress Klarissa IV
The Honourable Sri Nayak Haridran
Ezekiel Ensor
(born 2007)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		3 October
2024 		Incumbent 46 days

Ministers of State

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009)
MP for West Gotanagar 		6 December
2015 		11 April
2016 		127 days Non-affiliated Klarissa II
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		11 April
2016 		30 December
2016 		263 days Secular Varuna III
Manoj Chetry
(born 2005) 		11 April
2016 		2 October
2016 		174 days
Arnab Deka
(born 2002) 		2 October
2016 		30 December
2016 		89 days
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		30 December
2016 		12 April
2017 		103 days Independent Varuna IV
Arpan Deka
(born 2008) 		Secular
Manoj Chetry
(born 2005) 		12 April
2017 		5 July
2017 		84 days Independent Klarissa III
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		5 July
2017 		6 August
2017 		32 days Tanishkaa II
Position merged with Ministry of Human Resource Development during this interval.
Debika Deka Pator Sarma
(born 2007)
MP for Noonmati 		7 September
2017 		25 December
2017 		109 days Secular Tanishkaa II
Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006)
MP for Basistha Rural 		25 December
2017 		21 March
2018 		86 days Independent Varuna V
Debika Deka Pator Sarma
(born 2007)
MP for Noonmati 		21 March
2018 		13 May
2018 		53 days Secular Varuna VI
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar 		7 January
2019 		17 March
2019 		69 days Congress Tanishkaa IV
Debika Deka Pator Sarma
(born 2007)
MP for Noonmati 		17 March
2019 		16 July
2019 		121 days Tanishkaa V
Kushal Saha
(born 2007) 		16 July
2019 		13 August
2019 		28 days
Arpan Deka
(born 2008) 		13 August
2019 		17 August
2019 		4 days
Abhirup Patranabis
(born 2012) 		29 September
2019 		11 October
2019 		12 days Congress Tanishkaa V
Pallavi Rai
(born 2006)
MP for National List 		11 October
2019 		15 October
2019 		4 days
General
Arturo Lara
Count of Granville
(born 1998)
MP for Chandril 		3 January
2022 		9 February
2022 		37 days Congress Farhaz II
Rey Jr. Mancio
(born 2007)
MP for Boragaon 		9 February
2022 		17 March
2022 		36 days
Rey Jr. Mancio
Baron Mancio of Cebu
(born 2007)
MP for Boragaon 		12 May
2022 		11 June
2022 		30 days Non-affiliated Hazarika III
Suryadeva Kapei
Baron Kapei
(born 2008)
MP for Maligaon 		12 November
2022 		14 June
2023 		214 days Congress Hazarika IV
Parinita Das
(born 2013) 		15 June
2024 		3 October
2024 		110 days Congress Klarissa IV

Trivia

  • Tanvi Sridasa is the only minister in the ministry to be served as cabinet minister, minister of state (independent charge), and minister of state.
  • Anirban Phatowali, Manoj Chetry, Tanvi Sridasa, and Arpan Deka served as ministers of state for culture before taking over as the head of the ministry, or Minister of Culture.
  • Arnab Deka was appointed as minister of state for culture after having served as cabinet minister for culture.

Timeline

Ezekiel EnsorW. Pranit SinghRafe HargreavesWilliam CooperThomas BainbridgeMichal NowackiPhillip Joseph PillinJayden DagsaTanvi SridasaArpan DekaSampriti PaulBhargab Jyoti MedhiManoj ChetrySaikat SealAbhiraj KarAnirban PhatowaliAnoushkaa PatranabishArnab SilKlarissa SrirayaArnab DekaVaruna Sriraya

Cabinet Ministers

Below is the list of the ministers by the duration of their tenure in office:

  1. Varuna Sriraya – 513 days
  2. Tanvi Sridasa – 511 days
  3. Rafe Hargreaves – 427 days
  4. Anirban Phatowali – 250 days
  5. Saikat Seal – 200 days
  6. Arnab Deka – 127 days
  7. Klarissa Sriraya – 90 days
  8. Arnab Sil – 84 days
  9. Thomas Bainbridge – 73 days
  10. Jayden Dagsa – 70 days
  11. Abhiraj Kar – 53 days
  12. Manoj Chetry – 47 days
  13. Nishwan Baidantic – 46 days
  14. W. Pranit Singh – 44 days
  15. Bhargab Jyoti Medhi – 43 days
  16. Arpan Deka and Phillip Joseph Pillin – 32 days
  17. William Cooper – 30 days
  18. Anoushkaa Patranabish – 18 days
  19. Sampriti Paul – 15 days
  20. Michal Nowacki – 12 days
  21. Ezekiel Ensor – 46 days

Ministers of State

Below is the list of the ministers of state by the duration of their tenure in office:

  1. Tanvi Sridasa – 467 days
  2. Debika Deka Pator Sarma – 283 days
  3. Manoj Chetry – 258 days
  4. Suryadeva Kapei – 214 days
  5. Anirban Phatowali – 127 days
  6. Arpan Deka – 107 days
  7. Parinita Das – 156 days
  8. Arnab Deka – 89 days
  9. Jemina Hazarika – 86 days
  10. Rey Jr. Mancio – 66 days
  11. Arturo Lara – 37 days
  12. Kushal Saha – 28 days
  13. Abhirup Patranabis – 12 days
  14. Pallavi Rai – 4 days

Notes

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