Ministry of Union Cabinet Affairs
केंद्रीय कैबिनेट कार्य मंत्रालय | |
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Formed | 10 July 2016 (first time); 10 July 2021 (second time); 12 May 2022 (third time) |
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The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (Hindi: कैबिनेट कार्य मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which is responsible for handling affairs of the union cabinet and the council of ministers. The ministry also carries out the functions through the Prime Minister's Office. The main role of the ministry is to provide support to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministries.
The ministry was established for the first time on 10 July 2016 by then Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy as a new ministry of the government and it continued to be one of the most important portfolios of the government until its dissolution in 2019 with the further creation of the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, which too was dissolved in the next few months. The ministry was re-created on 10 July 2021, five years from its initial creation in 2016.
The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs is headed by the Minister of Cabinet Affairs which is a cabinet rank minister and is occassionally assisted by a junior minister or the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy, while the current minister is Arthur Lacey-Scott who has been in office since 14 June 2023.
The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs was abolished in 2019 and was replaced by the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, which too ceased to exist by March 2020. The ministry was re-created by Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu on 10 July 2021. The ministry was briefly abolished in March 2022 and re-created in May 2022.
History
The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs was established on 10 July 2016 under the premiership of Dhrubajyoti Roy and served as an important portfolio of the union government. The ministry was abolished on 2 September 2019 and reformed into the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, which too ceased to exist by March 2020.
The ministry was re-established on 10 July 2021 by then prime minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu. The ministry was briefly abolished on 17 March 2022 and re-created on 12 May 2022 by prime minister Farhaz Hazarika.
Functions and role
The main role of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs is to handle the affairs of the union cabinet and the council of ministers. The ministry coordinates and supports the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministries and coordinates with them on issues and projects assigned to it by the Prime Minister or the cabinet and follows up on the related resolutions and directives. The ministry also monitors government performance, contributes to improving the performance of the government and raises the quality of government facilities and services.
Ministers
Minister of Cabinet Affairs कैबिनेट कार्य मंत्री | |
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Ministry of Cabinet Affairs | |
Style | The Most Honourable |
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Reports to | Prime Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 10 July 2016 (first time) 10 July 2021 (second time) 12 May 2022 (third time) |
First holder | Dhrubajyoti Roy (2016) Michal Nowacki (2021) Rory Leonard (2022) |
Deputy | Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs |
The Minister of Cabinet Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs who is responsible for the maintenance of the affairs of the ministry. The Minister often holds cabinet rank however in some occasions a minister of state with independent charge has also served as the minister of law and justice. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy while the current minister is Arthur Lacey-Scott who was appointed on 14 June 2023.
Cabinet ministers of cabinet affairs are often assisted by a junior minister, or a Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs.
Cabinet Ministers
- Key
- MoS, I/c means Minister of State (Independent charge)
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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Ministers of Cabinet Affairs (10 July 2016 – 2 September 2019) | ||||||||
Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (Prime Minister) |
10 July 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
173 days | Secular Party | Dhrubajyoti III | Dhrubajyoti Roy | ||
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Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) |
30 December 2016 |
12 April 2017 |
103 days | Dhrubajyoti IV | |||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
12 April 2017 |
5 July 2017 |
84 days | Independent Party | Sarala III | Sarala Baishya | |
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Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) |
5 July 2017 |
22 July 2017 |
17 days | Secular Party | Tanishkaa II | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001) |
23 July 2017 |
6 August 2017 |
14 days | Independent Party | |||
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Sanghita Roy संगीता राय (born 2003) |
6 August 2017 |
6 September 2017 |
31 days | Secular Party | |||
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Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007) |
8 September 2017 |
25 December 2017 |
108 days | ||||
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Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001) |
25 December 2017 |
21 March 2018 |
86 days | Congress | Dhrubajyoti V | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
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Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2005) (MoS, I/C) |
21 March 2018 |
13 May 2018 |
53 days | Dhrubajyoti VI | |||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
14 May 2018 |
12 October 2018 |
151 days | Tanishkaa III | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
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Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001) |
12 October 2018 |
6 January 2019 |
86 days | Dhrubajyoti VII | Dhrubajyoti Roy | ||
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Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister) |
7 January 2019 |
14 January 2019 |
7 days | Secular Party | Tanishkaa IV | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Arnab Sil (born 2004) |
14 January 2019 |
17 March 2019 |
62 days | Congress | |||
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Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister) |
17 March 2019 |
16 July 2019 |
121 days | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
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Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001) |
16 July 2019 |
6 August 2019 |
21 days | ||||
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Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister) |
6 August 2019 |
17 August 2019 |
11 days | ||||
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Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001) |
17 August 2019 |
2 September 2019 |
16 days | ||||
Ministry abolished on 2 September 2019 | ||||||||
Ministers of Cabinet Affairs (10 July 2021 – 17 March 2022) | ||||||||
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Michal Nowacki 1st Duke of Stettin मिशल नोवाकी (born 2004) |
10 July 2021 |
9 September 2021 |
103 days | Congress | Ștefan II | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |
11 September 2021 |
21 October 2021 |
Farhaz I | Farhaz Hazarika | |||||
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Carson Snyder कार्सन स्नाइडर (born 2003) |
21 October 2021 |
22 November 2021 |
32 days | Independent | Phillip | Phillip Joseph Pillin | |
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Farhaz Hazarika, 1st Duke of Pragjyotisha फरहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2003) (Prime Minister) |
22 November 2021 |
17 March 2022 |
115 days | Congress | Farhaz II | Self | |
Ministry abolished on 17 March 2022 | ||||||||
Ministers of Cabinet Affairs (17 March 2022 – present) | ||||||||
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Rory Leonard, 1st Duke of Griffith रोरी लियोनार्ड (born 2007) |
12 May 2022 |
11 June 2022 |
30 days | Independent | Farhaz III | Farhaz Hazarika | |
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Farhaz Hazarika, 1st Duke of Pragjyotisha फरहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2003) (Prime Minister) |
11 June 2022 |
2022 |
153 days | ||||
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Tan Sri Dato Utama Rafe Burfield, Count Burfield राफे बरफ़ील्ड (born 2005) |
12 November 2022 |
18 March 2023 |
126 days | Congress | Farhaz IV | ||
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Johannes Mattias Toome, Baron Toome जोहान्स मटियास टूम (born 2006) (MoS, I/C) |
18 March 2023 |
14 June 2023 |
88 days | ||||
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Maha Sri Arthur Lacey-Scott, Duke Lacey-Scott आर्थर लेसी-स्कॉट (born 2002) |
14 June 2023 |
Incumbent | 170 days |
Ministers of State
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Cabinet Minister | ||||
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Himprakash Deka हिमप्रकाश डेका (born 2003) |
10 July 2016 |
2 October 2016 |
84 days | Secular Party | Dhrubajyoti III | Dhrubajyoti Roy | Dhrubajyoti Roy | ||
Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005) |
2 October 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
89 days | |||||||
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Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2007) |
30 December 2016 |
12 April 2017 |
103 days | Dhrubajyoti IV | Anoushkaa Patranabish | ||||
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Mridul Amin मृदुल अमीन (born 2003) |
12 April 2017 |
5 July 2017 |
84 days | Independent Party | Sarala III | Sarala Baishya | Anirban Phatowali | ||
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Ishika Das इशिका दास (born 2007) |
5 July 2017 |
8 September 2017 |
17 days | Independent Party | Tanishkaa II | Tanishkaa Patranabish | Anoushkaa Patranabish | ||
Bhargab Jyoti Medhi | ||||||||||
Sanghita Roy | ||||||||||
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Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006) |
8 September 2017 |
25 December 2017 |
108 days | Asmi Patranabis | |||||
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Mridul Amin मृदुल अमीन (born 2003) |
25 December 2017 |
21 March 2017 |
86 days | Independent Party | Dhrubajyoti V | Dhrubajyoti Roy | Bhargab Jyoti Medhi | ||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) was responsible (21 March–14 May 2018) | ||||||||||
Position vacant (14 May 2018–14 January 2019) | ||||||||||
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Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008) |
14 January 2019 |
17 March 2019 |
59 days | Congress | Tanishkaa IV | Tanishkaa Patranabish | Arnab Sil | ||
Position vacant (17 March–2 September 2019) | ||||||||||
Ministry abolished on 2 September 2019 and re-created on 10 July 2021 | ||||||||||
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Rory Leonard, 1st Count of Griffith रोरी लियोनार्ड (born 2007) |
10 July 2021 |
6 August 2021 |
27 days | Congress | Ștefan II | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | Michal Nowacki | ||
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Abayat Ibtiyaz अबायत इबतियाज़ (born 2006) |
6 August 2021 |
9 September 2021 |
34 days | ||||||
Position vacant (9 September 2021–present) |