Ministry of Cabinet Affairs

Ministry of Union Cabinet Affairs

केंद्रीय कैबिनेट कार्य मंत्रालय
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Central overview
Formed	10 July 2016 (first time); 10 July 2021 (second time); 12 May 2022 (third time)
Dissolved	29 March 2024
Jurisdiction	Government of Vishwamitra

The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (Hindi: कैबिनेट कार्य मंत्रालय‎) was a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which was responsible for handling affairs of the union cabinet and the council of ministers. The ministry also carried out the functions through the Prime Minister's Office. The main role of the ministry was 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 Varuna Sriraya 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 was headed by the Minister of Cabinet Affairs who was a cabinet rank minister and was occassionally assisted by a junior minister or the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs.

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 renamed as the Ministry of Union Cabinet Affairs in August 2023 and ceased to exist in March 2024.

History

The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs was established on 10 July 2016 under the premiership of Varuna Sriraya 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 was to handle the affairs of the union cabinet and the council of ministers. The ministry coordinated and supported the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and other ministries and coordinated with them on issues and projects assigned to it by the Prime Minister or the cabinet and followed up on the related resolutions and directives. The ministry also monitored government performance, contributes to improving the performance of the government and raised the quality of government facilities and services.

Cabinet Ministers

Minister of Cabinet Affairs (2016–2019)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Varuna Sriraya (born 2002) (Prime Minister)	10 July 2016	30 December 2016	7002173000000000000♠173 days	Secular Party	Varuna III
		Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days		Varuna IV
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Independent Party	Klarissa III
		Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010)	5 July 2017	22 July 2017	7001170000000000000♠17 days	Secular Party	Tanishkaa II
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	23 July 2017	6 August 2017	7001140000000000000♠14 days	Independent Party
		Sanghita Roy (born 2003)	6 August 2017	6 September 2017	7001310000000000000♠31 days	Secular Party
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	6 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002110000000000000♠110 days
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Congress	Varuna V
		Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) (MoS, Independent Charge)	21 March 2018	13 May 2018	7001530000000000000♠53 days		Varuna VI
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days		Tanishkaa III
							Interim Varuna II
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001)	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days		Varuna VII
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	7 January 2019	14 January 2019	7000700000000000000♠7 days	Secular Party	Tanishkaa IV
		Arnab Sil (born 2004)	14 January 2019	17 March 2019	7001620000000000000♠62 days	Congress
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	17 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002121000000000000♠121 days		Tanishkaa V
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	16 July 2019	6 August 2019	7001210000000000000♠21 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	6 August 2019	17 August 2019	7001110000000000000♠11 days
		Bishnu Chetry (born 2001) (Senior Minister)	17 August 2019	2 September 2019	7001160000000000000♠16 days
Post renamed as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in 2019.

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2019)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009)	2 September 2019	29 September 2019	7001270000000000000♠27 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
		Abhiraj Kar (born 2006)	29 September 2019	8 November 2019	7001400000000000000♠40 days
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	8 November 2019	16 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	16 November 2019	24 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009)	24 November 2019	25 November 2019	7000100000000000000♠1 day
		Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010) (Deputy Prime Minister) Additional charge	25 November 2019	2 December 2019	7000700000000000000♠7 days
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009)	2 December 2019	9 December 2019	7000700000000000000♠7 days
Post merged into the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in 2019.

Minister of Cabinet Affairs (2021–2023)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Michal Nowacki Duke of Stettin (born 2003) (Deputy Prime Minister)	10 July 2021	21 October 2021	7002101000000000000♠101 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II
							Hazarika I
		Carson Snyder (born 2003) Caretaker Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Pillin (Caretaker)
		Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha (born 2003) (Prime Minister)	22 November 2021	17 March 2022	7002115000000000000♠115 days	Congress	Hazarika II
		Major-General Rory Leonard Duke of Griffith (born 2007) (Deputy Prime Minister)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Independent	Hazarika III
		Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha (born 2003) (Prime Minister)	11 June 2022	11 November 2022	7002153000000000000♠153 days
		Rafe Hargreaves Count Hargreaves (born 2005)	12 November 2022	18 March 2023	7002126000000000000♠126 days	Congress	Hazarika IV
		Johannes Mattias Toome Baron Toome (born 2006) (MoS, Independent Charge)	18 March 2023	14 June 2023	7001880000000000000♠88 days
		Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia Duke Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia (born 2002) (Deputy Prime Minister)	14 June 2023	12 August 2023	7001590000000000000♠59 days
Post renamed as Minister of Union Cabinet Affairs in 2023.

Minister of Union Cabinet Affairs (2023–2024)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Rafe Hargreaves (born 2005)	12 August 2023	9 October 2023	7001580000000000000♠58 days	Congress	Hazarika IV
		Johannes Mattias Toome (born 2006) (MoS, Independent Charge)	13 October 2023	29 March 2024	7002168000000000000♠168 days	Congress	Hazarika V
Ministry abolished in 2024.

See also

• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra