Second Tarun Gogoi ministry

Tarun Gogoi constituted his ministry for a second time on 21 May 2006. Gogoi had previously been Chief Minister since 2001. Following the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi became Chief Minister for a second time as he had formed his first ministry previously.[1] The coalition government was supported by the Hagrama faction of the Bodoland People's Progressive Front, NCP and independents. There were 17 cabinet ministers and one minister of state, all of whom were either Congress or Independent.

Second Tarun Gogoi ministry
Tarun Gogoi, being administered the oath of office as Chief Minister of Assam by Governor Ajai Singh at Raj Bhavan, Guwahati on 14 May 2006
Date formed21 May 2006
Date dissolved30 May 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateAjai Singh
Shiv Charan Mathur
K. Sankaranarayanan
Syed Sibtey Razi
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Head of governmentTarun Gogoi
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyAsom Gana Parishad
All India United Democratic Front
Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition leaderBrindaban Goswami
Chandra Mohan Patowary
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
History
Election2006
Outgoing election2011
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorTarun Gogoi I
SuccessorTarun Gogoi III

Gogoi was sworn on 14 May 2006 at Raj Bhavan.[1][2][3] Earlier, Gogoi arrived with his wife Dolly Gogoi and several newly elected MLAs at Raj Bhavan. The oath of office and secrecy was administered to Gogoi by Governor Ajai Singh at a simple function in the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in Guwahati. Digvijay Singh, who was in charge of Congress affairs in Assam, AICC observer Chandan Bagchi, BPF president Hagrama Mohilary and state Congress president Bhubaneswar Kalita attended the swearing-in ceremony. Asom Gana Parishad president Brindaban Goswami and AGP-Progressive president and former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta were also present. The opposition BJP and AIUDF were absent.[1] Gogoi allotted the portfolios to his ministers on 21 May 2006.[4]

During the ministry the law and order situation abruptly improved and the financial condition of the state improved. Gogoi gave importance to implementation of the schemes of the Central Government by different departments of the state. He also gave importance for industrialization of the state. He also took initiative to solve the insurgency problems of Assam through negotiation.[3]

Tarun Gogoi, signing a document after his swearing in as Chief Minister for the second time at Raj Bhavan, Guwahati on 14 May 2006
Gogoi with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting at Jorhat on 25 August 2008

Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home
Department of Political
Department of Personnel
Department of Finance
General Administration Department
Secretariat Administration Department
Department of Election
Department of Passport
All other departments not allocated to any other Minister.
14 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Public Works Development21 May 20063 September 2008 INC
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Administrative Reforms and Training
Minister of Implementation of Assam Accord
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Planning and Development
Minister of Labour and Employment
Minister of Tea Tribes Welfare
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Water Resources21 May 20063 September 2008 INC
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes
21 May 200618 May 2011 BPF
Minister of Excise
Minister of Border Areas Development
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Urban Development and Housing21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development
Minister of Transport
21 May 200618 May 2011 IND
Minister of Hill Areas Development
Minister of Mines and Minerals
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Soil Conservation
Minister of Fisheries
Nurjamal Sarkar
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
Minister of Welfare of Minorities
Minister of Haj
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare
Minister of Co-operation
21 May 20063 September 2008 INC
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Minister of Industries and Commerce
Minister of Power
Minister of Public Enterprises
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Education21 May 20063 June 2008 INC
Bhumidhar Barman
(Higher Education)
18 June 20083 September 2008 INC
Gautam Bora
(Elementary Education)
18 June 20083 September 2008 INC
Ajanta Neog
(Technical Education)
18 June 20083 September 2008 INC
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Tarun Gogoi
(Technical Education)
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Minister of Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture
Minister of Judicial, Legislative and Law
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of Guwahati Development Department
Minister of Information Technology
Minister of Science and Technology
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Environment and Forest
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Printing and Stationery
Minister of Information and Public Relations
21 May 200618 May 2011 INC
Minister of Social Welfare
Minister of Jails
21 May 20063 September 2008 INC
3 September 200818 May 2011 INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Public Health Engineering21 May 200618 May 2011 BPF

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tarun Gogoi sworn in as CM". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Tarun Gogoi sworn in as Assam CM | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Gogoi ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Gogoi allots portfolios, retains Finance". News18. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2022.