Gulzarilal Nanda

Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialised in labour issues. He was the Interim Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 respectively. Both his terms ended after the ruling Indian National Congress's parliamentary party elected a new prime minister. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1997.

Gulzarilal Nanda
Interim Prime Minister of India
In office
11 January 1966 – 24 January 1966
PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Vice PresidentZakir Husain
Preceded byLal Bahadur Shastri
Succeeded byIndira Gandhi
In office
27 May 1964 – 9 June 1964
PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Vice PresidentZakir Hussain
Preceded byJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byLal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
29 August 1963 – 14 November 1966
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
Preceded byLal Bahadur Shastri
Succeeded byYashwantrao Chavan
Minister of External Affairs
In office
27 May 1964 – 7 June 1964
Prime MinisterHimself (Interim)
Preceded byJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byLal Bahadur Shastri
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office
17 February 1953 - 21 September 1963
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byV. T. Krishnamachari
2nd Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
In office
11 January 1966 - 24 January 1966
Preceded byJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byLal Bahadur Shastri
In office
27 May 1964- 9 June 1964
Preceded byLal Bahadur Shastri
Succeeded bySatya Narayan Sinha
Personal details
Born(1898-07-04)4 July 1898
Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India
Died15 January 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 99)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseLakshmi
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materAllahabad University
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