First Manmohan Singh ministry

First Manmohan Singh ministry
First Manmohan Singh ministry
22nd ministry of Republic of India
Date formed	22 May 2004
Date dissolved	22 May 2009
People and organisations
Head of state	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (until 25 July 2007); Pratibha Patil (from 25 July 2007)
Head of government	Manmohan Singh
Member parties	United Progressive Alliance; Indian National Congress; Nationalist Congress Party; Rashtriya Janata Dal; Lok Janshakti Party; Dravida Munnetra Kazagham; Indian Union Muslim League; Former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2004–2006); Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (2004–2005; 2006); Pattali Makkal Katchi (2004–2009);
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition leader	L. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha); Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha)
History
Election	2004
Outgoing election	2009
Legislature terms	5 years, 0 days
Predecessor	Third Vajpayee ministry
Successor	Second Manmohan Singh ministry

The First Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Premiership of Manmohan Singh. It was formed after the 2004 Indian general election were held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, to elect the 14th Lok Sabha, and it functioned from 2004 to May 2009. After the election Singh took the oath as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2004, and continued to hold the post till full term, the next Council of Ministers of the Republic of India was sworn in on 22 May 2009, when Singh started his second term in office as PM.