First Kejriwal ministry

The First Kejriwal cabinet was the Council of Ministers in fifth Delhi Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.[1]

First Kejriwal ministry
9th Ministry of Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal
Date formed28 December 2013[1]
Date dissolved14 February 2014[2]
People and organisations
Head of stateLt Governor Najeeb Jung[3]
Head of governmentArvind Kejriwal
Member partiesAam Aadmi Party
Status in legislatureMinority, with outside support of Indian National Congress[4]
History
Election(s)December 2013
Legislature term(s)49 days[5]
PredecessorThird Dikshit cabinet
SuccessorSecond Kejriwal cabinet

History

Kejriwal was then sworn in as 7th Chief Minister of Delhi on 28 December, leading the First Kejriwal cabinet, the youngest cabinet in Delhi ever.[6] M. S. Dhir was elected as the speaker of the legislative assembly on 3 January 2014.[7]

Amongst its first tasks, the AAP initiated a corruption response mechanism in a "durbar"; it also retracted the FDI in multi-brand retail that the previous government had sanctioned. Kejriwal said that though this would give consumers more options it has been shown that it "leads to loss of jobs to a very large extent. There is huge unemployment in Delhi and the AAP government does not wish to increase this unemployment. Delhi is not prepared for FDI."[8] Yet he added that he was not against FDI by itself but that it needed to occur on a case-by-case basis.[9]

Government resignation

After 49 days, Kejriwal resigned as a chief minister following the failure of the introduction of Delhi's Jan Lokpal Bill in the assembly on 14 February 2014. President's rule was then imposed and the assembly was kept in suspended animation.[10] Fresh elections were scheduled for early 2015.

Cabinet Ministers
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
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  • Education
  • PWD
  • Urban Development
  • Local Bodies
  • Land & Building
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  • Transport
  • Food & Supply
  • Environment
  • GAD
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  • Law
  • Tourism
  • Administrative Reforms
  • Art & Culture
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  • Health
  • Industries
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  • Women & Child
  • Social Welfare
  • Languages
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  • SC & ST
  • Employment
  • Development
  • Labour
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References
  1. Hemant Abhishek (29 December 2013). "Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi Chief Minister | Zee News". Zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. "Arvind Kejriwal resigns as Chief Minister over Jan Lokpal Bill: 10 developments".
  3. "Najeeb Jung sworn-in as Delhi Lt. Governor". The Hindu. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. "AAP announces it will form government in Delhi - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "Arvind Kejriwal resigns after 49 days in power". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. "Arvind Kejriwal, as Delhi Chief Minister, to head 'youngest-ever' Cabinet; check them out". The Financial Express. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  7. "AAP's Dhir elected Delhi Assembly Speaker". 3 January 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. Mehra, Vishal Kant, Puja. "Delhi govt. withdraws approval for FDI in retail". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "AAP strikes down FDI in multi-brand retail - News - Al Jazeera English". aljazeera.com. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  10. "President's Rule Imposed in Delhi as Assembly gets into Suspended Animation". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. "Kejriwal to head youngest Cabinet comprising first-time MLAs : Delhi, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.


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