Lawyers
15 profiles
Politics & Leadership
Vallabhbhai Patel
First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India
1875 – 1950
Politics & Leadership
Sushma Swaraj
Former External Affairs Minister of India (2014–2019)
1952 – 2019
Politics & Leadership
Mamata Banerjee
Founder of the Trinamool Congress; Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011–2026)
Born 1955
Politics & Leadership
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of India’s independence movement and pioneer of non-violent resistance
1869 – 1948
Politics & Leadership
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
1889 – 1964
Politics & Leadership
Asaduddin Owaisi
President of AIMIM and Member of Parliament for Hyderabad
Born 1969
Politics & Leadership
Arun Jaitley
Former Finance Minister of India (2014–2019) and senior advocate
1952 – 2019
Politics & Leadership
Siddaramaiah
Two-time Chief Minister of Karnataka (2013–2018, 2023–2026)
Born 1947
Politics & Leadership
Rajendra Prasad
First President of India (1950–1962)
1884 – 1963
Politics & Leadership
Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2014
Born 1957
Politics & Leadership
Mallikarjun Kharge
President of the Indian National Congress since 2022
Born 1942
Politics & Leadership
Jyoti Basu
Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000)
1914 – 2010
Politics & Leadership
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam since 2021
Born 1969
Politics & Leadership
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
B. R. Ambedkar
Principal architect of the Constitution of India and India’s first Law Minister
1891 – 1956