<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 September 1946 </Td> <Td> 27 May 1964 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gulzarilal Nanda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 May 1964 </Td> <Td> 9 June 1964 </Td> <Td> Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 June 1964 </Td> <Td> 17 July 1964 </Td> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Swaran Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 July 1964 </Td> <Td> 14 November 1966 </Td> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr>

India's first woman external affairs ministry head