15-12-2017, 04:39 PM
Members of Interim Government formed on
2nd September 1946
Office Name
*President - The Viscount Wavell
*Commander-in-Chief - Sir Claude Auchinleck
*Vice President Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting - Vallabhbhai Patel
*Agriculture and Food - Rajendra Prasad
*Arts, Education and Health - Shafaat Ahmed Khan
*Commerce - C.H.Bhabha
*Defence - Baldev Singh
*Finance - John Mathai
*Industries and Supplies - C. Rajagopalachari
* Labour - Jagjivan Ram
*Law - Syed Ali Zaheer
*Railways and Communications Post and Air - Asaf Ali
*Works, Mines and Power - Sarat Chandra Bose
After sometime the Muslim League decided join the Interim Government. Some members appointed earlier resigned to make room for the Muslim League nominees.
Resigned members
(1) Sarat Chandra Bose (2) C. Rajagopalachari (3) M. Asaf Ali (4) Sir Shafat Ahmad Khan (5) Syed Ali Zaheer.
New Members
*Finance - Liaquat Ali Khan
*Commerce - I.I. Chundrigar
*Posts and Air - Abdur Rab Nishtar
*Health - Ghazanfar Ali Khan
*Law - Jogendra Nath Mandal
