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Minister of Home Affairs
పౌర రక్షణ శాఖ మంత్రి
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
since 11 April 2022
Ministry of Home Affairs
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationHM
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
SeatAmaravati
AppointerGoverner on the advice of the Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderNimmakayala Chinarajappa
Formation08 June 2014

The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the Home Minister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's internal security; the state's police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs.

Ever since the time of fromation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to FRinacen minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet. Several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Chief Minister.

From June 2014 to May 2019, the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Nimmakayala Chinarajappa of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Kiran Kumar Reddy who was also Home Minster as well as last Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh beofre burification of state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet re-shuffling on 11 April 2022, Taneti Vanitha assumed the office under Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.

List of Home Ministers

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No. Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Chief Minister Party
From To Days in office
1 Nimmakayala Chinarajappa Peddapuram 8 June 2014 29 May 2019 4 years, 355 days N. Chandrababu Naidu Telugu Desam Party
2 Mekathoti Sucharita[2][3].[4] Prathipadu 8 June 2019 7 April 2022 2 years, 303 days Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy YSR Congress Party
3 Taneti Vanitha[5][6] Gopalapuram 11 April 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 271 days

References

  1. ^ "Have a look on educational qualifications of CBN cabinet ministers". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history". The Hindu. Guntur. 8 June 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh". Hindustan times. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ^ The New Indian Express (12 April 2022). "Vanitha gets home, Buggana retains finance, Botcha & Suresh swap ministries in new team". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ The Hindu (11 April 2022). "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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