Department of Agriculture (Andhra Pradesh)
Head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Andhra Pradesh
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The Minister of Agriculture is the head of the Department of Agriculture of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Member ofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
AppointerGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderPrathipati Pulla Rao
| Minister of Agriculture | |
|---|---|
| Vyavasāya Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Agriculture | |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Prathipati Pulla Rao |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The incumbent Minister of Agriculture is Kinjarapu Atchannaidu from the Telugu Desam Party.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Prathipati Pulla Rao (born 1958) MLA for Chilakaluripet |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | |
| 2 | Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy (born 1956) MLC |
2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [2] | ||||||
| 3 | Kurasala Kannababu (born 1970) MLA for Kakinada Rural |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [3] | ||
| 4 | Kakani Govardhan Reddy (born 1964) MLA for Sarvepalli |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [4] | ||||||
| 5 | |
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu (born 1969) MLA for Tekkali |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 79 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |