List of ministers of culture of Andhra Pradesh
Head of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Andhra Pradesh
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The Minister of Culture, is the head of the Department of Culture and Telugu Language 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 holderPalle Raghunatha Reddy
| Minister of Culture | |
|---|---|
| Sānskr̥tika Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Culture | |
| 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 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The incumbent Minister of Culture is Kandula Durgesh from the Janasena Party.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy MLA for Puttaparthi |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
| 2 | _and_Environment,_Forest_&_Climate_Change,_Dr._Mahesh_Sharma,_in_New_Delhi_on_October_30,_2017_(cropped).jpg) |
Bhuma Akhila Priya (born 1987) MLA for Allagadda |
2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [2] | |||||
| 3 |  |
Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao (born 1967) MLA for Bheemili |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [3] | |
| 4 |  |
R. K. Roja Selvamani (born 1972) MLA for Nagari |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [4] | |||||
| 5 | |
Kandula Durgesh (born 1960) MLA for Nidadavole |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 363 days | 2024 (16th) |
Janasena Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |