AP Cabinet Ministers List 2022: A total of 25 Cabinet Ministers were sworn in by AP Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan comprising 11 old Cabinet Ministers and 14 new faces at Amravati on April 11, 2022. Five new Deputy Chief Ministers have taken oath including Rajanna Dora Peedika, Budi Mutyala Naidu, Kottu Satyanarayana, K Narayana Swamy and Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari.
The retained Cabinet MLA Botcha Satyanarayana has been sworn in as the new Education Minister, replacing Audimulapu Suresh. Taneti Vanita, who was also a part of the old AP Cabinet has been given the crucial portfolio of Home. Pinipe Viswarupu is the new Transport Minister, while Buggana Rajendranath retained his Finance portfolio. Vidadala Rajini is the new Health Minister.
The AP Cabinet Ministers List 2022 includes three new woman MLAs- Ushashree Charan, Vidudala Rajini and R K Roja. It also comprises 10 ministers from BC community, five from SC, four each from Kapu and Reddy, one ST and one Muslim. The new cabinet was announced by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on April 10th. It has an ideal mix of young and fresh faces and senior and experienced leaders. The AP Cabinet reshuffle is in line with AP CM's promise in 2019 of revamping his cabinet halfway through his tenure.
The Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan had accepted the resignations of 24 cabinet ministers on April 10th, a day before the swearing-in of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly's new cabinet. The revamping of the AP Cabinet comes keeping in mind the upcoming assembly elections in the state in 2024. The new AP Cabinet comprises 10 ministers from BC community, five from SC, four each from Kapu and Reddy, one ST and one Muslim.
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14 New Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers | Portfolios |
| Dharmana Prasada Rao | Revenue Registrations and Stamps |
| Gudivada Amarnath | Industries, Infrastructure, Investment and Commerce and Informational Technology |
| Budi Mutyala Naidu (Dy CM) | Panchayati Raj and Rural Development |
| Dadisetti Raja | Roads and Buildings |
| Rajanna Dora Peedika (Dy CM) | Tribal Welfare |
| Jogi Ramesh | Housing |
| Ambati Rambabu | Water Resources |
| Merugu Nagarjuna | Social Welfare |
| Vidadala Rajini | Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education |
| Kottu Satyanarayana (Dy CM) | Endowments |
| Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao | Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs |
| RK Roja | Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement |
| Kakani Govardhana Reddy | Agriculture & Cooperation, Marketing and Food Processing |
| Ushasri Charan | Women, Children, Differently abled and Senior Citizens Welfare |
11 Retained Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers | Portfolios |
| Botcha Satyanarayana | Education |
| Buggana Rajendranath | Finance & Planning, Commercial Taxes, Legislative Affairs, Skill Development and Training |
| Audimulapu Suresh | Municipal Administration and Urban Development |
| Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy | Energy, Forest, Environment, Science and Technology and Mines and Geology |
| Seediri Appalaraju | Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries |
| Taneti Vanita | Home and Disaster Management |
| K Narayanaswamy (Dy CM) | Excise |
| Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari (Dy CM) | Minority Welfare |
| Gummanur Jayaram | Labour, Employment, Training and Factories |
| Pinipe Viswarupu | Transport |
| Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna | Backward Classes Welfare, Information and Public Relations and Cinematography |
Check Old AP Cabinet Ministers List
The old Andhra Pradesh Cabinet included 25 Ministers including CM Reddy and five deputy CMs. The AP IT minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy had tragically passed away recently and his portfolios including the IT department were allocated to other Ministers. During the 2020 AP Cabinet reshuffle, two former ministers were changed as they were elected to Rajya Sabha and their portfolios were also given to others.
Name | Portfolio | Constituency |
| YS Jagan Mohan Reddy | Chief Minister General Administration, Law & Order Other non allocated portfolios | Pulivendla |
| Deputy CMs | ||
| Dharmana Krishna Das (Deputy CM) | Revenue, Stamps & Registration. | Narasannapeta |
| K.Narayana Swamy (Deputy CM) | Excise, Commercial Taxes | Gangadhara Nellore |
| Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Deputy CM) | Health, Family Welfare Medical Education | Eluru |
| Pushpasreevani Pamula (Deputy CM) | Tribal Welfare | Kurupam |
| Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari (Deputy CM) | Minority Welfare | Kadapa |
| Cabinet Ministers | ||
| Dr Seediri Appalaraju | Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries IT, Industries Skill Development | Palasa |
| Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna | B.C. Welfare | Ramachandrapuram |
| Botsa Satyananarayana | Municipal Administration & Urban Development | Cheepurupalli |
| Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao | Tourism, Culture & Youth Advancement | Bhimli |
| Kurasala Kannababu | Agriculture & Cooperation Marketing Food Processing General Administration | Kakinada Rural |
| Viswarupu Pinipe | Social Welfare | Amalapuram |
| Cherukuvada Sriranganadha Raju | Housing | Achanta |
| Taneti Vanita | Women & Child Welfare | Kovvur |
| Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs | Gudivada |
| Perni Venkataramaiah | Transport, I&PR | Machilipatnam |
| Vellam Palli Srinivasa Rao | Endowments | Vijaywada West |
| Mekathoti Sucharitha | Home & Disaster Management | Prathipadu |
| Balineni Srinivas Reddy | Energy, Forest, Environment, Science & Technology | Ongole |
| Audimulapu Suresh | Education Law & Justice | Yerragondapalem |
| Anil Kumar Poluboina | Irrigation (Water Resources) | Nellore City |
| Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy | Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Mines & Geology | Punganur |
| Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | Finance & Planning, Legislative Affairs Public Enterprise NRI empowerment | Dhone |
| Gummanur Jayaram | Labour, Employment, Training, Factories | Alur |
| Malagundla Sankaranarayana | Roads & Buildings | Penukonda |
Background
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held in 2024. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had indicated that he would reorganize the cabinet midway during his term. The AP Cabinet reshuffle was scheduled to take place in December 2021 but got postponed due to COVID-19. Reddy had indicated last month that the cabinet reorganization will take place after Ugadi on April 2nd.