<P> India 's first prime minister , Jawaharlal Nehru , also held the foreign minister post throughout his 17 - year premiership of the country ; he remains the country 's longest - serving foreign minister . Several other prime ministers have since held the additional charge of foreign minister , but never has any other cabinet minister held additional charge of the office . There have been a number of foreign ministers who went on to become prime minister . </P>
<P> India 's first prime minister , Jawaharlal Nehru , also held the foreign minister post throughout his 17 - year premiership of the country ; he remains the country 's longest - serving foreign minister . Several other prime ministers have since held the additional charge of foreign minister , but never has any other cabinet minister held additional charge of the office . There have been a number of foreign ministers who went on to become prime minister . </P>
who was the first foreign minister of independent india
who was the first foreign minister of independent india
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru