Manmohan Singh was a prime minister after the first Prime Minister of India.
Manmohan Singh ( [ mənˈmoːɦən ˈsɪ́ŋɡ ] ; born 26 September 1932 ) is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 . The first Sikh in office , Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term . In 1991 , as India faced a severe economic crisis , newly elected Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao surprisingly inducted the apolitical Singh into his cabinet as Finance Minister .