Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India, serving from 1947 to 1964.

Indira Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India, serving from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984.

Indira Gandhi was the longest-serving Prime Minister of India, serving for a total of 15 years.

Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.

Pratibha Patil was the first female President of India, serving from 2007 to 2012.

G. V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, serving from 1952 to 1956.

Meira Kumar was the first female Speaker of the Lok Sabha, serving from 2009 to 2014.

S. Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, serving from 1952 to 1962.

Najma Heptulla was the first female Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, serving from 2014 to 2017.

A. K. Gopalan was the first Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, serving from 1952 to 1955.

Sushma Swaraj was the first female Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, serving from 2009 to 2014.

Bhulabhai Desai was the first Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, serving from 1952 to 1954.

Sushma Swaraj was the first female Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, serving from 2009 to 2014.

Morarji Desai was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, serving from 1977 to 1979.

Indira Gandhi was the first female Deputy Prime Minister of India, serving from 1966 to 1967.