Who was appointed as the Defense Minister when the 16th Lok Sabha was formed in 2014?
Manohar Parikkar
When the 16th Lok Sabha was constituted and the NDA government took office in May 2014, Arun Jaitley initially held an additional charge of the Defence portfolio.
In November 2014, Manohar Parrikar — who had just resigned as Chief Minister of Goa — was inducted into the Union Cabinet and sworn in as the Defence Minister.
Venkaiah Naidu held Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Ravi Shankar Prasad held Law and IT, and Suresh Prabhu was given Railways — none of them was Defence Minister.
Hence, Manohar Parikkar.
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