Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

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Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg
Pema Khandu in July 2016.jpg
Incumbent
Pema Khandu
since 17 July 2016 [1]
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Arunachal Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Appointer Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Term length At the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [2]
Inaugural holder Prem Khandu Thungan
Formation13 August 1975
(50 years ago)
 (1975-08-13)
Deputy Chowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister
Website www.arunachalpradeshcm.in

The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh is chief executive of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Arunachal Pradesh is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [2] Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent.

Contents

List

Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (19751987)

#PortraitChief Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
FromToPeriod
1 Prem Khandu Thungan.jpg Prem Khandu Thungan
(born 1946)
MLA for Dirang Kalaktang
13 August 197518 September 19794 years, 36 days Janata Party Thungan I
1978
(1st)
Thungan II
2 Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg Tomo Riba
(1934–2000)
MLA for Basar
18 September 19793 November 197946 days People's Party of Arunachal Riba
Position vacant (3 November 1979 18 January 1980)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
3 Gegong Apang.jpg Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong
1980
(2nd)
18 January 198019 February 19877 years, 32 days Indian National Congress Apang I
1984
(3rd)
Apang II

Arunachal Pradesh state (1987present)

#PortraitChief Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
FromToPeriod
(3) Gegong Apang.jpg Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong
1984
(3rd)
19 February 198719 January 199911 years, 334 days Indian National Congress Apang II
1990
(4th)
Apang III
1995
(5th)
Arunachal Congress Apang IV
4 Mukut Mithi.jpg Mukut Mithi
(born 1952)
MLA for Roing
1999
(6th)
19 January 19993 August 20034 years, 196 days Indian National Congress Mithi
(3) Gegong Apang.jpg Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong
3 August 20039 April 20073 years, 249 daysUnited Democratic FrontApang V
Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
(7th)
Indian National Congress Apang VI
5 Dorjee Khandu.jpg Dorjee Khandu
(1955–2011)
MLA for Mukto
9 April
2007
30 April
2011
4 years, 21 daysDorjee I
2009
(8th)
Dorjee II
6 JarbomGamlin.jpg Jarbom Gamlin
(1961–2014)
MLA for Liromoba
5 May 20111 November 2011180 days Gamlin
7 Nabam Tuki.jpg Nabam Tuki
(born 1964)
MLA for Sagalee
1 November 201126 January 20164 years, 86 daysTuki I
2014
(9th)
Tuki II
Position vacant (26 January 2016 19 February 2016)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
8 Kalikho Pul.jpg Kalikho Pul
(1969–2016)
MLA for Hayuliang

(9th)
19 February 201613 July 2016145 days People's Party of Arunachal Pul
(7) Nabam Tuki.jpg Nabam Tuki
(born 1964)
MLA for Sagalee
13 July 201617 July 20164 days Indian National Congress
8 Pema Khandu in July 2016.jpg Pema Khandu
(born 1979)
MLA for Mukto
17 July
2016
Incumbent9 years, 67 days Pema I
People's Party of Arunachal Pema II
Bharatiya Janata Party Pema III
2019
(10th)
Pema IV
2024
(11th)
Pema V

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
1 Gegong Apang INC/AC/UDF/BJP 19 years, 1 day22 years, 250 days
2 Pema Khandu BJP/INC/PPA 9 years, 67 days9 years, 67 days
3 Mukut Mithi AC(M) 4 years, 196 days4 years, 196 days
4 Nabam Tuki INC 4 years, 86 days4 years, 90 days
5 Prem Khandu Thungan JP 4 years, 36 days4 years, 36 days
6 Dorjee Khandu INC 4 years, 21 days4 years, 21 days
7 Jarbom Gamlin INC 180 days180 days
8 Kalikho Pul PPA 145 days145 days
9 Tomo Riba PPA 45 days45 days

Timeline

Pema KhanduKalikho PulNabam TukiJarbom GamlinDorjee KhanduMukul MithiGegong ApangTomo RibaPrem Khandu TunganChief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Notes

  1. 1 2 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [3]

References

  1. "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu . 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Arunachal Pradesh as well.
  3. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

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