List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh

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Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.jpg
since 11 December 2022
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Type Head of Government
StatusLeader of the Executive
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence Oakover, Shimla
Seat Himachal Pradesh Secretariat, Shimla
Appointer Governor of Himachal Pradesh by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term length At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years
and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Inaugural holder Yashwant Singh Parmar
Deputy Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Salary
  • 310,000 (US$3,700)/monthly
  • 3,720,000 (US$44,000)/annually
Website Official website

The chief minister of Himachal Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's 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. [1] [2]

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Since 1952, seven people have been chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Four of these belonged to the Indian National Congress party, including inaugural office-holder Yashwant Singh Parmar. After his first term ended in 1956, Himachal Pradesh was made a union territory, and the office of chief minister ceased to exist. In 1963, Parmar once again became chief minister, and during his reign, in 1971, Himachal regained full statehood. Until March 2015, when he was surpassed by Virbhadra Singh, Parmar was the state's longest-serving chief minister. Between 1993 and 2017, the chief ministership has changed hands every five years between Virbhadra Singh of the Congress and Prem Kumar Dhumal of the Bharatiya Janata Party. All chief ministers except Shanta Kumar, belongs to the Rajput caste. [3]

Chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952–56) and (1963–present)

Representation of chief ministers by party
  1. Office abolished/President's Rule (12.73%)
  2. Indian National Congress (61.66%)
  3. Janata Party (5.74%)
  4. Bharatiya Janata Party (19.88%)

Statistics

List of chief ministers State of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
1 Virbhadra Singh INC 6 years, 331 days21 years, 13 days
2 Prem Kumar Dhumal BJP 4 years, 361 days9 years, 343 days
3 Yashwant Singh Parmar INC 6 years, 3 days6 years, 3 days
4 Shanta Kumar JP/BJP 2 years, 285 days5 years, 157 days
5 Jai Ram Thakur BJP 4 years, 349 days4 years, 349 days
6 Thakur Ram Lal INC 3 years, 53 days3 years, 145 days
7 Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu * INC 2 years, 164 days*2 years, 164 days*

Timeline

Sukhvinder Singh SukhuJai Ram ThakurPrem Kumar DhumalVirbhadra SinghShanta KumarThakur Ram LalYashwant Singh ParmarList of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh

Notes

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  4. 1 2 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [7]

References

  1. 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 Himachal Pradesh as well.
  2. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Himachal Pradesh as well.
  3. "Jai Ram Thakur's Himachal cabinet has a distinctly Rajput flavour". ThePrint . 27 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 "HP Vidhan Sabha".
  5. "Himachal Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. "Himachal Pradesh NIC".
  7. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.