List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India

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Deputy Chief Minister of the Punjab
Incumbent
Vacant
since 16 March 2022
Member of Cabinet of Punjab Government
Nominator Chief Minister of Punjab
Appointer Governor of Punjab
Inaugural holder Balram Das Tandon
Formation17 February 1969;55 years ago (1969-02-17)

The Deputy Chief Minister of the Punjab is a member of the Cabinet of Punjab Government in the Government of Punjab, India. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. [1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in a party.

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History

PEPSU

In history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan.

Punjab

Till now three people served as Deputy CM of Punjab. Balram Das Tandon was the first who hold the position when Bhartiya Jana Sangh formed coalition government with Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh under the chief ministership of Gurnam Singh. Then in 2004 former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the Deputy CM under chief ministership of Amarinder Singh. Sukhbir Singh Badal is the only one who served the position for thrice. In 2021 for the first time two persons, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni appointed deputy cm under Charanjit Singh Channi.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

PEPSU

Sr. No.Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)
PortraitTerm of officePolitical PartyChief MinisterAppointed by
1 Brish Bhan
(Kalayat)
(1908-1988)
Brish Bhan.png 23 May 195121
April 1952
1 year, 275 days Indian National Congress Raghbir Singh Yadavindra Singh
8 March 195412 January 1955

Punjab

Sr. No.Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)
PortraitTerm of officePolitical Party Chief Minister Appointed byRef
1 Balram Das Tandon
(Amritsar Central)
(1927-2018)
Governor of Chhattisgarh Balram Das Tandon.jpg 17 February 196926 March 19701 year, 37 days Bhartiya Jana Sangh Gurnam Singh D. C. Pavate [2]
No official Deputy CM (26 March 1970 - 6 June 2004) (34 years, 73 days)
2 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(Lehra)
(b.1945)
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg 6 January 20041 March 20073 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Captain Amarinder Singh O. P. Verma [3]
No official Deputy CM (1 March 2007 - 21 January 2009) (1 year, 326 days)
3 Sukhbir Singh Badal
( - )
(b.1962)
Sukhbir Singh Badal.png 21 January 20091 July 2009161 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [4]
[5]
No official Deputy CM (1 July 2009 - 10 August 2009) (40 days)
(3) Sukhbir Singh Badal
(Jalalabad)
(b.1962)
Sukhbir Singh Badal.png 10 August 200914 March 20127 years, 218 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [6]
14 March 201216 March 2017 Shivraj Patil [7]
No official Deputy CM (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021) (4 years, 188 days)
4 Sukhjinder Singh
(Dera Baba Nanak)
(b.1959)
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.jpg 20 September 202116 March 2022177 days Indian National Congress Charanjit Singh Channi Banwarilal Purohit [8]
Om Parkash Soni
(Amritsar Central)
(b.1957)
Om Parkash Soni.jpg
No official Deputy CM (since 16 March 2022) (2 years, 36 days)

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