Sukhu ministry | |
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Council of Ministers of Himachal Pradesh | |
Date formed | 11 December 2022 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla |
Head of government | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
Deputy head of government | Mukesh Agnihotri |
No. of ministers | 10 (excluding CM) |
Member parties | INC |
Status in legislature | Majority 40 / 68 |
Opposition cabinet | 25 / 68 |
Opposition party | BJP |
Opposition leader | Jai Ram Thakur |
History | |
Election(s) | 2022 |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
Predecessor | Jai Ram Thakur ministry |
The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ministry is the state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh headed by present chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal Pradesh. [1] [2] The oath taking ceremony of Sukhu was held in Shimla on 11 December 2022. Cabinet ministers took oath on 8 January 2023. [3]
On 8 December 2022, election results for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were announced. The state continued its tradition of unseating the incumbent government, with the Indian National Congress obtaining a decisive victory winning 40 seats of the 68 in the hill state. [4]
On 10 December 2022, the Congress party chose Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to become the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. [5] He was sworn in as the CM of his state the day later, with Mukesh Agnihotri becoming deputy chief minister. [6]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Chief Minister Finance General Administration Home Planning Personnel All other departments not allotted to any other Minister | 11 December 2022 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Deputy Chief Minister Jal Shakti Transport Language, Arts & Culture | 11 December 2022 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Minister of Labour & Employment | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Agriculture Minister of Animal Husbandry | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Industries Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Revenue Minister of Horticulture Minister of Tribal Development | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Higher Education & Elementary Education | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Public Works Minister of Youth Services & Sports | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Technical Education Minister of Vocational & Industrial Training | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | INC | ||
Minister of Ayush Minister of Youth Services & Sports | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | INC |
Portfolio | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
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Urban Development Higher Education Elementary Education | Ashish Butail | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | |
Agriculture For Animal Husbandry Rural Development Panchayati Raj | Kishori Lal | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | |
Law Department Parliamentary Affairs Department Horticulture Department | Mohan Lal Brakta | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | |
TCP Department Industries Department Revenue Department | Ram Kumar Chaudhary | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | |
Information & Public Relations Department Health Family Welfare Department Public Works Department | Sanjay Awasthy | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | |
Power Department Tourism Department Forest Department Transport Department | Sunder Singh Thakur | 8 January 2023 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress |
District | Number of Ministers & Chief Parliamentary Secretaries | Name of Minister s & Chief Parliamentary Secretaries |
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Chamba | 0/5 | |
Kangra | 4/14 | Chander Kumar, Yadvinder Goma , Ashish Butail , Kishori Lal |
Lahaul and Spiti | 0/1 | |
Kullu | 1/4 | Sunder Singh Thakur |
Mandi | 0/9 | |
Hamirpur | 1/5 | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
Una | 1/5 | Mukesh Agnihotri |
Bilaspur | 1/4 | Rajesh Dharmani |
Solan | 3/5 | Sanjay Awasthy, Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Dhani Ram Shandil |
Sirmaur | 1/5 | Harshwardhan Chauhan |
Shimla | 4/8 | Anirudh Singh , Vikramaditya Singh , Rohit Thakur , Mohan Lal Brakta |
Kinnaur | 1/1 | Jagat Singh Negi |
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