List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh

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]

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Incumbent
Jai Ram Thakur
since 27 December 2017
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofHimachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports toGovernor of Himachal Pradesh
ResidenceOakover, Shimla
AppointerGovernor of Himachal Pradesh
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderYashwant Singh Parmar
Formation8 March 1952 (1952-03-08)

Since 1952, six people have been Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Three 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 1993-2017, the chief ministership has changed hands every five years between Virbhadra Singh of the Congress and Prem Kumar Dhumal of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The current incumbent is Jai Ram Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party having been sworn in on 27 December 2017.

Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
No[lower-alpha 1] Name Portrait Constituency Term of office Assembly

(election)

 Party[lower-alpha 2]
From To Days in office
1 Yashwant Singh Parmar Pachhad 8 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 237 days Indian National Congress
Office abolished, 1956–63
(1) Yashwant Singh Parmar Renuka 1 July 1963 28 January 1977 13 years, 211 days Indian National Congress
2 Thakur Ram Lal Jubbal Kotkhai 28 January 1977 30 April 1977 92 days
– Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 30 April 1977 22 June 1977 53 days N/A
3 Shanta Kumar Sullah 22 June 1977 14 February 1980 2 years, 237 days Janata Party
(2) Thakur Ram Lal [2] Jubbal Kotkhai 14 February 1980 7 April 1983 3 years, 52 days Indian National Congress
4 Virbhadra Singh Jubbal Kotkhai 8 April 1983 8 March 1985 1 year, 334 days
8 March 1985 5 March 1990 4 years, 362 days Sixth Assembly (1985–90)

(1985 elections)

(3) Shanta Kumar [2] Palampur 5 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days Seventh Assembly

(1990–92)

(1990 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
– Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 15 December 1992 3 December 1993 353 days N/A
(4) Virbhadra Singh [3] Rohru 3 December 1993 23 March 1998 4 years, 110 days Eighth Assembly

(1993–1998)

(1993 elections)

 Indian National Congress
5 Prem Kumar Dhumal [1] Bamsan 24 March 1998 5 March 2003 4 years, 346 days Ninth Assembly

(1998–2003)

(1998 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
(4) Virbhadra Singh [4] Rohru 6 March 2003 30 December 2007 4 years, 299 days Tenth Assembly

(2003–07)

(2003 elections)

Indian National Congress
(5) Prem Kumar Dhumal [2] Bamsan 30 December 2007 25 December 2012 4 years, 361 days Eleventh Assembly

(2007–2012)

(2007 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
(4) Virbhadra Singh [5] Shimla Rural 25 December 2012 27 December 2017 5 years, 2 days Twelfth Assembly

(2012–2017)

(2012 elections)

 Indian National Congress
6 Jai Ram Thakur Seraj 27 December 2017 Incumbent 3 years, 39 days Thirteenth Assembly

(2017– )

(2017 elections)

 Bharatiya Janata Party

Notes
Footnotes
  1. 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. 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.[2]
References
  1. 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. 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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