Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
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since 11 December 2022 | |
Government of Himachal Pradesh | |
Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
Type | Head of Government |
Status | Leader of the Executive |
Abbreviation | CM |
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 |
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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]
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.[2]