| Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
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| Government of Uttarakhand | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Mr. Chief Minister (informal) |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
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| Nominator | Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Uttarakhand by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly |
| Term length | 5 Years Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2] |
| Inaugural holder | Nityanand Swami (2000–2001) |
| Formation | 9 November 2000 |
| Website | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand |
The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the Head of the government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with 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 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 the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2]
Ten people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Seven of them, including the inaugural officeholder Nityanand Swami and the incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami represented the (BJP) while the rest represented the Indian National Congress.
- ^ Kumar, Yogesh (30 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat moves into 'jinxed' CM bungalow". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b 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 Uttar Pradesh as well.