Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
7th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Assumed office
11 December 2022
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Shiv Pratap Shukla
DeputyMukesh Agnihotri
Preceded byJai Ram Thakur
Additional ministries
Assumed office
11 December 2022
Ministry and Departments
  • Finance
  • General Administration
  • Home
  • Planning
  • Personnel
  • Other departments not allotted to any minister
Preceded byJai Ram Thakur
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
18 December 2017
Preceded byVijay Agnihotri
ConstituencyNadaun
In office
6 March 2003 – 20 December 2012
Preceded byBabu Ram Mandial
Succeeded byVijay Agnihotri
ConstituencyNadaun
President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
15 January 2013 – 11 January 2019
National PresidentSonia Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
Preceded byVirbhadra Singh
Succeeded byKuldeep Singh Rathore
Leader of the House of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 December 2022
DeputyMukesh Agnihotri
Preceded byJai Ram Thakur
Personal details
Born (1964-03-27) 27 March 1964 (age 60)
Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKamlesh Thakur
Children2
Residence(s)Oakover, Shimla
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (born 27 March 1964) is an Indian politician. He is serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2] As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency[3] of Himachal Pradesh.[4] He was the president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee from 2013 to 2019.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu - The organiser". The Hindu. 18 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu named new Himachal CM, Mukesh Agnihotri is his deputy". The Indian Express. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nadaun Election Result - Candidates, MLAs, Live Updates & News". elections.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appointed new HPCC chief". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ Vasudeva, Vikas (13 January 2019). "Cong. appoints new chief in Himachal to end factionalism". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.