List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories in this country. Himachal Pradesh is a northern Indian state in the Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh is the seventeenth-largest state by area and Twenty-one largest state by population in India country.

The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Himachal Pradesh had one legislature house and chamber, the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has 68 seats, headed by a speaker. Himachal Pradesh sends 3 members to the Lok Sabha and 3 members to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The first chief minister formed was on 8 March 1952.

Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952–56)

Sr No.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Yashwant Singh Parmar	Pachhad	8 March 1952 to 31 October 1956 (4 years 237 days)	Indian National Congress

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh After becoming union territory

Sr No.	Name	Consatituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Yashwant Singh Parmar	Renuka	1 July 1963 to 28 January 1977 (13 years 212 days)	Indian National Congress
2.	Thakur Ram Lal	Jubbal Kotkhai	28 January 1977 to 30 April 1977 (92 days)	Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	53 days	N/A
3.	Shanta Kumar	Sullah	22 June 1977 to 14 February 1980 (2 years 237 days)	Janata Party
4.	Thakur Ram Lal (2nd Term)	Jubbal Kotkhai	14 February 1980 to 7 April 1983 (3 year 52 days)	Indian National Congress
5.	Virbhadra Singh	Jubbal Kotkhai	8 April 1983 to 5 March 1990 (6 year 331 days)	Indian National Congress
6.	Shanta Kumar (2nd Term)	Palampur	5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992 (2 years 285 days)	Bharatiya Janata party
	President rule	N/A	353 days	N/A
7.	Virbhadra Singh (2nd Term)	Rohru	3 December 1993 to 23 March 1998 (4 years 110 days)	Indian National Congress
8.	Prem Kumar Dhumal	Bamsan	24 March 1998 to 5 March 2003 (4 years 346 days)	Bharatiya Janata party
9.	Virbhadra Singh (3rd Term)	Rohru	6 March 2003 to 30 December 2007 (4 years 299 days)	Indian National Congress
10.	Prem Kumar Dhumal (2nd Term)	Bamsan	30 December 2007 to 25 December 2012 (4 years 361 days)	Bharatiya Janata party
11.	Virbhadra Singh (4th Term)	Shimla Rural	25 December 2012 to 27 December 2017 (5 years 2 days)	Indian National Congress
12.	Jai Ram Thakur	Seraj	27 December 2017 to present	Bharatiya Janata party

⦿Did you know?

1. Six people have served as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh since 1952.

2. Himachal Pradesh was made a union territory and regained full statehood in 1971.

3. Yashwant Singh Parmar was the first and also the state’s longest-serving chief minister in Himachal Pradesh.

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FAQ:

Q1. What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans. Shimla (Summer) and Dharamshala (Winter). Q2. What is the old name of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans. Trigarta Q3. What is Himachal Pradesh also Known for?
ANS. Himachal Pradesh also known as Devbhumi and Apple State.