List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh

List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh: 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 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.

List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh

Name Term Duration Party
Union Territory with Legislature
Yashwant Singh Parmar 1 July 1963 – 25 January 1971 7 years, 208 days Indian National Congress
List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1971–present)
Yashwant Singh Parmar 25 January 1971 – 28 January 1977 6 years, 3 days Indian National Congress
Thakur Ram Lal 28 January 1977 – 30 April 1977 92 days Indian National Congress
Shanta Kumar 22 June 1977-14 February 1980 2 years, 237 days Janata Party
Thakur Ram Lal 14 February 1980 – 7 April 1983 3 years, 52 days Indian National Congress
Virbhadra Singh 8 April 1983- 5 March 1990 6 years, 331 days Indian National Congress
Shanta Kumar 5 March 1990-15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Virbhadra Singh 3 December 1993-23 March 1998 4 years, 110 days Indian National Congress
Prem Kumar Dhumal 24 March 1998-5 March 2003 4 years, 346 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Virbhadra Singh 6 March 2003-30 December 2007 4 years, 299 days Indian National Congress
Prem Kumar Dhumal 30 December 2007-25 December 2012 4 years, 361 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Virbhadra Singh 25 December 2012-27 December 2017 5 years, 2 days Indian National Congress
Jai Ram Thakur 27 December 2017- Incumbent 4 years, 342 days Bharatiya Janata Party

 

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