List of chief ministers 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]

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Emblem of Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Pushkar Singh Dhami
since 4 July 2021
Government of Uttarakhand
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence
NominatorMembers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Uttarakhand
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly
Term length5 Years
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2]
Inaugural holderNityanand Swami (2000–2001)
Formation9 November 2000 (2000-11-09)
WebsiteChief Minister of Uttarakhand

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.

Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand
Colour key for parties
No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[3] Assembly

(election)

 Party[lower-alpha 1]
1 Nityanand Swami MLC 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days
3 N. D. Tiwari Ramnagar 2 March 2002 7 March 2007 5 years, 5 days 1st
(2002)		 Indian National Congress
4 B. C. Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd
(2007)		 Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 75 days
(4) B. C. Khanduri Dhumakot 11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
6 Vijay Bahuguna Sitarganj 13 March 2012 31 January 2014 1 year, 324 days 3rd
(2012)		 Indian National Congress
7 Harish Rawat Dharchula 1 February 2014 27 March 2016 2 years, 55 days
– Vacant
(President's rule)		 N/A 27 March 2016 21 April 2016 25 days
(7) Harish Rawat Dharchula 21 April 2016 22 April 2016 1 day Indian National Congress
– Vacant
(President's rule)		 N/A 22 April 2016 11 May 2016 19 days
(7) Harish Rawat Dharchula 11 May 2016 18 March 2017 311 days Indian National Congress
8 Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days 4th
(2017)		 Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Tirath Singh Rawat N/A 10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days
10 Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 2021 23 March 2022 2 years, 116 days
Champawat 23 March 2022 Incumbent 5th
(2022)

See also

Notes
  1. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References
  1. Kumar, Yogesh (30 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat moves into 'jinxed' CM bungalow". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ex-Chief Ministers: Official Website Of the Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand, India". cm.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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