| Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | |
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since 4 July 2021 | |
| Government of Uttarakhand | |
| Style |
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| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
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| Nominator | Members of theUttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Uttarakhand byconvention, based on appointee's ability tocommand confidence in theAssembly |
| Term length | 5 Years Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[2] |
| Inaugural holder | Nityanand Swami(2000–2001) |
| Formation | 9 November 2000 (25 years ago) (2000-11-09) |
| Website | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand |
Thechief minister of Uttarakhand is theHead of the government of theIndian state ofUttarakhand. In accordance with theConstitution of India, thegovernor is a state'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with thechief minister. Following elections to thelegislative assembly, thestate's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[2]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[3]
Ten people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Seven of them, including the inaugural officeholderNityanand Swami and the incumbentPushkar Singh Dhami represented the (BJP) while the rest represented theIndian National Congress.
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[4] | Assembly (election) | Ministry | Party[a] | |||
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| 1 | Nityanand Swami | MLC | 9 November 2000 | 29 October 2001 | 354 days | Interim | Swami | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | MLC | 30 October 2001 | 1 March 2002 | 122 days | Koshyari | ||||
| 3 | N. D. Tiwari | Ramnagar | 2 March 2002 | 7 March 2007 | 5 years, 5 days | 1st (2002) | Tiwari | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4 | B. C. Khanduri | Dhumakot | 7 March 2007 | 27 June 2009 | 2 years, 111 days | 2nd (2007) | Khanduri I | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 5 | Ramesh Pokhriyal | Thalisain | 27 June 2009 | 11 September 2011 | 2 years, 75 days | Pokhriyal | ||||
| (4) | B. C. Khanduri | Dhumakot | 11 September 2011 | 13 March 2012 | 184 days | Khanduri II | ||||
| 6 | Vijay Bahuguna | Sitarganj | 13 March 2012 | 31 January 2014 | 1 year, 324 days | 3rd (2012) | Bahuguna | Indian National Congress | ||
| 7 | Harish Rawat | Dharchula | 1 February 2014 | 27 March 2016 | 2 years, 55 days | Harish | ||||
| – | Vacant | N/A | 27 March 2016 | 21 April 2016 | 25 days | N/A | ||||
| (7) | Harish Rawat | Dharchula | 21 April 2016 | 22 April 2016 | 1 day | Harish | Indian National Congress | |||
| – | Vacant | N/A | 22 April 2016 | 11 May 2016 | 19 days | N/A | ||||
| (7) | Harish Rawat | Dharchula | 11 May 2016 | 18 March 2017 | 311 days | Harish | Indian National Congress | |||
| 8 | Trivendra Singh Rawat | Doiwala | 18 March 2017 | 10 March 2021 | 3 years, 357 days | 4th (2017) | Trivendra | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 9 | Tirath Singh Rawat | N/A | 10 March 2021 | 4 July 2021 | 116 days | Tirath | ||||
| 10 | Pushkar Singh Dhami | Khatima | 4 July 2021 | 23 March 2022 | 4 years, 227 days | Dhami I | ||||
| Champawat | 23 March 2022 | Incumbent | 5th (2022) | Dhami II | ||||||
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Length of term | ||
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| Longest tenure | Total tenure | ||||
| 1 | N. D. Tiwari | INC | 5 years, 5 days | 5 years, 5 days | |
| 2 | Pushkar Singh Dhami | BJP | 4 years, 227 days | 4 years, 227 days | |
| 3 | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP | 3 years, 357 days | 3 years, 357 days | |
| 4 | Harish Rawat | INC | 2 years, 55 days | 3 years, 2 days | |
| 5 | B. C. Khanduri | BJP | 2 years, 111 days | 2 years, 295 days | |
| 6 | Ramesh Pokhriyal | BJP | 2 years, 75 days | 2 years, 75 days | |
| 7 | Vijay Bahuguna | INC | 1 year, 324 days | 1 year, 324 days | |
| 8 | Nityanand Swami | BJP | 354 days | 354 days | |
| 9 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | BJP | 122 days | 122 days | |
| 10 | Tirath Singh Rawat | BJP | 116 days | 116 days | |
