Chief Minister of Sikkim
सिक्किम के मुख्यमंत्री
Emblem of Sikkim
Flag of the Republic of India
Incumbent Prem Singh Tamang since 27 May 2019
Style	The Honourable(Formal) Mr. Chief Minister(Informal)
Type	Head of government
Status	First in the Council of Ministers
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Sikkim Legislative Assembly and Sikkim Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Sikkim
Appointer	Governor of Sikkim
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[1]
Formation	16 May 1974 (51 years ago) (1974-05-16)
First holder	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Deputy	Deputy chief minister
Salary	₹187,000

Thechief minister of Sikkim is the popularly elected politician that heads the executive of theGovernment of Sikkim, the subnational authority of theIndian state ofSikkim. The chief minister acts as thehead of government in the state, has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and governs with theconfidence of a majority in the electedSikkim Legislative Assembly.

Following elections to theSikkim Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. As such, the chief minister typically sits as aMember of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.^[1]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.^[2]Since 1974, Sikkim has had five chief ministers. The first wasKazi Lhendup Dorjee of theIndian National Congress.Pawan Kumar Chamling of theSikkim Democratic Front was the longest serving chief minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He occupied the office longer than all his predecessors put together and currently holds the record for longest serving CM in India. The 24 year old rule ofPawan Kumar Chamling ended in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections whereSikkim Krantikari Morcha emerged victorious.Prem Singh Tamang became chief minister on 27 May 2019.

No	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Elections	Party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	Tashiding	16 May 1975	17 August 1979	4 years, 93 days	1974	Sikkim National Congress
								Indian National Congress
–		Vacant[a] (President's rule)	N/A	18 August 1979	17 October 1979	60 days	-	N/A
2		Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	18 October 1979	11 May 1984	4 years, 206 days	1979	Sikkim Janata Parishad
3		Bhim Bahadur Gurung	Jorthang-Nayabazar	11 May 1984	25 May 1984	14 days		Indian National Congress
–		Vacant[a] (President's rule)	N/A	25 May 1984	8 March 1985	287 days	-	N/A
(2)		Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	8 March 1985	25 November 1989	9 years, 70 days	1985	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
				26 November 1989	17 May 1994		1989
4		Sanchaman Limboo		18 May 1994	12 December 1994	208 days
5		Pawan Kumar Chamling	Damthang	13 December 1994	10 October 1999	24 years, 165 days	1994	Sikkim Democratic Front
				11 October 1999	21 May 2004		1999
				21 May 2004	20 May 2009		2004
			Poklok-Kamrang	20 May 2009	21 May 2014		2009
			Namchi-Singhithang	21 May 2014	27 May 2019		2014
6		Prem Singh Tamang	Poklok-Kamrang	27 May 2019	10 June 2024	6 years, 203 days	2019	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
			Rhenock	10 June 2024	Incumbent		2024

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