Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
| Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Type | Leader of the Executive |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CMoAR |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Legislatve Assembly |
| Nominator | MLAs of the majority party or alliance |
| Appointer | Governor of Arunachal Pradesh by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2] |
| Inaugural holder | Prem Khandu Thungan |
| Formation | 13 August 1975 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Website | www |
The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh is chief executive of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Arunachal Pradesh is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2] Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent. Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[3]
Oath as the state chief minister
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.
List
Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (1975–1987)
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| 1 | Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MLA for Dirang Kalaktang |
– | 13 August 1975 | 18 September 1979 | 4 years, 36 days | Janata Party | Thungan I | ||
| 1978 (1st) |
Thungan II | ||||||||
| 2 | Tomo Riba (1934–2000) MLA for Basar |
18 September 1979 | 3 November 1979 | 46 days | People's Party of Arunachal | Riba | |||
| Position vacant (3 November 1979 – 18 January 1980) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| 3 | Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong |
1980 (2nd) |
18 January 1980 | 19 February 1987 | 7 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Apang I | ||
| 1984 (3rd) |
Apang II | ||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh state (1987–present)
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| (3) | Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong |
1984 (3rd) |
19 February 1987 | 19 January 1999 | 11 years, 334 days | Indian National Congress | Apang II | ||
| 1990 (4th) |
Apang III | ||||||||
| 1995 (5th) |
Arunachal Congress | Apang IV | |||||||
| 4 | Mukut Mithi (born 1952) MLA for Roing |
1999 (6th) |
19 January 1999 | 3 August 2003 | 4 years, 196 days | Indian National Congress | Mithi | ||
| (3) | Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong |
3 August 2003 | 9 April 2007 | 3 years, 249 days | United Democratic Front | Apang V | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||
| 2004 (7th) |
Indian National Congress | Apang VI | |||||||
| 5 | Dorjee Khandu (1955–2011) MLA for Mukto |
9 April 2007 |
30 April 2011 |
4 years, 21 days | Dorjee I | ||||
| 2009 (8th) |
Dorjee II | ||||||||
| 6 | Jarbom Gamlin (1961–2014) MLA for Liromoba |
5 May 2011 | 1 November 2011 | 180 days | Gamlin | ||||
| 7 | Nabam Tuki (born 1964) MLA for Sagalee |
1 November 2011 | 26 January 2016 | 4 years, 86 days | Tuki I | ||||
| 2014 (9th) |
Tuki II | ||||||||
| Position vacant (26 January 2016 – 19 February 2016) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| 8 | Kalikho Pul (1969–2016) MLA for Hayuliang |
– (9th) |
19 February 2016 | 13 July 2016 | 145 days | People's Party of Arunachal | Pul | ||
| (7) | Nabam Tuki (born 1964) MLA for Sagalee |
13 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 | 4 days | Indian National Congress | – | |||
| 8 | Pema Khandu (born 1979) MLA for Mukto |
17 July 2016 |
Incumbent | 9 years, 251 days | Pema I | ||||
| People's Party of Arunachal | Pema II | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Pema III | ||||||||
| 2019 (10th) |
Pema IV | ||||||||
| 2024 (11th) |
Pema V | ||||||||
Statistics
List by chief minister
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Gegong Apang | INC/AC/UDF/BJP | 19 years, 1 day | 22 years, 250 days | |
| 2 | Pema Khandu | BJP/INC/PPA | 9 years, 251 days | 9 years, 251 days | |
| 3 | Mukut Mithi | AC(M) | 4 years, 196 days | 4 years, 196 days | |
| 4 | Nabam Tuki | INC | 4 years, 86 days | 4 years, 90 days | |
| 5 | Prem Khandu Thungan | JP | 4 years, 36 days | 4 years, 36 days | |
| 6 | Dorjee Khandu | INC | 4 years, 21 days | 4 years, 21 days | |
| 7 | Jarbom Gamlin | INC | 180 days | 180 days | |
| 8 | Kalikho Pul | PPA | 145 days | 145 days | |
| 9 | Tomo Riba | PPA | 45 days | 45 days | |
Timeline
Notes
- ^ a b When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[4]
References
- ^ "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b 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 Arunachal Pradesh as well.
- ^ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.