List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952-2019)

After Independence, 30 princely states of the area were united and Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15th April, 1948. With the recognition of Punjab on 1st November, 1966, certain areas belonging to it were also included in Himachal Pradesh. On 25th January, 1971, Himachal Pradesh was made a full-fledged State. The State is bordered by Jammu & Kashmir on North, Punjab on West and South-West, Haryana on South, Uttarakhand on South-East and China on the East.


Here is the full list of Chief Minister in Himachal Pradesh State–

S.No.	Name	From	To	Party
1.	Yashwant Singh Parmar	8 March, 1952	31 October, 1956	Indian National Congress
	President's rule	31 October, 1956	1 July, 1963
2.	Yashwant Singh Parmar	1 July, 1963	28 January, 1977	Indian National Congress
3.	Thakur Ram Lal	28 January, 1977	30 April, 1977	Indian National Congress
	President's rule	30 April, 1977	22 June 1977
4.	Shanta Kumar	22 June, 1977	14 February, 1980	Janata Party
5.	Thakur Ram Lal	14 February, 1980	7 April, 1983	Indian National Congress
6.	Virbhadra Singh	8 April, 1983	5 March, 1990	Indian National Congress
7.	Shanta Kumar	5 March, 1990	15 December, 1992	Bharatiya Janata Party
	President's rule	15 December, 1992	3 December, 1993
8.	Virbhadra Singh	3 December, 1993	23 March, 1998	Indian National Congress
9.	Prem Kumar Dhumal	24 March, 1998	5 March, 2003	Bharatiya Janata Party
10.	Virbhadra Singh	6 March, 2003	30 December, 2007	Indian National Congress
11.	Prem Kumar Dhumal	30 December, 2007	25 December, 2012	Bharatiya Janata Party
12.	Virbhadra Singh	25 December, 2012	27 December, 2017	Indian National Congress
13.	Jai Ram Thakur	27 December, 2017	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party