List of Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent Kalikho Pul since 19 February 2016
Appointer	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Inaugural holder	Prem Khandu Thungan
Formation	13 August 1975
Website	Official website

The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the chief executive of the North East 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.^[1]

Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

No	Name	Photo	Term of office		Party[lower-alpha 1]		Days in office
1	Prem Khandu Thungan		13 August 1975	18 September 1979	Janata Party[lower-alpha 2]		1507
2	Tomo Riba		18 September 1979	3 November 1979	People's Party of Arunachal		47
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)		3 November 1979	18 January 1980	N/A		76
3	Gegong Apang		18 January 1980	19 January 1999	Indian National Congress		6940
					Arunachal Congress
4	Mukut Mithi		19 January 1999	3 August 2003	Arunachal Congress (Mithi)		1658
					Indian National Congress
(3)	Gegong Apang [2]		3 August 2003	9 April 2007	United Democratic Front		1346
					Bharatiya Janata Party
					Indian National Congress
5	Dorjee Khandu		9 April 2007	30 April 2011	Indian National Congress		1483
6	Jarbom Gamlin		5 May 2011	31 October 2011	Indian National Congress		180
7	Nabam Tuki		1 November 2011	26 January 2016	Indian National Congress		1547
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 4] (President's rule)		27 January 2016	19 February 2016	N/A		23
8	Kalikho Pul		19 February 2016	present	People's Party of Arunachal		45

Notes

1. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
2. Elected in first Assembly elections held in 1978.
3. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[2]
4. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[3]

References

1. 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.
2. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
3. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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