Border: | parliamentary |
Minister: | not_prime |
Style: | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal) |
Post: | Deputy Chief Minister |
Department: | Government of Himachal Pradesh |
Reportsto: | Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh |
Seat: | Himachal Pradesh Secretariat, Shimla |
Appointer: | Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
Insignia: | File:HPGovt.png |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Himachal Pradesh |
Insigniasize: | 180px |
Status: | Deputy Leader of the Executive |
Type: | Deputy Head of Government |
Abbreviation: | Dy CM |
Incumbent: | Mukesh Agnihotri |
Incumbentsince: | 11 December 2022 |
Inaugural: | Mukesh Agnihotri |
Formation: | 11 December 2022 |
Nominator: | Members of the Government of Himachal Pradesh in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Termlength: | At the confidence of the assembly |
Termlength Qualified: | Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits. |
Website: | Official website |
Body: | Himachal Pradesh |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The first and current deputy chief minister of Himachal Pradesh is Mukesh Agnihotri, serving in office since 11 December 2022.[1]