Sukhu ministry
Council of Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Date formed11 December 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Head of governmentSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Deputy head of governmentMukesh Agnihotri
No. of ministers10 (excluding CM)
Member partiesINC
Status in legislatureMajority
40 / 68
Opposition cabinet
25 / 68
Opposition partyBJP
Opposition leaderJai Ram Thakur
History
Election(s)2022
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorJai Ram Thakur ministry

The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ministry is the state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh headed by present chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2] The oath taking ceremony of Sukhu was held in Shimla on 11 December 2022. Cabinet ministers took oath on 8 January 2023.[3]

History

Inauguration

On 8 December 2022, election results for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were announced. The state continued its tradition of unseating the incumbent government, with the Indian National Congress obtaining a decisive victory winning 40 seats of the 68 in the hill state.[4]

On 10 December 2022, the Congress party chose Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to become the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.[5] He was sworn in as the CM of his state the day later, with Mukesh Agnihotri becoming deputy chief minister.[6]

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Finance
General Administration
Home
Planning
Personnel
All other departments not allotted to any other Minister		11 December 2022Incumbent INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Jal Shakti
Transport
Language, Arts & Culture		11 December 2022Incumbent INC
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
Minister of Labour & Employment		8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Animal Husbandry		8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Industries
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Horticulture
Minister of Tribal Development		8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Higher Education & Elementary Education8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Public Works
Minister of Youth Services & Sports		8 January 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Technical Education
Minister of Vocational & Industrial Training		12 December 2023Incumbent INC
Minister of Ayush
Minister of Youth Services & Sports		12 December 2023Incumbent INC

Chief Parliamentary Secretary

Portfolio Name Took Office Left Office Party
Urban Development

Higher Education

Elementary Education

Ashish Butail 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress
Agriculture For Animal Husbandry

Rural Development

Panchayati Raj

Kishori Lal 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress
Law Department

Parliamentary Affairs Department

Horticulture Department

Mohan Lal Brakta 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress
TCP Department

Industries Department

Revenue Department

Ram Kumar Chaudhary 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress
Information & Public Relations Department

Health

Family Welfare Department

Public Works Department

Sanjay Awasthy 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress
Power Department

Tourism Department Forest Department

Transport Department

Sunder Singh Thakur 8 January 2023 Incumbent Indian National Congress

Demographics

Representation of ministers by district

  Chamba (0%)
  Kangra (23%)
  Lahaul and Spiti (0%)
  Kullu (6%)
  Mandi (0%)
  Hamirpur (6%)
  Bilaspur (6%)
  Solan (18%)
  Sirmaur (6%)
  Shimla (23%)
  Kinnaur (6%)
  Una (6%)
District Number of Ministers & Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Name of Minister s & Chief Parliamentary Secretaries
Chamba 0/5
Kangra 4/14 Chander Kumar, Yadvinder Goma , Ashish Butail , Kishori Lal
Lahaul and Spiti 0/1
Kullu 1/4 Sunder Singh Thakur
Mandi 0/9
Hamirpur 1/5 Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Una 1/5 Mukesh Agnihotri
Bilaspur 1/4 Rajesh Dharmani
Solan 3/5 Sanjay Awasthy, Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Dhani Ram Shandil
Sirmaur 1/5 Harshwardhan Chauhan
Shimla 4/8 Anirudh Singh , Vikramaditya Singh , Rohit Thakur , Mohan Lal Brakta
Kinnaur 1/1 Jagat Singh Negi

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Live Updates: Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be CM of Himachal Pradesh, Mukesh Agnihotri to be deputy CM". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "What Worked for New Himachal Chief Minister SS Sukhu vs Rivals in Congress: 10 Points".
  3. ^ "Himachal Pradesh CM swearing-in Live Updates: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu promises transparent & honest govt, vows to implement OPS in first Cabinet meeting". The Indian Express. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  4. ^ Menon, Aditya (2022-12-09). "Himachal Pradesh: How Priyanka Gandhi & Bhupesh Baghel Scripted Congress' Win". TheQuint. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. ^ "Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be Himachal Pradesh CM, Mukesh Agnihotri his deputy". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  6. ^ "Himachal Pradesh CM swearing-in Live Updates: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu promises transparent & honest govt, vows to implement OPS in first Cabinet meeting". The Indian Express. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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