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Chief ministers from Dr Y.S. Parmar to today. Dates from two public lists; see the sources on each card.

Portraits are linocut-style illustrations made from freely licensed photographs. They are not photographs.

Chief minister
19501970199020102027
Time in office
Linocut-style illustration of Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar, adapted from a photograph.Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar
18 years, 2 months
Linocut-style illustration of Thakur Ram Lal, adapted from a photograph.Thakur Ram Lal
3 years, 4 months
Linocut-style illustration of Shanta Kumar, adapted from a photograph.Shanta Kumar
5 years, 5 months
Linocut-style illustration of Virbhadra Singh, adapted from a photograph.Virbhadra Singh
21 years, 0 months
Linocut-style illustration of Prem Kumar Dhumal, adapted from a photograph.Prem Kumar Dhumal
9 years, 11 months
Linocut-style illustration of Jai Ram Thakur, adapted from a photograph.Jai Ram Thakur
4 years, 11 months
Linocut-style illustration of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, adapted from a photograph.Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
3 years, 10 months
No chief minister
1956 to 1963: Union Territory, no chief ministerPresident's rule 1977President's rule Dec 1992 to Dec 1993
Dashed line: Statehood 25 Jan 1971. Source: Wikipedia, Adda247 and HP Vidhan Sabha, links on each card. As of 15 Oct 2026. Time in office: our arithmetic from the dates, as of 15 Oct 2026. Actual days summed, converted to whole years and months using a mean Gregorian year; end day excluded.

Seven people, drawn to scale

Linocut-style illustration of Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar, adapted from a photograph.

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar

18 years, 2 months
Linocut-style illustration of Thakur Ram Lal, adapted from a photograph.

Thakur Ram Lal

3 years, 4 months
Linocut-style illustration of Shanta Kumar, adapted from a photograph.

Shanta Kumar

5 years, 5 months
Linocut-style illustration of Virbhadra Singh, adapted from a photograph.

Virbhadra Singh

21 years, 0 months
Linocut-style illustration of Prem Kumar Dhumal, adapted from a photograph.

Prem Kumar Dhumal

9 years, 11 months
Linocut-style illustration of Jai Ram Thakur, adapted from a photograph.

Jai Ram Thakur

4 years, 11 months
Linocut-style illustration of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, adapted from a photograph.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

3 years, 10 months

Source: Wikipedia and Adda247, links on each card. Dates as of 15 Oct 2026. Time in office: our arithmetic from the dates · as of 15 Oct 2026. All bars use the same scale.

Linocut-style illustration of Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar, adapted from a photograph.

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar

Congress

Constituency: Shri Renukaji

From 1 Jul 1963
to Jan 1977

13 years, 6 months

Spans the Legislative Assembly from 1 July 1963 and statehood on 25 January 1971.

Sources · as of 15 Oct 2026Wikipedia, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (table of office-holders)Adda247, List of former chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952-2024)HP Vidhan Sabha, Historical Background (Assembly from 1 July 1963; statehood 25 January 1971)

Time in office: our arithmetic from these dates · as of 15 Oct 2026.

Linocut-style illustration of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, adapted from a photograph.
Illustration adapted from a photograph by Prime Minister's Office (India)
GODL-India · source

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Congress

Constituency: Nadaun

From 11 Dec 2022
in office

3 years, 10 months

In office as of 15 October 2026 (news reports of 10, 11 and 14 October 2026).

Sources · as of 15 Oct 2026Wikipedia, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (table of office-holders)Adda247, List of former chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh (1952-2024)

Time in office: our arithmetic from these dates · as of 15 Oct 2026.

Image credits

  • Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by India Post, Government of India (1988 stamp artwork)
    GODL-India · source

  • Thakur Ram Lal

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Sanjay Sharma
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  • Shanta Kumar

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Vice President's Secretariat, via Press Information Bureau
    GODL-India · source

  • Virbhadra Singh

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Snjsharma
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  • Prem Kumar Dhumal

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Planning Commission, via Press Information Bureau
    GODL-India · source

  • Jai Ram Thakur

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Ministry of Education
    GODL-India · source

  • Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

    Illustration adapted from a photograph by Prime Minister's Office (India)
    GODL-India · source

The Thakur Ram Lal and Virbhadra Singh prints are shared under CC BY-SA 3.0, the same licence as their source photographs.