Sukhu ministry

Sukhu ministry
Council of Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
Date formed	11 December 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla
Head of government	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Deputy head of government	Mukesh Agnihotri
No. of ministers	10 (excluding CM)
Member parties	INC
Status in legislature	Majority 40 / 68 (59%)
Opposition cabinet	28 / 68 (41%)
Opposition party	BJP
Opposition leader	Jai Ram Thakur
History
Election	2022
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Jai 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	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	11 December 2022	Incumbent		INC
Deputy Chief Minister Jal Shakti Transport Language, Arts & Culture Cooperation	Mukesh Agnihotri	11 December 2022	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Minister of Sainik Welfare	Dhani Ram Shandil	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Agriculture Minister of Animal Husbandry	Chander Kumar	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Industries Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Labour & Employment	Harshwardhan Chauhan	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Revenue Minister of Horticulture Minister of Tribal Development Minister of Redressal of Public Grievances	Jagat Singh Negi	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Higher Education & Elementary Education Minister of Printing & Stationery	Rohit Thakur	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj	Anirudh Singh	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Public Works Minister of Urban Development	Vikramaditya Singh	8 January 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Technical Education Minister of Vocational & Industrial Training Minister of Town & Country Planning Minister of Housing	Rajesh Dharmani	12 December 2023	Incumbent		INC
Minister of Ayush Minister of Youth Services & Sports Minister of Law & Legal Remembrance	Yadvinder Goma	12 December 2023	Incumbent		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. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
4. Menon, Aditya (9 December 2022). "Himachal Pradesh: How Priyanka Gandhi & Bhupesh Baghel Scripted Congress' Win". TheQuint. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
5. "Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be Himachal Pradesh CM, Mukesh Agnihotri his deputy". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.