List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party 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 the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Eight people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Five of them, including the inaugural officeholder Nityanand Swami and the incumbent Trivendra Singh Rawat represented the Bharatiya Janata Party while the rest represented the Indian National Congress.Chief ministers of Uttarakhand
