List of Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the Seven Sister States of Northeast Indian state. Arunachal Pradesh is the Fourteenth largest state by area and twenty-seven states by population. Itanagar is the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh which is appointed by a state’s governor. The Chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the Chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor depends on the Chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Arunachal Pradesh has one legislature house and chamber, the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has 60 seats, headed by a speaker. Arunachal Pradesh sends 2 members to the Lok Sabha and 1 member to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief ministers guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The first Chief Minister formed was on 13 August 1975.

Sr no.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Prem Khandu Thungan	Dirang Kalaktang	13 August 1975 to 18 September 1979 (4 years 36 days)	Janata Party
2.	Tomo Riba	Basar	18 September 1979 to 3 November 1979 (46 days)	People's Party of Arunachal
	President rule	N/A	76 days	N/A
3.	Gegong Apang	Tuting Yingkiong	18 January 1980 to 19 January 1999 (19 years 1 day)	Indian National Congress
4.	Mukut Mithi	Roing	19 January 1999 to 3 August 2003 (4 years 196 days)	Indian National Congress
5.	Gegong Apang	Tuting Yingkiong	3 August 2003 to 9 April 2007 (3 years 249 days)	United Democratic Front & Bharatiya Janata party
6.	Dorjee Khandu	Mukto	9 April 2007 to 30 April 2011 (4 years 21 days)	Indian National Congress
7.	Jarbom Gamlin	Liromoba	5 May 2011 to 1 November 2011 (180 days)	Indian National Congress
8.	Nabam Tuki	Sagalee	1 November 2011 to 26 January 2016 (4 years 86 days)	Indian National Congress
9.	Kalikho Pul	Hayuliang	19 February 2016 to 13 July 2016	People's Party of Arunachal
10.	Nabam Tuki	Sagalee	13 July 2016 to 17 July 2016 (4 days)	Indian National Congress
11.	Pema Khandu	Mukto	17 July 2016 to present	Indian National Congress (Upto 16 September 2016) People's Party of Arunachal (Upto 31 December 2016) Bharatiya Janata party (Present)

⦿Did you know?

1) Kalikho Pul found dead at his house. The cause of his death is unclear. Police suspect that he had committed suicide because Pul's body was found hanging in one of the rooms with a suicide note.

2) Pema Khandu becomes the youngest-ever Chief Minister in India. At the age of 37, he became Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

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FAQ:

What Pema Khandu previously he had served before becoming chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
Previously Pema Khandu had served as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development, and Water Resources in Nabam Tuki’s government. Is Pema Khandu under the Indian National Congress party?
No, Pema Khandu left Indian National Congress to join the People’s Party of Arunachal party, in alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party.