The Chief Minister of Sikkim is a popularly elected politician who heads the executive of the Government of Sikkim, the subnational authority of the Indian state of Sikkim. The Chief Minister usually sits as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and leads the coalition of the largest party. The Governor appoints the Chief Minister, whose Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly.
Sikkim's Chief Minister: Quick Facts
| Current Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
| Political Party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| Term of office | 5 years |
| Oath taking date | 27 May 2019 |
| First Chief Minister | Kazi Lendup Dorji |
Current Chief Minister of Sikkim 2023
Prem Singh Tamang is an Indian politician and former teacher, the sixth and current Chief Minister of Sikkim since 2019, and the founder and leader of Sikkim Krantikari. In 1990, he was appointed Graduate Teacher under the Department of Human Resource Development in the Government of Sikkim and served till 1993.He was the Minister of Industry and Animal Husbandry from 1994 to 2004. Was the Minister of Building and Housing Department from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, after winning the election in the Burtuk constituency, he was named as the Chairman of the Department of Industry. Establishing his own party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, during 2014 he was elected MLA from Bartuk constituency.
History of Chief Minister of Sikkim
On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the country. Sikkim has had five Chief Ministers since 1975. Qazi Lendup Dorji of the Indian National Congress party was the first Chief Minister of this state. Pawan Kumar Chamling was the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. The current Chief Minister of Sikkim is Prem Singh Tamang. Who took oath on 27 May 2019.
Complete List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim (1975-2023)
Here is the Latest updated Complete List of Sikkim CM from 1975 to 2023 with Names, Service Period, and Political Parties Information:
| Name of the Chief Minister | Take office | Post free | Political party |
| Kazi Lendup Dorji | 16 May 1975 | 18 August 1979 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (18 August 1979 to 18 October 1979)
| Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 18 October 1979 | 11 May 1984 | Sikkim Janata Parishad |
| B. B. Gurung | 11 May 1984 | 25 May 1984 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (25 May 1984 to 08 March 1985)
| Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 08 March 1985 | 17 June 1994 | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| Sanchaman Limbu | 17 June 1994 | 12 December 1994 | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| Pawan Kumar Chamling | 12 December 1994 | 27 May 2019 | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| Prem Singh Tamang | 27 May 2019 | Posted | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
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