The deputy chief minister of Punjab is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Punjab. It's not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in a party.
| Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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Incumbent since 16 March 2022Vacant | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Punjab |
| Appointer | Governor of Punjab |
| Inaugural holder | Balram Das Tandon |
| Formation | 17 February 1969 |
History
editPEPSU
editIn history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan.
Punjab
editTill now five people served as Deputy CM of Punjab. Balram Das Tandon was the first who hold the position when Bhartiya Jana Sangh formed coalition government with Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh under the chief ministership of Gurnam Singh. Then in 1996 and 2004, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the Deputy CM under chief ministership of Harcharan Singh Brar and Amarinder Singh respectively. Sukhbir Singh Badal is the only one who served the position for thrice. In 2021 for the first time two persons, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni appointed deputy cm under Charanjit Singh Channi.
List of deputy chief ministers
editPEPSU
edit| INC (1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. No. | Name (constituency) (birth-death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Chief Minister | Appointed by | |||
| 1 | Brish Bhan (Kalayat) (1908-1988) |
|
23 May 1951 | 21 April 1952 |
1 year, 275 days | Indian National Congress | Raghbir Singh | Yadavindra Singh | |
| 8 March 1954 | 12 January 1955 | ||||||||
Punjab
edit| BJS (1) INC (3) SAD (1) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. No. | Name (constituency) (birth-death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Chief Minister | Appointed by | Ref | |||
| No official Deputy CM (15 August 1947 - 17 February 1969) (21 years, 186 days) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Balram Das Tandon (Amritsar Central) (1927-2018) |
|
17 February 1969 | 26 March 1970 | 1 year, 37 days | Bhartiya Jana Sangh | Gurnam Singh | D. C. Pavate | [2] | |
| No official Deputy CM (26 March 1970 - 6 August 1996) (26 years, 134 days) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Lehra) (b.1945) |
|
6 August 1996 | 21 November 1996 | 107 days | Indian National Congress | Harcharan Singh Brar | B. K. N. Chhibber | [3] | |
| No official Deputy CM (21 November 1996 - 6 January 2004) (7 years, 46 days) | ||||||||||
| (2) | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Lehra) (b.1945) |
|
6 January 2004 | 1 March 2007 | 3 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Captain Amarinder Singh | O. P. Verma | [4] | |
| No official Deputy CM (1 March 2007 - 21 January 2009) (1 year, 326 days) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sukhbir Singh Badal ( - ) (b.1962) |
|
21 January 2009 | 1 July 2009 | 161 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Prakash Singh Badal | S. F. Rodrigues | [5] [6] | |
| No official Deputy CM (1 July 2009 - 10 August 2009) (40 days) | ||||||||||
| (3) | Sukhbir Singh Badal (Jalalabad) (b.1962) |
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10 August 2009 | 14 March 2012 | 7 years, 218 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Prakash Singh Badal | S. F. Rodrigues | [7] | |
| 14 March 2012 | 16 March 2017 | Shivraj Patil | [8] | |||||||
| No official Deputy CM (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021) (4 years, 188 days) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Sukhjinder Singh (Dera Baba Nanak) (b.1959) |
|
20 September 2021 | 16 March 2022 | 177 days | Indian National Congress | Charanjit Singh Channi | Banwarilal Purohit | [9] | |
| Om Parkash Soni (Amritsar Central) (b.1957) |
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| No official Deputy CM (since 16 March 2022) (2 years, 287 days) | ||||||||||
Deputy Leader of the House
editThis is not a comprehensive list and based on information received from news articles, Punjab assembly debates and Punjab assembly compendium. Thus, the serial number is not mentioned. |
The Deputy Leader of the House in Vidhan Sabha is the deputy parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Vidhan Sabha and is responsible for government business in the house. The deputy chief minister also serves as deputy leader of the house, however, in the absence of an official deputy chief minister, one of the cabinet minister serves as deputy leader of the house.
| Name | Tenure | Party | Leader of the House | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaran Singh | 15 August 1947 | 20 June 1951 | Indian National Congress | Gopi Chand Bhargava & Bhim Sen Sachhar | Interim Assembly | |
| Partap Singh Kairon | 17 April 1952 | 23 January 1956 | Indian National Congress | Bhimsen Sachhar | 1st | |
| Gyani Kartar Singh | 9 April 1957 | 11 March 1962 | Indian National Congress | Partap Singh Kairon | 2nd | |
| Mohan Lal | 11 March 1962 | 21 June 1964 | Indian National Congress | 3rd | ||
| Balram Das Tandon | 17 February 1969 | 26 March 1970 | Bhartiya Jana Sangh | Gurnam Singh | 5th | |
| Surjit Singh Barnala | 26 March 1970 | 14 June 1971 | Shiromani Akali Dal | Prakash Singh Badal | ||
| Kewal Krishan | 6 June 1980 | 6 October 1983 | Indian National Congress | Darbara Singh | 8th | |
| Harcharan Singh Brar | 25 February 1992 | 31 August 1995 | Indian National Congress | Beant Singh | 10th | |
| Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 31 August 1995 | 21 November 1996 | Harcharan Singh Brar | |||
| Balram Das Tandon | 12 February 1997 | 26 February 2002 | Bhartiya Janata Party | Prakash Singh Badal | 11th | |
| Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 26 February 2002 | 1 March 2007 | Indian National Congress | Amarinder Singh | 12th | |
| Manpreet Singh Badal | 1 March 2007 | 10 August 2009 | Shiromani Akali Dal | Prakash Singh Badal | 13th | |
| Sukhbir Singh Badal | 10 August 2009 | 14 March 2012 | ||||
| 14 March 2012 | 16 March 2017 | 14th | ||||
| Brahm Mohindra | 16 March 2017 | 20 September 2021 | Indian National Congress | Amarinder Singh | 15th | |
| Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 20 September 2021 | 16 March 2022 | Charanjit Singh Channa | |||
| Harpal Singh Cheema | 19 March 2022 | Incumbent | Aam Admi Party | Bhagwant Mann | 16th | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Former punjab deputy cm died". 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Two months crisis in punjab congress legislature party resolved". India Today. 31 August 1996.
- ^ "Rajinder Kaur Bhattal appointed deputy CM, 2004". The Times of India. 6 January 2004.
- ^ Sharma, Viney. "sukhbir badal, deputy cm of punjab, 2009". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Sukhbir badal resigns as Punjab deputy CM".
- ^ "Second time Sukhbir Singh Badal deputy CM, 2009". The Times of India. 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Prakash Singh took oath as CM and Sukhbir Singh as Deputy CM, 2012". 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Punjab CM Oath Ceremony Live: पंजाब के नए सीएम बने चरणजीत चन्नी, सुखजिंदर रंधावा और ओमप्रकाश सोनी ने भी ली शपथ".