List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
The following table lists the Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh with terms of office and party affiliation. Himachal Pradesh was a federal state from 1950 to 1956. From November 1, 1956 to January 25, 1971, it had the status of a Union Territory and has been directly under the central government ever since. However, on July 1, 1963, the office of Chief Minister was reintroduced.
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires | Political party |
| 1 | Yeshwant Singh Parmar | March 8, 1952 | October 31, 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Yeshwant Singh Parmar | July 1, 1963 | January 27, 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Ram Lal Chauhan | January 28, 1977 | April 30, 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | May 1, 1977 | June 21, 1977 | ||
| 4th | Shanta Kumar | June 22, 1977 | February 13, 1980 | Janata party |
| 5 | Thakur Ram Lal | February 14, 1980 | April 7, 1983 | Indian National Congress |
| 6th | Virbhadra Singh | April 8, 1983 | March 4th 1990 | Indian National Congress |
| 7th | Shanta Kumar | March 5, 1990 | December 15, 1992 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| President's rule | December 16, 1992 | 2nd December 1993 | ||
| 8th | Virbhadra Singh | 3rd December 1993 | March 23, 1998 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | March 24, 1998 | March 5, 2003 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | Virbhadra Singh | March 6, 2003 | December 29, 2007 | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | December 30, 2007 | December 24, 2012 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 12 | Virbhadra Singh | December 25, 2012 | December 27, 2017 | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Jai Ram Thakur | December 27, 2017 | in office | Bharatiya Janata Party |