The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir was the title given to the

head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...

of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the

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, the

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

is the state's ''

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'' head, but ''

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'' executive authority rests with the

chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

. Following elections to the

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was dissolved by the Governor on 21 N ...

, the

usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the

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. The Lieutent Governor appoints the chief minister, whose

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are collectively responsible to the assembly. The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of ''Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir''. Subsequently, the ruling prime minister,

Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq __NOTOC__ Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq (1912 – 1971) was an Indian politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1964 to 1965, when the position was renamed to Chief Minister. He continued as the Chief Minister till his ...

, was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The

State of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and ...

was reorganised into a union territory on 31 October 2019. The office of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has been vacant since 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018 the state was under Governor's rule, and then under

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until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a Union territory in October 2019, the President's rule was discharged via the Lieutenant Governor. Currently, the

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The office of lieutenant governor was established after an Act was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising t ...

serves as the head of government of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister is in place following the next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.

Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)

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Chief Ministers of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-2019)

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Chief Ministers of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019-present)

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{{Current Indian chief ministers Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers

Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)

Chief Ministers of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-2019)

Chief Ministers of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019-present)

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