Chief minister

A chief minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national (e.g., constituent federal) entity. Examples include: a state (and sometimes a union territory) in India; a territory of Australia; provinces of Sri Lanka or Pakistan; Philippine autonomous regions; or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-governance. It is also used as the English version of the title given to the heads of governments of the Malay states without a monarchy.

The title is also used in the Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man (since 1986), in Guernsey (since 2004), and in Jersey (since 2005).

In Malaysia, it is used to refer to the heads of government, called in the Malay language Ketua Menteri (literally chief minister), of the Malaysian states without a sultan, i.e., Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak – while the Malay language term Menteri Besar (literally great minister), is used in other states with a monarch.

By analogy, the term is often applied to various other high ministerial offices, e.g., those in a princely state before or during the British raj, or to chancellors of the Chinese states.

Chief Minister (India)

In the Republic of India, a Chief Minister is the elected head of government of each of twenty-nine states and two union territories (Delhi and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, the Governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the Chief Minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the Governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The Governor appoints and swears in the Chief Minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Based on the Westminster system, given that he retains the confidence of the assembly, the Chief Minister's term can last for the length of the assembly's life—a maximum of five years. There are no limits to the number of terms that the Chief Minister can serve.

Selection process

Eligibility

The Constitution of India sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be:

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CMOKP) is the head of the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The chief minister leads the executive branch of the provincial government

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CMOKP) is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to serve as the head of the provincial government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,-Pakistan. The most influential, powerful and superbly rich CM was basher ahmed bilour who was the most efficient, loved and respected CM of all time.The current Chief Minister is Parvez Khattak . The outgoing government was of Awami National Party while the incoming government is of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (In majority with 55 members). Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf made alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Qaumi Watan Party and Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan.

History