Saturday, February 14, 2015

Arvind Kejriwal sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal on 14 February 2015 was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi.
The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung at Ramlila Ground, Delhi.
Other than Arvind Kejriwal, six other party members Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, Jitendra Tomar, Gopal Rai, Sandeep Kumar and Asim Ahmed Khan were administered oath as Cabinet Ministers.
President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 13 February 2015 appointed Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
With the appointment, President of India revoked the order of President’s rule with effect from 14 February 2015. The orders of Presidents rule in National Capital Territory of Delhi were issued earlier on 16 February 2014, under Article 239AB of the Constitution.
Also, he had appointed six AAP leaders as ministers on the advice of the Chief Minister.
Portfolio of Delhi Cabinet:
•    Arvind Kejriwal – Home, Power and Finance portfolio 
•    Manish Sisodia - Education, PWD and Urban Development portfolios
•    Satyendar Jain - Health and Industry portfolios 
•    Gopal Rai - Transport and Labour portfolios
•    Sandeep Kumar - Women and Child Welfare Department and SC and ST Welfare
•    Jitender Singh Tomar - Law Department
•    Asim Ahmed Khan - Food and Civil Supplies and Minority Affairs portfolio
He became 7th Chief Minister of Delhi as a person and 10th Chief Minister as tenure wise.
List of Chief Ministers of Delhi
S.No.
Chief Ministers Name
Took Office
Tenure
1.
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
1952
One
2.
G N Singh
1955
One
3.
Madan Lal Khurana 
1993
One
4.
Sahib Singh Verma
1996
One
5.
Sushma Swaraj  
1998
One
6.
Sheila Dikshit
1998
Three
7.
Arvind Kejriwal
2013
Two

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