A
Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national
(e.g. constituent federal) state, provinces of Pakistan
, notably a
state (and sometimes a union
territory) of India
, a territory
of Australia or a British
overseas territory that
has attained self-government. 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
their Malay language term 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. in a
princely
state before or during the
British
raj.
Deputy chief minister
Deputy chief minister is an optional post in some
States of Indias second to the Chief
Minister. In general practice the position is given to a member of
the coalition party when the government is formed with the support
of various parties. It can also be awarded to a member of the
majority party who has substantial support of the legislature
compared to the Chief Minister.
Chief Ministers around the world
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