List of chief ministers of Bihar

Chief Minister of Bihar
Emblem of Bihar
Incumbent Nitish Kumar since 22 February 2015
Government of Bihar
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
Type	Head of Government
Status	Leader of the Executive
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Cabinet Bihar Legislature
Reports to	Governor of Bihar Bihar Legislature
Residence	1, Aney Marg, Patna
Seat	Patna Secretariat
Nominator	Members of the Government of Bihar in Bihar Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Governor of Bihar by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Precursor	Premier of Bihar
Inaugural holder	Shri Krishna Sinha
Formation	26 January 1950 (74 years ago) (1950-01-26)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Salary	₹215,000 (US$2,600)/monthly ₹2,580,000 (US$31,000)/annually
Website	cm.bihar.gov.in

The chief minister of Bihar is the chief executive of the Indian state of Bihar. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Bihar is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.^[1]

From 1946, 23 people have been Chief Minister of Bihar. The current incumbent is Nitish Kumar who is having incumbency since 22 February 2015. The longest incumbent chief minister of Bihar held to Nitish Kumar.