Government of Assam - Wikipedia Government of Assam Government of Assam Seat of Government Dispur Executive Governor Jagdish Mukhi Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Legislature Assembly Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami Deputy Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul Members in Assembly 126 Judiciary High Court Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Shri Ajit Singh The Government of Assam is the provincial governing authority of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor nominated by the Government of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi. The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Sarbananda Sonowal, who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the 126 - membered unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted. In 2016, the BJP - led National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 86 seats, followed by Congress with 26 seats and AIUDF with 13. Ministers Ministers sworn on 24 May 2016 : Minister Ministry Constituency District Party Sarbananda Sonowal Chief Minister of Assam, GAD, SAD, Personnel, Administrative Reform and Training ( Assam Administrative Staff College ), Border Area Development, Social Welfare, I&PR, Revenue, Disaster management, Power, Implementation of Assam Accord Majuli Jorhat BJP Himanta Biswa Sarma Finance, Planning and Development, Health and Family Welfare, Education department Jalukbari Kamrup Metropolitan BJP Atul Bora Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Bokakhat Golaghat AGP Pramila Rani Brahma Environment and Forests, Soil Conservation and Mines and Mineral departments Kokrajhar East Kokrajhar BPF Ranjit Dutta Irrigation, Handloom and Textiles Behali Sonitpur BJP 6 Parimal Suklabaidya PWD, Fisheries and Excise Dholai Cachar BJP 7 Keshab Mahanta Water resource, Science and Technology, Information & Technology Departments Kaliabor Nagaon AGP 8 Pallab Lochan Das Labour and Employment and Tea Tribes Welfare Rangapara Lakhimpur BJP 9 Chandra Mohan Patowary Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs Dharmapur Nalbari BJP 10 Rihon Daimary Public Health Engineering, Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Udalguri Udalguri BPF 11 Naba Kumar Doley MoS ( I / C ) Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Youth Welfare and Cultural Affairs Dhakuakhana Lakhimpur BJP References This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2017 ) ^ Jump up to : `` Jagdish Mukhi : Few facts about Assam 's new Governor ''. The New Indian Express. 30 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html Jump up ^ http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html Jump up ^ http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html Jump up ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/sarbananda-sonowals-swearing-in-live-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-assam/264087/ External links Government of Assam, website Government of India State governments Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal NCT Delhi Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Puducherry Assam topics Capital : Dispur Topics Etymology Assam Valley Biodiversity Cuisine Culture Economy Education List of educational institutions in Assam Physical Geography Politics Tourism Assam Tea Assam Silk Assam Rifles Assam Regiment History Kamarupa Chutiya Kingdom Kamata Kingdom Ahom Kingdom Kachari Kingdom Colonial Assam Assam Province ( 1912 - 1947 ) Legislature of Assam ( Since 1937 ) Assam Mail Assam Accord Assam History Timeline Districts and divisions North Assam Division Biswanath Darrang Sonitpur Udalguri Lower Assam Division Baksa Barpeta Bongaigaon Chirang Dhubri Kokrajhar Kamrup Kamrup Metro Goalpara Nalbari South Salmara - Mankachar Central Assam Division Dima Hasao Hojai Karbi Anglong Karbi Anglong ( West ) Morigaon Nagaon Upper Assam Division Charaideo Dibrugarh Dhemaji Golaghat Jorhat Lakhimpur Majuli Sibsagar Tinsukia Barak Valley Division Cachar Hailakandi Karimganj Geography Upper - Assam ( East Assam ) Lower - Assam ( West Assam ) Barak Valley ( South Assam ) The Brahmaputra Majuli Mora Dhansiri River Dhansiri Dihing Diphlu Halflong ( The Hill station of Assam ) Culture Assamese Assamese Script Assamese Jalpan Traditional crafts of Assam Bihu Folk dances of Assam Bagurumba Bihu Dance Ekasarana Dharma Borgeet Sattra Sattriya Dance Saraai Gamosa Textiles and dresses of Assam ( Muga and Eri ) Arts, literature, music and cinema Assamese literature Assamese poetry List of Assamese Poets List of Assamese writers Pen Names List of Assamese Periodicals The Arunodoi ( Orunodoi - 1846 ) The Hemkosh The Assam Tribune Assam Rhetorical Congress Buranji Kirtan Ghosa Dasham Namghosa Kotha Ramayana Jonaki Music of Assam Goalpariya Lokageet Tokari Geet Dihanaam Hiranaam Dhol Gogona Pepa Cinema of Assam Joymati, first Assamese motion picture People History Assamese people Ahom Assamese Brahmins Kalitas Koch Chutiya List of people from Assam Notable surnames Barua ( and its variations ) Borah Bharali Borbarua Borgohain Borpatrogohain Borphukan Burhagohain Chakraborty Choudhury ( and its variations ) Das Deka Dutta Gayen Gogoi Gohain Goswami Hazarika Kalita Saikia Sarma Chutia Sutradhar Urban centres Barpeta Bongaigaon Dhubri Dibrugarh Diphu Goalpara Golaghat Guwahati Jorhat Karimganj Nagaon North Lakhimpur Sivasagar Silchar Tezpur Tinsukia Fairs and Festivals Hindu Temples History This article about government in India is a stub. 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Question: who is the present educational minister of assam
Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma