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| 2 | List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh - Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | No | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Days in office |
| 4 | 1 | Yashwant Singh Parmar MLA for Pachhad | - | 8 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | Indian National Congress | - | 1699 Days |
| 5 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 | Office abolished, 1956–63 |
| 6 | (1) | Yashwant Singh Parmar MLA for Renuka | - | 1 July 1963 | 28 January 1977 | Indian National Congress | - | 4961 Days [Total 6660 Days] |
| 7 | 2 | Thakur Ram Lal MLA for Jubbal Kotkhai | - | 28 January 1977 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress | - | 93 Days |
| 8 | – | Vacant (President's rule) | Presidential Standard of India.PNG | 30 April 1977 | 22 June 1977 | N/A | - | - |
| 9 | 3 | Shanta Kumar MLA for Sullah | - | 22 June 1977 | 14 February 1980 | Janata Party | - | 968 Days |
| 10 | (2) | Thakur Ram Lal [2] MLA for Jubbal Kotkhai | - | 14 February 1980 | 7 April 1983 | Indian National Congress | - | 1148 Days [Total 1241 Days] |
| 11 | 4 | Virbhadra Singh MLA for Jubbal Kotkhai | - | 8 April 1983 | 8 March 1985 | Indian National Congress | - | 700 Days |
| 12 | 4 | Virbhadra Singh MLA for Jubbal Kotkhai | - | 8 March 1985 | 5 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | - | 1824 Days |
| 13 | (3) | Shanta Kumar [2] MLA for Palampur | - | 5 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | Bharatiya Janata Party | - | 1017 Days [Total 1985 Days] |
| 14 | – | Vacant (President's rules) | Presidential Standard of India.PNG | 15 December 1992 | 3 December 1993 | N/A | - | - |
| 15 | (4) | Virbhadra Singh [3] MLA for Rohru | - | 3 December 1993 | 23 March 1998 | Indian National Congress | - | 1572 Days |
| 16 | 5 | Prem Kumar Dhumal [1] MLA for Bamsan | - | 24 March 1998 | 5 March 2003 | Bharatiya Janata Party | - | 1807 Days |
| 17 | (4) | Virbhadra Singh [4] MLA for Rohru | - | 6 March 2003 | 30 December 2007 | Indian National Congress | - | 1761 Days |
| 18 | (5) | Prem Kumar Dhumal [2] MLA for Bamsan | - | 30 December 2007 | 25 December 2012 | Bharatiya Janata Party | - | 1817 Days [Total 3624 Days] |
| 19 | (4) | Virbhadra Singh [5] MLA for Shimla Rural | - | 25 December 2012 | 27 December 2017 | Indian National Congress | - | 1828 Days [Total 7680 Days] |
| 20 | 6 | Jai Ram Thakur MLA for Seraj | - | 27 December 2017 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | - | 489 Days |

Question: What years did Prem Kumar Dhumal serve as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Prem Kumar Dhumal served twice as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from March 1998 to March 2003 and again until 25 December 2012.