The Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
List of Deputy Chief Ministers
| Sr. No. | Name Template:Small Template:Small |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilamani Routray Template:Small Template:Small |
File:Nilamani-Routray.jpg | 14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | Template:Age in years and days | Utkal Congress | Nandini Satpathy | [2] | |
| 2 | Hemananda Biswal Template:Small Template:Small |
File:Hemananda-Biswal.jpg | 15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | Template:Age in years and days | rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | [3] |
| 3 | Basant Kumar Biswal Template:Small Template:Small |
17 February 1999 | Template:Age in years and days | [4] | |||||
