government of Mizoram

{{Short description|State government in India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox government

| government_name = Government of Mizoram

| image = 400px

| division_type = Seat of Government

| division = Aizawl

| leader_type = Governor

| leader_title = Kambhampati Hari Babu

| leader_type2 = Chief Minister

| leader_title2 = Lalduhoma

| leader_type3 = Deputy Chief Minister | leader_title3 =

| leader_type4 = Chief Secretary

| leader_title4 = Khilli Ram Meena, IAS

| legislature_label = Assembly

| legislature = {{ubl|Mizoram Legislative Assembly|}}

| speaker_label = Speaker

| speaker =

| deputy_speaker_label = Deputy Speaker

| deputy_speaker =

| members_in_assembly_label = Members in Assembly

| members_in_assembly = 40

| branch4 = Judiciary

| court_name = High Court

| court = Aizawl Bench, Gauhati High Court

| chief_justice_label = Chief Justice

| chief_justice = Vijay Bishnoi

}}

The Government of Mizoram (Mizo: Mizoram Sawrkâr) also known as the State Government of Mizoram, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Mizoram and its 11 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Mizoram, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Like other states of India, the head of the state of Mizoram is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The Chief Minister is the head of the government. Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, and houses the Mizoram Legislative Assembly and the secretariat. The Gauhati High Court, located in Guwahati, Assam has an Aizawl Bench that exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Mizoram.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}

The present Legislative Assembly of Mizoram is unicameral, consisting of 40 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.{{cite web

| url = http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/mizoram.htm

| title = Mizoram Legislative Assembly| access-date = 2008-05-10| work = Legislative Bodies in India| publisher = National Informatics Centre, Government of India }} File:Mizoram Secreteriat.JPG