List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
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West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
since its establishment in 1947:
Party of Chief Ministers (left of Political Party column):
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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| 1 | Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. He was Chief Minister in three West Bengal governments, first in the Indian National Congress government from August 15, 1947 to August 14, 1948, then in the Progressive Democratic Alliance Front government from... |
15 August 1947 | 14 January 1948 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
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| 2 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Bidhan Chandra Roy Bidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter... |
14 January 1948 | 1 July 1962 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
1 July 1962 | 8 July 1962 | |||
| 3 | Prafulla Chandra Sen Prafulla Chandra Sen Prafulla Chandra Sen was a Bengali Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal during the period 1961–1967.-Background:... |
8 July 1962 | 15 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 15 March 1967 | 2 November 1967 | Bangla Congress Party Bangla Congress The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to... in United Front United front The united front is a form of struggle that may be pursued by revolutionaries. The basic theory of the united front tactic was first developed by the Comintern, an international communist organisation created by revolutionaries in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.According to the theses of... |
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| 5 | Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 2 November 1967 | 20 February 1968 | Non-party in Progressive Democratic Alliance Front |
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| President's rule | 20 February 1968 | 25 February 1969 | |||
| 6 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25 February 1969 | 19 March 1970 | Bangla Congress Party in United Front | |
| President's rule | 19 March 1970 | 2 April 1971 | |||
| 7 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 2 April 1971 | 28 June 1971 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule | 28 June 1971 | 19 March 1972 | |||
| 8 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India... |
19 March 1972 | 21 June 1977 | Indian National Congress | |
| 9 | Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state. Basu was a member of the CPI Politburo from the time of the... |
21 June 1977 | 6 November 2000 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... in Left Front Left Front The Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. After a 34-year reign in West Bengal, the Left Front was swept from power in the 2011 election... |
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| 10 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011... |
6 November 2000 | 13 May 2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front |
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| 11 | Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress... |
20 May 2011 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... |
President's rule in the state
- 1 July 1962 — 8 July 1962
- 20 February 1968 — 25 February 1969
- 19 March 1970 — 2 April 1971
- 28 June 1971 — 19 March 1972