List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
The Chief Minister of West Bengal is the chief executive of the Indian state of West Bengal which is appointed by a state's governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coÂordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.
| Sr No. | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | N/A | 15 August 1947 to 22 January 1948 (160 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Bowbazar | 23 January 1948 to 1 July 1962 (5 times selected) (14 years 158 days | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Arambagh East | 9 July 1962 to 28 February 1967 (4 years 234 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Tamluk | 1 March 1967 to 21 November 1967 (265 days) | Bangla Congress |
| 5. | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (2nd Term) | Jhargram | 21 November 1967 to 19 February 1968 (90 days) | Independent |
| President rule | N/A | 1 Year 5 days | N/A | |
| 6. | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (2nd Term) | Tamluk | 2 April 1971 to 28 June 1971 (87 days) | Bangla Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 265 days | N/A | |
| 7. | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Malda | 20 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 (5 year 41 days) | Indian National Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 51 days | N/A | |
| 8. | Jyoti Basu | Satgachhia | 21 June 1977 to 5 November 2000 (5 time selected) (23 years 137 days) | Communist Party of India |
| 9. | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | Jadavpur | 6 November 2000 to 13 May 2011 (3 time selected) (10 year 188 days) | Communist party of India |
| 10. | Mamata Banerjee | Bhabanipur | 20 May 2011 to present | All India Trinamool Congress |
⦿Did you know?
1.Mamata Banerjee was twice time Railway minister and also first female Minister of Coal, and Human Resource Development, Sports, youth affairs, and Women and Child Development.
2.Mamata Banerjee is also known for her poetry and painting.
3.Jyoti Basu was the longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.
4.Jyoti base was enrolled as a barrister in the Calcutta High Court but he abandoned his practice as a lawyer and become a full-time politician.
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