List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal (1947- Present)

List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal as well as list of Premiers of West Bengal has described in the below article of state Infos. The Chief Minister of West Bengal is the chief executive of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is the head of the executive branch of the government of West Bengal and is charged with enforcing state laws.

From 1947, 15^th August India become a free and independent country. In August 1947, Bengal was partitioned into two part one is the Pakistani province of East Bengal and the other is the Indian state of West Bengal. List of Chief minister of West Bengal starting with Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He was the first Chief Minister as well as the first Premier of west Bengal. Mamata Banerjee Popular as “Didi” is present Chief Minister of West Bengal.

List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal

In August 1947 West Bengal was formed by partitioning the erstwhile Bengal Province of British India. In 15 August 1947 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress (INC) has took charge as chief minister of west bengal however he was officially referred to as a Prime Minister or Premier of the state tin january 1950.

Point to be Noted :

Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal. The Answer is Prafulla Chandra Ghosh . But it is the most controversial question ever in west bengal political history.It is important to note that till January 1950, the office of the CM was officially known as the Prime Minister or Premier of West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Ministers Key Points

• The First Chief Minister of West Bengal was Prafulla Chandra Ghosh. Also he was first premier of west bengal.
• The First Youngest Chief Minister of West Bengal who hold the post was Siddhartha Shankar Ray (at his age of 51).
• The Shortest tenure Chief Minister of West Bengal was Prafulla Chandra Ghosh.
• The Longest tenure Chief Minister of West Bengal was Jyoti Basu.
• The First Woman Chief Minister of West Bengal was Mamata Banerjee.

Leading Party Name of Chief Minister of West Bengal

• All India Trinamool Congress
• Indian National Congress
• Bangla Congress
• Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Details List of Chief Minister of West Bengal

Premiers of West Bengal

• Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (15.08.1947 – 22.01.1948)
• Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (23.01.1948 – 25.01.1950)

List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy – 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the most renowned chief ministers of West Bengal as well as famous doctor. He got First MRCP and FRCS Degree from bengal. He succeeded Prafulla Chandra Ghosh as chief Minister . He served the office for over 14 years. When Dr. B.C Roy died in office on 1 July 1962, Prafulla Chandra Sen became the next CM and completed the term.

Key Details of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy as a chief minister of west Bengal

• Born : 1 July 1882 in Bankipore, Patna Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died : 1 July 1962 (aged 80) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• MRCP, FRCS
• 2^nd Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 23 January 1948 – 1 July 1962
• Political party: Indian National Congress
• Constituency : Bowbazar
• Election won :
  • Provincial Assembly (1946–52)
  • First Assembly (1952–57)
  • Second Assembly (1957–62)
• Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly (1952–1962)
• 6^th Mayor of Kolkata (5 April 1931 – 9 April 1933)
• Bidhan Chandra Roy is often considered as the Maker of Modern West Bengal
• Found and Developed many Institution and Cities in West Bengal.
• National Doctors’ Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July
• Got Award Bharat Ratna (1961)

Prafulla Chandra Sen

• Born : 10 April 1897 Khulna, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died : 25 September 1990 (aged 93) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• 3^rd Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 8 July 1962 – 15 March 1967
• Political party: Indian National Congress
• Constituency : Arambagh East
• Election won :
  • Third Assembly (1962–67)
• Sen threw himself into the freedom struggle and spent over 10 years in various jails between 1930 and 1942 for anti-British activities.

 Ajoy Kumar Mukhopadhyay

• Born : 15 April 1901 Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died : 27 May 1986 (aged 85) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
• 4^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 1 March 1967 – 21 November 1967
• Political party: Bangla Congress (United Front)
• Constituency : Tamluk
• 5^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 25 February 1969 – 30 July 1970
• Political party: Indian National Congress
• Election won :
  • Fifth Assembly (1969–70)
  • Sixth Assembly (1971)
• Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly (1951–1977)
• Awards Padma Vibhushan (1977)

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh

• Born : 24 December 1891 Maliakanda, Dohar, Dhaka, British India (Now Bangladesh)
• Died : 18 December 1983 (aged 91) Calcutta, India
• 1^st Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 15 August 1947 – 22 January 1948 & 2 November 1967 – 20 February 1968
• Political party: Indian National Congress
• Constituency : Jhargram
• Election won :
  • Fourth Assembly (1967–68)

Siddhartha Shankar Ray

• Born : 20 October 1920 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died : 6 November 2010 (aged 90) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• 6^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 19 March 1972 – 21 June 1977
• Political party: Indian National Congress
• Election won :
  • Seventh Assembly (1972–77)
• 18^th Indian Ambassador to the United States (1992–1996)
• 22^nd Governor of Punjab (2 April 1986 – 8 December 1989)
• Minister of Education (India) (1967–1972)
• Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Constituency : Malda, Chowranghee, Bhawanipur

Jyoti Basu

• Born : Jyotirindra Basu 8 July 1914 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died : 17 January 2010 (aged 95) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• 7^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 21 June 1977 – 28 October 2000
• Political party: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
• Constituency : Satgachhia
• Election won :
  • Eighth Assembly (1977–82)
  • Ninth Assembly (1982–87)
  • Tenth Assembly (1987–91)
  • Eleventh Assembly (1991–96)
  • Twelfth Assembly (1996–2000)

• 1^st Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal (1 March 1967 – 21 November 1967) & (25 February 1969 – 16 March 1970)
• Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

• Born : 1 March 1944 (age 77) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• 8^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 6 November 2000 – 13 May 2011
• Political party: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
• Constituency : Jadavpur
• Election won :
  • Twelfth Assembly (2000–2001)
  • Thirteenth Assembly (2001–06)
  • Fourteenth Assembly (2006–11)

• 2^nd Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Member of Legislative Assembly, West Bengal
• Member of CPI(M) Polit Bureau

Mamata Banerjee

• Born : 5 January 1955 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
• 9^th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• Tenure : 20 May 2011 – Present
• Political party: All India Trinamool Congress
• Constituency : Bhabanipur
• Election won :
  • Fifteenth Assembly (2011–16)
  • Sixteenth Assembly (2016–21)
  • Seventeenth Assembly (2021–26)

• Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress

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