West Bengal Chief Ministers List From 1950-2022, First Female CM, Party – Bidhan Chandra Roy was the first chief minister of West Bengal served from 26th January 1950 to 30th March 1952. Mamata Banerjee was the first female chief minister of West Bengal. Let’s uncover the list of all chief ministers of West Bengal starting from 1950 to 2022. Mamata Banerjee took the oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the 17th Assembly (2020-25) on May 5, 2021, while We are listing below all chief ministers of West Bengal starting from 1950 to 2022.
Here Is The List Of All Chief Ministers Of West Bengal :
- Mamata Banerjee
- Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- Shri Jyoti Basu
- Shri Siddhartha Sankar Ray
- Shri Ajoy Kumar Mukhopadhyay
- Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
- Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
Key Facts :
- The First Chief Minister of West Bengal was Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, who was sworn on 15th August 1947.
- The First Youngest Chief Minister of West Bengal was Siddhartha Shankar Ray (at the 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.
West Bengal Chief Ministers List From 1950-2022, First Female CM, Party
| SL. No | Name of CM | Period | Party |
| 1. | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 26 January 1950 to 30 March 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| 31 March 1952 to 5 April 1957 | |||
| 6 April 1957 to 2 April 1962 | |||
| 3 April 1962 to 1 July 1962 | |||
| 2. | Prafulla Chandra | 9 July 1962 to 28 February 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 1 March 1967 to 21 November 1967 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| 4. | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 21 November 1967 to 19 February 1968 | Independent |
| 5. | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25 February 1969 to 16 March 1970 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| 2 April 1971 to 28 June 1971 | Indian National Congress (Democratic Coalition) | ||
| 6. | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 20 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| 7. | Jyoti Basu | 21 June 1977 to 23 May 1982 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 24 May 1982 to 29 March 1987 | |||
| 30 March 1987 to 18 June 1991 | |||
| 19 June 1991 to 15 May 1996 | |||
| 16 May 1996 to 5 November 2000 | |||
| 8. | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 6 November 2000 to 14 May 2001 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 15 May 2001 to 17 May 2006 | |||
| 18 May 2006 to 13 May 2011 | |||
| 9. | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 to 25 May 2016 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 26 May 2016 to 4 May 2021 | |||
| 5 May 2021 to Incumbent |
