From the time of Independence till Date i.e. 1947 till 2018, the list of CM of West Bengal are listed in the table below. On 15th August, 1947 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the CM of West Bengal. West Bengal whose capital is Kolkata had 8 CMs till date. There have been President’s rule in the state several years.
Present CM of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee from 2011
The full list of CM can be checked from below and can be referred from GK Perspective.
List of Chief Minister of West Bengal
Serial Number | Name of Chief Ministers | From | To |
1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Aug 15, 1947 | Jan 14, 1948 |
2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Jan 14, 1948 | 1 July 1962 |
– | President’s rule | Jul 1, 1962 | Jul 8, 1962 |
– | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Jul 8, 1962 | Mar 15, 1967 |
3 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Mar 15, 1967 | Nov 2, 1967 |
– | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Nov 2, 1967 | Feb 20, 1968 |
– | President’s rule | Feb 20, 1968 | Feb 25, 1969 |
4 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Feb 25, 1969 | Mar 19, 1970 |
– | President’s rule | Mar 19, 1970 | Apr 2, 1971 |
– | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Apr 2, 1971 | Jun 28, 1971 |
– | President’s rule | Jun 28, 1971 | Mar 19, 1972 |
5 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Mar 19, 1972 | Jun 21, 1977 |
6 | Jyoti Basu | Jun 21, 1977 | Nov 6, 2000 |
7 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | Nov 6, 2000 | May 13, 2011 |
8 | Mamata Banerjee | May 20, 2011 | Present |
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