List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)
Chief Minister of Punjab (Since 1966)

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)

Section Title: Chief Minister of Punjab (Since 1966)
Table Section Text: None

№	Name (birth–death); constituency	Portrait	Party (coalition with)	Term of office	Elections (Vidhan Sabha)	Appointed by(Governor)

5	Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (1899–1976) MLC in Vidhan Parishad	-	Indian National Congress	1 November 1966	8 March 1967	127 days	— (3rd)	Dharma Vira

6	Gurnam Singh (1899–1973) MLA for Qila Raipur	-	Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh (BJS and CPI)	8 March 1967	25 November 1967	262 days	1967 (4th)

7	Lachhman Singh Gill (1917–1969) MLA for Dharamkot	Punjab Janta Party (INC)	25 November 1967	23 August 1968	272 days	D. C. Pavate

(iii)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	23 August 1968	17 February 1969	178 days	—	Zakir Hussain

(6)	Gurnam Singh (1899–1973) MLA for Qila Raipur	-	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJS)	17 February 1969	27 March 1970	1 year, 38 days	1969 (5th)	D. C. Pavate

8	Parkash Singh Badal (born 1927) MLA for Giddarbaha	ParkashSinghBadal (cropped).JPG	27 March 1970	14 June 1971	1 year, 79 days

(iv)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	14 June 1971	17 March 1972	277 days	—	Varahagiri Venkata Giri

9	Zail Singh (1916–1994) MLA for Anandpur Sahib	-	Indian National Congress	17 March 1972	30 April 1977	5 years, 44 days	1972 (6th)	D. C. Pavate

(v)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	30 April 1977	20 June 1977	51 days	—	B. D. Jatti

(8)	Parkash Singh Badal (born 1927) MLA for Giddarbaha	ParkashSinghBadal (cropped).JPG	Shiromani Akali Dal (JP)	20 June 1977	17 February 1980	2 years, 242 days	1977 (7th)	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry

(vi)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	17 February 1980	6 June 1980	110 days	—	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

10	Darbara Singh (1916–1990) MLA for Nakodar	Indian National Congress (Indira)	6 June 1980	6 October 1983	3 years, 122 days	1980 (8th)	Jaisukh lal Hathi

(vii)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	6 October 1983	29 September 1985	1 year, 358 days	—	Zail Singh

11	Surjit Singh Barnala (1925—2017) MLA for Barnala	Surjith singh barnala (cropped).JPG	Shiromani Akali Dal	29 September 1985	11 June 1987	1 year, 255 days	1985 (9th)	Arjun Singh

(viii)	Vacant (President's rule)	None	11 June 1987	25 February 1992	4 years, 259 days	—	Zail Singh

12	Beant Singh (1922–1995) MLA for Jalandhar Cantonment	-	Indian National Congress (Indira)	25 February 1992	31 August 1995	3 years, 187 days	1992 (10th)	Surendra Nath

13	Harcharan Singh Brar (1922–2009) MLA for Muktsar	31 August 1995	21 November 1996	1 year, 82 days	B.K.N. Chhibber

14	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (born 1945) MLA for Lehra	-	21 November 1996	11 February 1997	82 days

(8)	Parkash Singh Badal (born 1927) MLA for Lambi	ParkashSinghBadal (cropped).JPG	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)	12 February 1997	26 February 2002	5 years, 14 days	1997 (11th)

15	Amarinder Singh (born 1942) MLA for Patiala Town	-	Indian National Congress	26 February 2002	1 March 2007	5 years, 3 days	2002 (12th)	J. F. R. Jacob

(8)	Parkash Singh Badal (born 1927) MLA for Lambi	ParkashSinghBadal (cropped).JPG	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)	1 March 2007	14 March 2012	10 years, 15 days	2007 (13th)	S. F. Rodrigues

14 March 2012	16 March 2017	2012 (14th)	Shivraj Patil

(15)	Amarinder Singh (born 1942) MLA for Patiala Town	-	Indian National Congress	16 March 2017	Incumbent	2 years, 45 days	2017 (15th)	V. P. Singh Badnore

Sentence(s)

In 1966, Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir became the Chief Minister of Punjab state.

final_sentence: In 1966, Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir became the Chief Minister of Punjab state.