List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
Chief Ministers of West Bengal

List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal

Section Title: Chief Ministers of West Bengal
Table Section Text: None

No.	Name Constituency	Tenure	Duration	Assembly (election)	Party (alliance)

(2)	Bidhan Chandra Roy Bowbazar	26 January 1950	30 March 1952	12 years, 156 days (total: 14 years, 158 days)	Legislative Assembly (1946–52) (January 1946 election)	Indian National Congress

31 March 1952	5 April 1957	First Assembly (1952–57) (January 1952 election)

6 April 1957	2 April 1962	Second Assembly (1957–62) (March 1957 election)

3 April 1962	1 July 1962	Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election)

3	Prafulla Chandra Sen Arambagh East	9 July 1962	28 February 1967	4 years, 234 days

4	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk	1 March 1967	21 November 1967	265 days	Fourth Assembly (1967–68) (February 1967 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)

(1)	Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Jhargram	21 November 1967	19 February 1968	90 days (total: 250 days)	Independent (Progressive Democratic Front)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	20 February 1968	25 February 1969	1 year, 5 days	Dissolved	N/A

(4)	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk	25 February 1969	16 March 1970	1 year, 19 days	Fifth Assembly (1969–70) (February 1969 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	19 March 1970	30 July 1970	1 year, 14 days	N/A

30 July 1970	2 April 1971	Dissolved

(4)	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk	2 April 1971	28 June 1971	87 days (total: 2 years, 6 days)	Sixth Assembly (1971) (March 1971 election)	Indian National Congress (Democratic Coalition)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	29 June 1971	20 March 1972	265 days	Dissolved	N/A

5	Siddhartha Shankar Ray Malda	20 March 1972	30 April 1977	5 years, 41 days	Seventh Assembly (1972–77) (March 1972 election)	Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	30 April 1977	20 June 1977	51 days	Dissolved	N/A

6	Jyoti Basu Satgachhia	21 June 1977	23 May 1982	23 years, 137 days	Eighth Assembly (1977–82) (June 1977 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)

24 May 1982	29 March 1987	Ninth Assembly (1982–87) (May 1982 election)

30 March 1987	18 June 1991	Tenth Assembly (1987–91) (March 1987 election)

19 June 1991	15 May 1996	Eleventh Assembly (1991–96) (May 1991 election)

16 May 1996	5 November 2000	Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election)

7	Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Jadavpur	6 November 2000	14 May 2001	10 years, 188 days

15 May 2001	17 May 2006	Thirteenth Assembly (2001–06) (May 2001 election)

18 May 2006	13 May 2011	Fourteenth Assembly (2006–11) (April–May 2006 election)

8	Mamata Banerjee Bhabanipur	20 May 2011	25 May 2016	7 years, 345 days	Fifteenth Assembly (2011–16) (April–May 2011 election)	All India Trinamool Congress

26 May 2016	Incumbent	Sixteenth Assembly (2016–21) (April–May 2016 election)

Sentence(s)

Mamata Banerjee is serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011.

final_sentence: Mamata Banerjee is serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011.