List of chief ministers of Assam - Wikipedia List of chief ministers of Assam Chief Minister of Assam ( Assam Mukhya Mantri ) Incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal since 24 May 2016 Appointer Governor of Assam Inaugural holder Gopinath Bordoloi Formation 11 February 1946 The Chief Minister of Assam, a northeast Indian state, is the head of the Government of Assam. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state 's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party ( or coalition ) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister 's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Since 1946, Assam has had 14 chief ministers. Ten of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including Gopinath Bordoloi, the first Chief Minister of Assam, and Anwara Taimur, India 's first female Muslim chief minister. Congressman Tarun Gogoi is the longest - serving officeholder, having served for 15 years from 2001 to 2016. Current incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal became the Assam 's first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party when he was sworn - in on 24 May 2016. Chief ministers of Assam No Name Term of office Party Days in office Gopinath Bordoloi 11 February 1946 6 August 1950 Indian National Congress 1,638 Bishnu Ram Medhi MLA for Hajo 9 August 1950 27 December 1957 2,698 Bimala Prasad Chaliha MLA for Sonari 28 December 1957 6 November 1970 4,696 Mahendra Mohan Choudhry MLA for Gauhati East 11 November 1970 30 January 1972 446 Sarat Chandra Sinha MLA for Kokrajhar East 31 January 1972 12 March 1978 2,232 6 Golap Borbora MLA for Tinsukia 12 March 1978 4 September 1979 Janata Party 542 7 Jogendra Nath Hazarika MLA for Duliajan 9 September 1979 11 December 1979 94 -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 12 December 1979 5 December 1980 N / A 359 8 Anwara Taimur MLA for Dalgaon 6 December 1980 30 June 1981 Indian National Congress 207 -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 30 June 1981 13 January 1982 N / A 197 9 Kesab Chandra Gogoi MLA for Dibrugarh 13 January 1982 19 March 1982 Indian National Congress 66 -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 19 March 1982 27 February 1983 N / A 345 10 Hiteswar Saikia MLA for Nazira 27 February 1983 23 December 1985 Indian National Congress 1,031 11 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta MLA for Nowgong 24 December 1985 28 November 1990 Asom Gana Parishad 1,799 -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 28 November 1990 30 June 1991 N / A 214 ( 10 ) Hiteswar Saikia ( 2 ) MLA for Nazira 30 June 1991 22 April 1996 Indian National Congress ( Total 2,788 ) 1,757 12 Bhumidhar Barman MLA for Barkhetry 22 April 1996 14 May 1996 23 ( 11 ) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta ( 2 ) MLA for Barhampur 15 May 1996 17 May 2001 Asom Gana Parishad ( Total 3,628 ) 1,829 13 Tarun Gogoi MLA for Titabar 17 May 2001 24 May 2016 Indian National Congress 5,485 14 Sarbananda Sonowal MLA for Majuli 24 May 2016 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party 675 Notes Jump up ^ This column only names the chief minister 's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents ; these are not listed here. ^ Jump up to : When President 's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. See also List of current Indian chief ministers List of Governors of Assam References Jump up ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978 - 81 - 8038 - 559 - 9. Note : although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Assam as well. Jump up ^ Chief Ministers Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. from the Assam Assembly website Jump up ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. `` A dummy 's guide to President 's rule ''. Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. 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Question: what is the name of chief minister of assam
Answer: Sarbananda Sonowal