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

No.
Name Constituency
Tenure
Tenure
Duration
Assembly (election)
Party (alliance)
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
-
(2)
Bidhan Chandra Roy Bowbazar
31 March 1952
5 April 1957
12 years, 156 days (total: 14 years, 158 days)
First Assembly (1952–57) (January 1952 election)
Indian National Congress
-
(2)
Bidhan Chandra Roy Bowbazar
6 April 1957
2 April 1962
12 years, 156 days (total: 14 years, 158 days)
Second Assembly (1957–62) (March 1957 election)
Indian National Congress
-
(2)
Bidhan Chandra Roy Bowbazar
3 April 1962
1 July 1962
12 years, 156 days (total: 14 years, 158 days)
Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election)
Indian National Congress
-
3
Prafulla Chandra Sen Arambagh East
9 July 1962
28 February 1967
4 years, 234 days
Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election)
Indian National Congress
-
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)
Fourth Assembly (1967–68) (February 1967 election)
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
Fifth Assembly (1969–70) (February 1969 election)
N/A
-
–
Vacant (President's rule)
30 July 1970
2 April 1971
1 year, 14 days
Dissolved
N/A
-
(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)
-
6
Jyoti Basu Satgachhia
24 May 1982
29 March 1987
23 years, 137 days
Ninth Assembly (1982–87) (May 1982 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
6
Jyoti Basu Satgachhia
30 March 1987
18 June 1991
23 years, 137 days
Tenth Assembly (1987–91) (March 1987 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
6
Jyoti Basu Satgachhia
19 June 1991
15 May 1996
23 years, 137 days
Eleventh Assembly (1991–96) (May 1991 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
6
Jyoti Basu Satgachhia
16 May 1996
5 November 2000
23 years, 137 days
Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
7
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Jadavpur
6 November 2000
14 May 2001
10 years, 188 days
Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
7
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Jadavpur
15 May 2001
17 May 2006
10 years, 188 days
Thirteenth Assembly (2001–06) (May 2001 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
7
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Jadavpur
18 May 2006
13 May 2011
10 years, 188 days
Fourteenth Assembly (2006–11) (April–May 2006 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)
-
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
-
8
Mamata Banerjee Bhabanipur
26 May 2016
Incumbent
7 years, 345 days
Sixteenth Assembly (2016–21) (April–May 2016 election)
All India Trinamool Congress
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Question: Who has been serving as Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011?
Answer: Mamata Banerjee is serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal and has been since 2011.