List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)
Chief Minister of Punjab (Since 1966)
Table:
№

Name
(birth–death); constituency

Portrait

Party
(coalition with)

Term of office[3]

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[RES]

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[a]
(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[RES]

1 year, 38 days

1969 (5th)

D. C. Pavate

8

Parkash Singh Badal
(born 1927)
MLA for Giddarbaha

27 March
1970

14 June
1971

1 year, 79 days

(iv)

Vacant[a]
(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[a]
(President's rule)

None

30 April
1977

20 June
1977

51 days

—

B. D. Jatti

(8)

Parkash Singh Badal
(born 1927)
MLA for Giddarbaha

Shiromani Akali Dal
(JP)

20 June
1977[§]

17 February
1980

2 years, 242 days

1977 (7th)

Mahendra Mohan Choudhry

(vi)

Vacant[a]
(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[a]
(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

Shiromani Akali Dal

29 September
1985

11 June
1987

1 year, 255 days

1985 (9th)

Arjun Singh

(viii)

Vacant[a]
(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[RES]

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

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

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

8 years, 32 days

2017 (15th)

V. P. Singh Badnore

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