List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal (1947 – Present): There have been 24 Chief Ministers in West Bengal, India, since 1947. The first was Prafulla Chandra Ghosh; the present CM was Mamata Banerjee from the AITC Party. Below the table, we have listed the year-wise chief ministers and their party names to date.
List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal State
| Chief Minister | From | To | Party Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamata Banerjee | 05-05-2021 | Present | AITC |
| Mamata Banerjee | 26-05-2016 | 04-05-2021 | AITC |
| Mamata Banerjee | 20-05-2011 | 25-05-2016 | AITC |
| Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 18-05-2006 | 13-05-2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 15-05-2001 | 17-05-2006 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 06-11-2000 | 14-05-2001 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Jyoti Basu | 16-05-1996 | 05-11-2000 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Jyoti Basu | 19-06-1991 | 15-05-1996 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Jyoti Basu | 30-03-1987 | 18-06-1991 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Jyoti Basu | 24-05-1982 | 29-03-1987 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Jyoti Basu | 21-06-1977 | 23-05-1982 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| President’s rule | 30-04-1977 | 20-06-1977 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 20-03-1972 | 30-04-1977 | INC |
| President’s rule | 29-06-1971 | 20-03-1972 | |
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 02-04-1971 | 28-06-1971 | INC |
| President’s rule | 30-07-1970 | 02-04-1971 | |
| President’s rule | 19-03-1970 | 30-07-1970 | |
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25-02-1969 | 16-03-1970 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| President’s rule | 20-02-1968 | 25-02-1969 | |
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 21-11-1967 | 19-02-1968 | Independent |
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 01-03-1967 | 21-11-1967 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| Prafulla Chandra Sen | 09-07-1962 | 28-02-1967 | INC |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy | 03-04-1962 | 01-07-1962 | INC |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy | 06-04-1957 | 02-04-1962 | INC |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy | 31-03-1952 | 05-04-1957 | INC |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy | 26-01-1950 | 30-03-1952 | INC |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy | 23-01-1948 | 25-01-1950 | INC |
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15-08-1947 | 22-01-1948 | INC |