List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
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The following individuals have served as Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since its establishment in 1947:
Party of Chief Ministers (left of Political Party column):
Congress: Indian National Congress
| No.[1] | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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| 1 | Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15 August 1947 | 14 January 1948 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy | 14 January 1948 | 1 July 1962 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule | 1 July 1962 | 8 July 1962 | |||
| 3 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | 8 July 1962 | 15 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 15 March 1967 | 2 November 1967 | Bangla Congress Party in United Front | |
| 5 | Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 2 November 1967 | 20 February 1968 | Non-party in Progressive Democratic Alliance Front |
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| President's rule | 20 February 1968 | 25 February 1969 | |||
| 6 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25 February 1969 | 19 March 1970 | Bangla Congress Party in United Front | |
| President's rule | 19 March 1970 | 2 April 1971 | |||
| 7 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 2 April 1971 | 28 June 1971 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule | 28 June 1971 | 19 March 1972 | |||
| 8 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 19 March 1972 | 21 June 1977 | Indian National Congress | |
| 9 | Jyoti Basu | 21 June 1977 | 6 November 2000 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front |
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| 10 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 6 November 2000 | 13 May 2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front |
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| 11 | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 | Incumbent | All India Trinamool Congress | |
President's rule in the state
- 1 July 1962 — 8 July 1962
- 20 February 1968 — 25 February 1969
- 19 March 1970 — 2 April 1971
- 28 June 1971 — 19 March 1972
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[edit] References
- ^ The colours indicate the political party affiliation of each Chief Minister.
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- List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
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- "Modern Bengal". A Short History of Bengal. http://members.tripod.com/~tanmoy/bengal/modern.html. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
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