 The state of West Bengal in India The following individuals have served as Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since its establishment in 1947: [edit] President's Rule in the State - July 1, 1962 - July 8, 1962
- February 20, 1968 - February 25, 1969
- March 19, 1970 - April 2, 1971
- June 28, 1971 - March 19, 1972
[edit] See also [edit] External links | # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | | 1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | August 15, 1947 | January 14, 1948 | Indian National Congress | | 2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | January 14, 1948 | July 1, 1962 | Indian National Congress | | 3 | (President's rule) | July 1, 1962 | July 8, 1962 | | | 4 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | July 8, 1962 | March 15, 1967 | Indian National Congress | | 5 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | March 15, 1967 | November 2, 1967 | Bangla Congress in United Front | | 6 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | November 2, 1967 | February 20, 1968 | No party. In Progressive Democratic Alliance front | | 7 | (President's rule) | February 20, 1968 | February 25, 1969 | | | 8 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | February 25, 1969 | March 19, 1970 | Bangla Congress in United Front | | 9 | (President's rule) | March 19, 1970 | April 2, 1971 | | | 10 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | April 2, 1971 | June 28, 1971 | Indian National Congress in coalition | | 11 | (President's rule) | June 28, 1971 | March 19, 1972 | | | 12 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | March 19, 1972 | June 21, 1977 | Indian National Congress | | 13 | Jyoti Basu | June 21, 1977 | November 6, 2000 | CPI(M) in Left Front | | 14 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | November 6, 2000 | Incumbent | CPI(M) in Left Front | |  | Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chief ministers of West Bengal | |
