List of Punjab Chief Ministers (1947-2025)

The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of the state government, entrusted the management of the work of the government, important decisions for the development of the country, and worked for the welfare of the country. Since its establishment in 1947, there have been 15 chief ministers. Gopi Chand Bhargava is the first one. Currently, Bhagwant Mann is the chief minister who will start his term on March 16, 2022.

In 1966, the first chief minister of the newly reconfigured country was Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir. In the 1967 election, Gurnam Singh of the Akali Das Sant Fateh Singh group became the first non-Parliamentary Chief Minister .

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is the first female chief minister in Punjab. There are also instances of five presidential rule in Punjab, during which time the state was directly under the central government. Parkash Singh Badal served as Chief Minister for five terms. Amarinder Singh became CM for the second time in 2017, but failed to complete his term due to internal political factionism, while Charanjit Singh Channi became Punjab 6 months before the expiration of the 15th Congress The first chief minister.

Parkash Singh Badal served for the third time in 1997 and has become the first chief minister since Kairon resigned in 1964, with a full term. Badal was inherited by MP Amarinder Singh, who also successfully served for the term.

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (1947-2025)

S. No

Name

from

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1.

Gopi Chand Bhargava

August 15, 1947

April 13, 1949

2.

Bhim Sen Sachar

April 13, 1949

October 18, 1949

3.

Gopi Chand Bhargava

October 18, 1949

June 20, 1951

4.

The president’s rule

June 20, 1951

April 17, 1952

5.

Bhim Sen Sachar

April 17, 1952

January 23, 1956

6.

Partap Singh Kairon

January 23, 1956

June 21, 1964

7.

Gopi Chand Bhargava

June 21, 1964

July 6, 1964

8.

Ram Kishan

July 7, 1964

July 5, 1966

9.

The president’s rule

July 5, 1966

November 1, 1966

10.

Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir

November 1, 1966

March 8, 1967

11.

Gurnam Singh

March 8, 1967

November 25, 1967

12.

Lachman Singh Gill

November 25, 1967

August 23, 1968

13.

The president’s rule

August 23, 1968

February 17, 1969

14.

Gurnam Singh

February 17, 1969

March 27, 1970

15.

Parkash Singh Badal

March 27, 1970

June 14, 1971

16.

The president’s rule

June 14, 1971

March 17, 1972

17.

Zail Singh

March 17, 1972

April 30, 1977

18.

The president’s rule

April 30, 1977

June 20, 1977

19.

Parkash Singh Badal

June 20, 1977

February 17, 1980

20.

The president’s rule

February 17, 1980

June 6, 1980

twenty one.

Darbara Singh

June 6, 1980

October 6, 1983

twenty two.

The president’s rule

October 6, 1983

September 29, 1985

twenty three.

Surjit Singh Barnala

September 29, 1985

June 11, 1987

twenty four.

The president’s rule

June 11, 1987

February 25, 1992

25.

Beant Singh

February 25, 1992

August 31, 1995

26.

Harcharan Singh Brar

August 31, 1995

November 21, 1996

27.

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

November 21, 1996

February 11, 1997

28.

Parkash Singh Badal

February 12, 1997

February 26, 2002

29.

Amarinder Singh

February 26, 2002

March 1, 2007

30.

Parkash Singh Badal

March 1, 2007

March 14, 2012

31.

Parkash Singh Badal

March 14, 2012

March 16, 2017

32.

Amarinder Singh

March 16, 2017

September 18, 2021

33.

Charanjit Singh Channi

September 20, 2021

March 16, 2022

34.

Bhagwant Mann

March 16, 2022

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Current Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has a diverse background in comedy, music and performance. He is known for grassroots activism and brings a new perspective to the governance of Punjab.