List of Chief Minister of West Bengal
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Chief Ministers of West Bengal
| #
| Name
| Took Office
| Left Office
| Party
|
| 1
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
| August 15, 1947
| January 14, 1948
|
|
| 2
| Bidhan Chandra Ray
| January 14, 1948
| July 1, 1962
| Indian National Congress
|
|
| (President's rule)
| July 1, 1962
| July 8, 1962
|
|
| 3
| Prafulla Chandra Sen
| July 8, 1962
| March 15, 1967
| Indian National Congress
|
| 4
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
| March 15, 1967
| November 2, 1967
| Bangla Congress in United Front
|
| 5
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
| November 2, 1967
| February 20, 1968
| Nonparty in Progressive Democratic Alliance Front
|
|
| (President's rule)
| November 20, 1969
| February 25, 1969
|
|
| 6
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
| February 25, 1969
| March 19, 1970
| Bangla Congress Party in United Front
|
|
| (President's rule)
| March 19, 1970
| April 2, 1971
|
|
| 7
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
| April 2, 1971
| June 28, 1971
| Indian National Congress in coalition
|
|
| (President's rule)
| June 28, 1971
| March 19, 1972
|
|
| 8
| Siddhartha Shankar Ray
| March 19, 1972
| June 21, 1977
| Indian National Congress
|
| 9
| Jyoti Basu
| June 21, 1977
| November 6, 2000
| CPI(M) in Left Front
|
| 10
| Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
| November 6, 2000
| present
| CPI(M) in Left Front
|
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