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List of chief ministers of Maharashtra

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{{short description|Head of the government of the state of Maharashtra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime20.02332
| post = Chief Minister of Maharashtra
| native_name = '''मुख्यमंत्री महाराष्ट्र राज्य'''
| body =
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]
| image = The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| incumbent = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| incumbentsince = 28 November 2019
| appointer = [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
| appointer_qualified =
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| status = [[Head of Government|Head]] of the [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| abbreviation = CM
| member_of = *[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] 
*[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Vidhan Parishad]]
*[[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = 5 years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.</ref>
| inaugural =
*'''[[Dhanjishah Cooper|Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Prime Minister of Bombay State]])}}
( April 1937 - July 1937 )

*'''[[Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Bombay State]])}}
(1947–1952)

*'''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
(1960–1962)
| deputy = '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|p=y|br=y|1960|05|01}}
| residence = [[Varsha Bungalow]], [[Malabar Hill]], [[Mumbai]]
| seat = [[Mantralaya, Mumbai]]
| precursor = *Prime Minister of [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]
*Chief Minister of [[Bombay State|Bombay]]
| salary =
| website = {{URL|https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/|CMO Maharashtra}}
| Term end = 26 November 2019
| acting = Yes|
}}

The '''Chief Minister of Maharashtra''' is the [[head of government|head]] of the [[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. Following elections to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]], the [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]] invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the Chief Minister (CM). If the appointee is not a member of either the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] or the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] of Maharashtra, then the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/chavan-elected-to-legislative-council/article23050256.ece|title=Chavan elected to Legislative Council|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref> The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.</ref>

Maharashtra was formed by [[Bombay State#Dissolution of Bombay state|dissolution]] of [[Bombay State]] on 1 May 1960.<ref name=BomReorg1960>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1535/1/196011.pdf|title=The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960|date=1960-04-25|website=India Code - Digital Repository of Legislation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004247/https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1535/1/196011.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Yashwantrao Chavan]], who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] and held the office until the [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962 Assembly elections]]. [[Marotrao Kannamwar|Marotrao Kannanwar]] succeeded him and was the only CM to die while in office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/before-jayalalithaa-aiadmk-leader-tamil-nadu-cm-15-chief-ministers-who-died-in-office-4414697/|title=Before Jayalalithaa, 16 chief ministers who died in office|date=2016-12-07|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/jayalalithaa-is-dead-here-are-other-chief-ministers-who-died-while-still-in-office-3143718.html|title=Jayalalithaa is dead: Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> [[Vasantrao Naik]], who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years, has by far been the longest serving CM. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years (1967-1972) till Devendra Fadnavis matched it (2014-2019). With the exceptions of [[Manohar Joshi]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), [[Narayan Rane]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), [[Devendra Fadnavis]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) and [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), all other CMs have been from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] or its [[Indian National Congress breakaway parties|breakaway parties]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110710/jsp/7days/story_14219143.jsp|title=Down but not out|date=2011-07-10|work=The Telegraph India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19780131-indira-gandhi-installed-as-president-of-break-away-faction-of-congress-party-818678-2015-04-21|title=Indira Gandhi installed as president of break-away faction of Congress Party|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>

So far, [[President's rule]] has been imposed thrice in the [[Maharashtra|state]]: first from February to June 1980 and again from September to October 2014. It was again imposed on 12 November 2019 <ref>{{cite news|title=Use of President's Rule peaked on February 17, 1980: Some facts|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/use-of-presidents-rule-309141-2016-02-17|access-date=1 March 2018|work=India Today|date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President's rule: 'Unprecedented but logical'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/President’s-rule-‘Unprecedented-but-logical’/article20875429.ece|access-date=1 March 2018|work=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

The current incumbent is [[Uddhav Thackeray]] of the [[Shiv Sena]] since 28 November 2019.

==Key==
'''Colour key for political parties'''
{{legend|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|Aqua|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|Blue|[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}|[[Shiv Sena]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|White|N/A ([[President's rule]])|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

== Precursors ==

=== Prime Ministers of Bombay (1937-47) {{efn|After [[Independence of India|India's Independence]], [[Bombay State]] was created and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised [[Bombay Presidency]] (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra and [[Vidarbha]]), the [[princely state]]s of the [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency|Baroda, Western India and Gujarat]] (the present-day Indian state of [[Gujarat]]) and [[Deccan States Agency|Deccan States]] (which included parts of the present-day Indian states of Maharashtra and [[Karnataka]]).<ref>{{Cite book|title=A critical study of the development of secondary education for girls in Gujarat its history and present day problems (PhD Thesis)|last=Desai|first=S. H.|publisher=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET|year=1972|location=Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|pages=411–420|hdl = 10603/57937}}</ref>}} ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" | Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of Office
! rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Appointed
by

(Governor)
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Tenure
|-
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[Dhanjishah Cooper|Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper]]
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100x100px]]
| 1 April 1937
| 19 July 1937<ref name=RABP>{{cite book |author= |title=Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.34595/page/160/mode/2up |pages=160–161 |location=[[Mumbai]] |publisher=Government Central Press, Bombay |date=1939 |isbn=}}</ref>
| {{ayd|1937|03|1|1937|07|19}}
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan=2| 1st Provincial Assembly [[1937 Indian provincial elections|(1937 Elections)]]
|[[Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne|The Lord Brabourne]]
|-
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[B. G. Kher]] {{small|(1888-1957)}}
| [[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|100x100px]]
| 19 July 1937<ref name=RABP /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/Margadarshika%20Parishishta-%20Chief%20Minister%20list.pdf |title=Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019) |website=[[Maharashtra Legislature]] |language=mr |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
| 2 November
1939 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/727053/forgotten-fact-most-mumbaiites-are-breaking-the-law-when-they-grab-a-drink|title = Forgotten fact: Most Mumbaiites are breaking the law when they grab a drink}}</ref>
|{{ayd|1937|07|19|1939|11|2}}
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|[[Robert Duncan Bell]]
|- align="center"
| -
|''Vacant''
(Governor's Rule)
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|100x100px]]
|2 November
1939
|30 March 1946
|{{ayd|1939|11|2|1946|3|30}}
|N/A
|''Dissolved''
| -
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (2)
| [[B. G. Kher]]
{{small|(1888-1957)}} 
|[[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|100x100px]]
|30 March 1946
|15 August 1947
|{{age in years and days|30 March 1946|15 August 1947}}
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|2nd
Provincial

Assembly

[[1946 Indian provincial elections|(1946 Elections)]]
|[[John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir|Sir John Colville]]
|-
|}

=== Chief Ministers of Bombay (1947-60) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="10" |'''Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1947–56)'''
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of Office
! rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Appointed
by

(Governor)
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Tenure
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[B. G. Kher]] {{small|(1888-1957)}}
| [[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|''Did not contest''
|15 August 1947
|21 April 1952
|{{age in years and days|15 August 1947|21 April 1952}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|Provincial

Assembly

[[1946 Indian provincial elections|(1946 Elections)]]
|[[John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir|Sir John Colville]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[Morarji Desai]] {{small|(1896-1995)}}
|[[File:Morarji_Desai_1997_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Chikhli, Gujarat]]
|21 April 1952
|31 October 1956
|{{age in years and days|21 April 1952|31 October 1956}}
|1st
Assembly

([[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 elections]])
|[[Raja Maharaj Singh|Raja Sir Maharaj Singh]]
|- align="center"
! colspan="10" |'''Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1956–60)'''
'''(States Reorganisation Act, 1956)''' {{efn|[[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]: [[Bombay State]] was enlarged by the addition of [[Saurashtra State]] and [[Kutch State]], the Marathi-speaking districts of [[Nagpur Division]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Marathwada]] region of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]. The southernmost districts of the [[Bombay Presidency]] were transferred to [[Mysore State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1680/1/195637.pdf|title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956|date=1956-08-31|website=India Code - Digital Repository of Legislations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004048/https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1680/1/195637.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" style="height: 60px;" | 3
| rowspan="2" | [[Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan]] {{small|(1913-1984)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Yashwantrao_Chavan_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Karad North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad North]]
|1 November 1956
|5 April 1957
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1 November 1956|30 April 1960}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|1st
Assembly

([[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 elections]])
|[[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
|- align="center"
|5 April 1957
|30 April 1960
|2nd
Assembly

([[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 elections]])
|[[Sri Prakasa]]
|}

==Chief Ministers of Maharashtra==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="10" |Chief Ministers of Maharashtra{{efn|[[Bombay state]] was dissolved to form the present-day states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which was enacted by the [[Parliament of India]] on 25 April 1960 and came into effect on 1 May 1960.<ref name=BomReorg1960 />}} (1960–present)
(Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-01|title=Explained: How Gujarat, Maharashtra came into being|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-maharashtra-foundation-day-5705120/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |No
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
{{small|(Alliance)}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/dept/mental_moral_and_social_science/politics_and_public_administration/ppa_webfiles/pdf/Link_Occ_Paper_Suhas_Palshikar_Coalition%20_CAS.pdf|title=Coalitions in Maharashtra Political fragmentation or Social Reconfiguration?|last1=Palshikar|first1=Suhas|last2=Birmal|first2=Nitin|last3=Ghotale|first3=Vivek|year=2010|publisher=Savitribai Phule Pune University}}</ref>
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[Yashwantrao Chavan|Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan]] {{small|(1913-1984)}}
|[[File:Yashwantrao_Chavan_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Karad North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad North]]
|1 May 1960
|19 November 1962
| {{age in years and days|1 May 1960|19 November 1962}}
|1st Assembly
( [[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 elections]])
| rowspan="8" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" width="4px" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[Marotrao Kannamwar|Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar]] {{small|(1900-1963)}}
|
|[[Saoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saoli]]
|20 November 1962
|24 November 1963
| {{age in years and days|20 November 1962|24 November 1963}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2nd]]
[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

([[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 3
| [[P. K. Sawant]]
|
|[[Chiplun (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chiplun]]
|25 November 1963
|4 December 1963
| {{age in years and days|25 November 1963|4 December 1963}}

|- align="center"
| rowspan="3" style="height: 60px;" | 4
| rowspan="3" | [[Vasantrao Naik|Vasantrao Phulsing Naik]] {{small|(1913-1979)}}
| rowspan="3" |
[[Vasantrao Phulsing Naik|Photo]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pusad]]
|5 December 1963
|1 March 1967
| rowspan="3" | {{age in years and days|5 December 1963|20 February 1975}}

|- align="center"
|1 March 1967
|13 March 1972
|[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|3rd]]
[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1967 election)]]
|- align="center"
|13 March 1972
|20 February 1975
| rowspan="3" |[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|4th]]
[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1972 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 5
| [[Shankarrao Chavan|Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan]] {{small|(1920-2004)}}
|[[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|21 February 1975
|16 May 1977
| {{age in years and days|21 February 1975|16 May 1977}}

|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" style="height: 60px;" | 6
| rowspan="2" | [[Vasantdada Patil|Vasantrao Banduji Patil]]
{{small|(1917-1989)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Working of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1960-1975) - PhD Thesis|last=Shinde|first=A.S.|publisher=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET|year=1985|location=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University|pages=153–154|chapter=Chapter 5 Executive-Legislature relationship|chapter-url=https://www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/146964/10/10_chapter%205.pdf/}}</ref>
|17 May 1977
|5 March 1978
| rowspan="2" | {{age in years and days|17 May 1977|18 July 1978}} 
|- align="center"
|[[Sangli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangli]]
|5 March 1978
|18 July 1978
| rowspan="2" |[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|5th]]
[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1978 election)]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Congress (Urs)]]

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/interview/story/19780831-i-am-just-running-my-own-state-as-best-as-possible-devraj-urs-822976-2014-03-21|title=I am just running my own state as best as possible: Devraj Urs|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|title=Statistical Report 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections|year=1978|website=Election Commission of India|page=354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006195645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=2010-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{small|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]] - [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]])}}
| width="4px" style="background-color: Aqua" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 7
| [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]] {{small|(born 1940)}}
|[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|18 July 1978
|17 February 1980
| {{age in years and days|18 July 1978|17 February 1980}} 
| [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|Congress (Socialist)]]

<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sharad-Pawar#ref1199631|title=Sharad Pawar {{!}} Indian politician|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Sharad Pawar will never ever go back to the Congress|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/sharad-pawar-nationalist-congress-party-congress-sonia-gandhi-indira-gandhi-janata-party-digvijay-singh-ajit-pawar-sushil-kumar-shinde/story/1/10757.html|access-date=2018-05-22|website=dailyo.in}}</ref>

{{small|(Progressive Democratic Front)}}
| width="4px" style="background-color: Blue" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| –
| Vacant{{efn|name=PR| Under [[Article 356]] of the [[Constitution of India]], in the event that a [[State governments of India|state government]] is unable to function according to constitutional provisions, the [[Government of India|Central government]] can take direct control of the state machinery through the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]]. When [[President's rule]] is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2013.</ref>}} ([[President's rule]])
| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
| N/A
|17 February 1980
|8 June 1980
|{{age in years and days|17 February 1980|8 June 1980}}
|''Dissolved''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/RTI_VRSSandeepGupta_CSR1_300614.PDF|title=Information sought under RTI Act, 2005|date=2014-06-27|website=Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of India)|page=7 of 14|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 8
| [[Abdul Rehman Antulay]] {{small|(1929-2014)}}
|
|[[Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shrivardhan]]
|9 June 1980
|12 January 1982
| {{age in years and days|9 June 1980|12 January 1982}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|6th]]
[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1980 election)]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" width="4px" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 9
| [[Babasaheb Bhosale|Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale]] {{small|(1921-2007)}}
|
|[[Kurla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nehrunagar]]
|21 January 1982
|1 February 1983
| {{age in years and days|21 January 1982|1 February 1983}}
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (6)
| [[Vasantdada Patil|Vasantrao Banduji Patil]]
[2]

{{small|(1917-1989)}}
|[[File:Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Sangli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangli]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eci_publications/books/doc/DM-Jul-Sep-83.pdf|title=Documentation Monthly July 1983 (Research and Reference Election Commission of India)|website=Election Commission of India|pages=78–79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522111509/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eci_publications/books/doc/DM-Jul-Sep-83.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{small|(1983 by-elections)}}
|2 February 1983
|1 June 1985
| {{age in years and days|2 February 1983|1 June 1985}} (3 years, 181 day)
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 10
| [[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]] {{small|(1931—2020)}}
|
|[[Nilanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nilanga]]
|3 June 1985
|6 March 1986
| {{age in years and days|3 June 1985|6 March 1986}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|7th]]
[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1985 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (5)
| [[Shankarrao Chavan|Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan]]
[2]

{{small|(1920-2004)}}
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/S-B-Chavan-Headmaster-of-Indian-politics/articleshow/521502.cms|title=S B Chavan: Headmaster of Indian politics - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
|12 March 1986
|26 June 1988
| {{age in years and days|12 March 1986|26 June 1988}} (4 years, 190 days)

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| rowspan="2" | (7)
| rowspan="2" | [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]]
[2] {{small|(born 1940)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|26 June 1988
|3 March 1990
| rowspan="2" | {{age in years and days|26 June 1988|25 June 1991}} 
|- align="center"
|4 March 1990
|25 June 1991
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|8th]]
[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1990 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 11
| [[Sudhakarrao Naik|Sudhakarrao Rajusing Naik]] {{small|(1934-2001)}}
|
|[[Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pusad]]
|25 June 1991
|22 February 1993
| {{age in years and days|25 June 1991|22 February 1993}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (7)
| [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]]
[3]

(born 1940)
|[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|6 March 1993
|14 March 1995
|{{age in years and days|6 March 1993|14 March 1995}} (6 years, 221 days)
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 12
| [[Manohar Joshi|Manohar Gajanan Joshi]] {{small|(born 1937)}}
|[[File:Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Dadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dadar]]
|14 March 1995
|31 January 1999
| {{age in years and days|14 March 1995|31 January 1999}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|9th]]
[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1995 election)]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Shiv Sena]]
{{small|([[Shiv Sena|Sena]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" width="4px" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 13
| [[Narayan Rane|Narayan Tatu Rane]] {{small|(born 1952)}}
|[[File:Narayan Rane.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Kudal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malvan]]
|1 February 1999
|17 October 1999
| {{age in years and days|1 February 1999|17 October 1999}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 14
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh]] {{small|(1945-2012)}}
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|center|125x125px]]
|[[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
|18 October 1999
|16 January
2003
| {{age in years and days|18 October 1999|16 January 2003}} 
| rowspan="2" |[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|10th]]
[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1999 election)]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]

{{small|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]]-[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])}}
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" width="4px" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 15
| [[Sushilkumar Shinde|Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde]]
{{small|(born 1941)}}
|[[File:Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG|center|100x100px]]
|[[Solapur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Solapur South]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Sushilkumar-Shinde-is-sworn-in/articleshow/47705091.cms|title=Sushilkumar Shinde is sworn in - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>

|18 January
2003
|30 October
2004
| {{age in years and days|18 January 2003|30 October 2004}}
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (14)
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Vilasrao Dagodajirao Deshmukh]]
[2] {{small|(1945-2012)}}
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
|1 November
2004
|4 December
2008
| {{age in years and days|1 November 2004|4 December 2008}} (7 years, 123 days)
| rowspan="2" |[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|11th]]
[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2004 election)]]

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 16
| [[Ashok Chavan|Ashok Shankarrao Chavan]] {{small|(born 1958)}}
| [[File:Ashok Chavan 2010 - still 114915 crop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|8 December 2008
|9 November 2010
| {{age in years and days|8 December 2008|9 November 2010}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 17
| [[Prithviraj Chavan]] {{small|(born 1946)}}
|[[File:Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-cm-elected-unopposed-to-legislative-council/20110427.htm|title=Maha CM elected unopposed to Legislative Council - Rediff.com India News|work=Rediff.com|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/chavan-elected-to-legislative-council/article23050256.ece|title=Chavan elected to Legislative Council|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en}}</ref>
|11 November
2010
|26 September
2014
| {{age in years and days|11 November 2010|26 September 2014}}
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|12th]]
[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2009 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| –
| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
| N/A
|28 September
2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Acts%20Rules/Marathi/Scan%20Documents_08-10-2014_1253_1.pdf|title=Proclamation of President's Rule|date=2014-09-28|website=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
|30 October
2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/site/Upload/Acts%20Rules/Marathi/Notification%203-11-2014.pdf|title=Proclamation to revoke President's rule|date=2014-10-30|website=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|28 September 2014|30 October 2014}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 18
| [[Devendra Fadnavis|Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis]] {{small|(born 1970)}}
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]]
|31 October 2014
|8 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |title=Devendra Fadnavis resigns, blames Shiv Sena for Maharashtra crisis |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/devendra-fadnavis-resigns-blames-shiv-sena-for-maharashtra-crisis/article29921485.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|31 October 2014|8 November 2019}}
|[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|13th]]
[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2014 election)]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata]]
[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Party]]

{{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-[[Shiv Sena|Sena]])}}
| style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| -
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
|
|12 November 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=President's Rule imposed in Maharashtra, what now? - A first in Maha history |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/presidents-rule-imposed-in-maharashtra-what-now/a-first-in-maha-history/slideshow/72035668.cms |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>
|23 November
2019<ref>{{cite web |title=President's Rule Revoked in Maharashtra at 5:47 am |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-coup-presidents-rule-revoked-in-maharashtra-at-5-47-am-2137260 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|{{age in years and days|12 November 2019|23 November 2019}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
|
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (18)
| [[Devendra Fadnavis|Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis]]
[2] {{small|(born 1970)}}
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]]
|23 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis first Maharashtra CM to resign twice in one-month period |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/devendra-fadnavis-first-maharashtra-cm-to-resign-twice-in-one-month-period-6138344/ |access-date=27 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
| 26 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister For 80 Hours, Quits |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/devendra-fadnavis-resigns-as-maharashtra-chief-minister-ahead-of-floor-test-tomorrow-2138939 |access-date=26 November 2019 |publisher=NDTV |date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|23 November 2019|26 November 2019}} {{efn|Fadnavis sworn in as CM on 23 November 2019 at 8:00 am and resigned on 26 November 2019 at 4:00 pm making him the CM with shortest tenure ever in the history of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Was Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra CM For Just 80 Hours? BJP MP Answers |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/why-was-devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cm-for-just-80-hours_in_5de4a683e4b0d50f32a4955f |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=HuffPost |date=2 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=After 80 hours as Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis submits resignation to governor |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/after-80-hours-as-maharashtra-cm-fadnavis-submits-resignation-to-governor-11574771014091.html |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]] |date=26 November 2019}}</ref> Before him, [[Jagdambika Pal]] had the shortest tenure as chief minister. He was the CM of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] for 44 hours from 21 to 23 February 1998 and both Fadnavis and Pal were from BJP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Only 80 hrs: Devendra Fadnavis becomes Maharashtra CM with shortest tenure ever |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-becomes-maharashtra-cm-with-shortest-tenure-1622775-2019-11-26 |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=[[India Today]]|date=26 November 2019}}</ref> [[P. K. Sawant]] from INC was the CM with shortest term before Fadnavis for Maharastra; became CM on 25 November 1963 and his tenure ended on 4 December 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: Only 80 hours – Fadnavis now CM for shortest tenure in state history |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/only-80-hours-fadnavis-now-cm-for-shortest-tenure-in-state-history-6138705/ |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=27 November 2019}}</ref>}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|14th]]
[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2019 election)]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
{{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])}}
| style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
|19
|[[Uddhav Thackeray]] {{small|(born 1960)}}
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]
|28 November 2019
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|28 November 2019|}}
| [[Shiv Sena]]
{{small|([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]-[[Shiv Sena|Sena]])}}
|style="background-color:{{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}"|
|}

==Statistics==
;List of Chief Ministers by length of term
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|-
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" | {{Tooltip|No.}}
! rowspan = "2" | Name
! rowspan = "2" colspan="2" | Party
! colspan = "2" | Length of term
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total years of premiership
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| {{Sortname|Vasantrao| Phulsing Naik}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 11 years, 77 days
| 11 years, 77 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| {{Sortname|Vilasrao| Deshmukh}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 4 years, 33 days
| 7 years, 123 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| {{Sortname|Sharad| Pawar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 2 years, 364 days
| 6 years, 221 days
|-
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| {{Sortname|Devendra| Fadnavis}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| 5 years, 8 days
| 5 years, 11 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| {{Sortname|Shankarrao| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 2 years, 106 days
| 4 years, 190 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| {{Sortname|Vasantdada| Patil}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 2 years, 119 days
| 3 years, 181 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| {{Sortname|Manohar| Joshi}}
| [[Shiv sena|SS]]
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
| 3 years, 323 days
| 3 years, 323 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="8" | 8
| {{Sortname|Prithviraj| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 3 years, 319 days
| 3 years, 319 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="9" | 9
| {{Sortname|Yashwantrao| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 2 years, 202 days
| 2 years, 202 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="10" | 10
| {{Sortname|Ashok| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 336 days
| 1 year, 336 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="11" | 11
| '''{{Sortname|Uddhav| Thackeray}}'''
| '''[[Shiv sena|SS]]'''
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
| '''{{age in years and days|2019|11|28}}'''
| '''{{age in years and days|2019|11|28}}'''
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="12" | 12
| {{Sortname|Sushilkumar| Shinde}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 286 days
| 1 year, 286 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="13" | 13
| {{Sortname|Sudhakarrao| Naik}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 242 days
| 1 year, 242 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="14" | 14
| {{Sortname|A. R.| Antulay}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 217 days
| 1 year, 217 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="15" | 15
| {{Sortname|Babasaheb| Bhosale}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 11 days
| 1 year, 11 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="16" | 16
| {{Sortname|Marotrao| Kannamwar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 1 year, 4 days
| 1 year, 4 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="17" | 17
| {{Sortname|Shivajirao| Patil Nilangekar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 276 days
| 276 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="18" | 18
| {{Sortname|Narayan| Rane}}
| [[Shiv sena|SS]]
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
| 258 days
| 258 days
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="19" | 19
| {{Sortname|P. K.| Sawant}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| 9 days
| 9 days
|-
|-
|}
*'''Bold''' indicates incumbent Chief Minister of Maharashtra

==Timeline==
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==See also==
* [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of governors of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Commons category|Chief ministers of Maharashtra}}
{{Chief Ministers of Maharashtra}}
{{Current Indian chief ministers}}
[[Category:Government of Maharashtra]]
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{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime
| insignia = File:Seal_of_Punjab_Government.png
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Seal of Punjab
| post = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| incumbent = [[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
| image = Charanjit Singh Channi.jpg
| caption = 16th Chief Minister of Punjab
| incumbentsince = 20 September 2021
| appointer = Governor of Punjab
| reportsto = [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
| inaugural = [[Gopi Chand Bhargava]]
| abbreviation = CM
| deputy = [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| appointer_qualified =
| style = [[The Honourable]] (Formal) [[Mister|Mr. Chief Minister]] (Informal)
| status = [[Head of Government]]
| member_of = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| salary = Monthly, {{INRConvert|230|k}}<ref>[https://paycheck.in/salary/salarycheckers/captain-amarinder-singh Captain Amarinder Singh]. ''Pay Check''. Retrieved 20 July 2020.</ref>
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|br=y|1947|08|15}}
| seat = Punjab Civil Secretariat, [[Chandigarh]]
| body = [[Punjab, India]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Punjab as well.</ref>
| imagesize =
| precursor = [[Prime Minister of Punjab|Premier of Punjab]]
}}

The '''[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]''', an Indian [[States and territories of India|state]], is the [[head of government|head]] of the [[Government of Punjab (India)|government of Punjab]]. As per the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] is the state's head, but [[de facto]] executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]], the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1" />

==History==

=== Punjab Province (1937-1947) ===
The province of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] was then headquartered in [[Lahore]].Under the [[Government of India Act 1935]], a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council with a government headed by the Prime Minister. The [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] won the [[1937 Indian provincial elections#Punjab|Punjab Provincial Assembly elections, 1937]] and [[Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan]] became the [[Prime Minister of the Punjab|Premier of the Punjab]] and hold the position till his death in 1942. Khan was succeeded by [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana|Sir Khizar Tiwana]]. In [[1946 Indian provincial elections#Punjab|1946 elections]] were held the [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] stood fourth place but with the support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] formed the government under [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana|Sir Khizar Tiwana]]. Tiwana later resigned on 2 March 1947 against decision of [[Partition of India]].

=== Patiala and East Punjab States Union (1948-1956) ===
Patiala and East Punjab States Union or [[PEPSU]] was an Indian state formed by the union of post-partition province of Punjab on the Indian side of the border with eight [[princely state]]s, which were allowed to maintain their native monarchs. The state was inaugurated on 15 July 1948 and formally became a [[States and union territories of India|state]] in 1950. Among these princely states, six were [[salute state]]s:- [[Patiala State|Patiala]], [[Jind State|Jind]], [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]], [[Nabha State|Nabha]], [[Faridkot State|Faridkot]] and [[Malerkotla State|Malerkotla]]. The other two states were Nalagarh and Kalsia. PEPSU was earlier headed by the Premier, from 1952 the Chief Minister become the head of the government. On 1 November 1956, PEPSU was merged mostly into [[East Punjab]]( Punjab from 1950) following the [[States Reorganisation Act|States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].

===East Punjab (1947-1966) ===
The state of East Punjab was formed in 1947 later it was renamed to Punjab in 1950. It consisted of the parts of the [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]] that went to India following the [[partition of India]]. Since 1947, Punjab has had fifteen chief ministers. The first was [[Gopi Chand Bhargava]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] party, who was sworn in on 15 August 1947, when India [[Indian Independence Act, 1947|gained independence]] from the [[British Raj|British]]. He was succeeded by fellow Congressman [[Bhim Sen Sachar]], who was then subsequently replaced after 188 days by former Chief Minister Gopi Chand Bhargava. After a brief term, [[President of India|President]] [[Rajendra Prasad]] placed the Punjab Legislative Assembly under suspension for ninth months to help the state government gets its act together. In 1952, the first [[1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|state elections]] took place for the Legislative Assembly. The results of the election saw the return of the Congress government with former Chief Minister Bhim Sen Sachar as its leader. After he resigned in 1956, [[Partap Singh Kairon]] became chief minister. Serving until 1964, Kairon remain's one of Punjab's longest-serving chief ministers. He was followed by the returning Chief Minister Gopi Chand Bhargava, who briefly held office as acting chief minister for only 15 days. In July 1964, [[Ram Kishan]] assumed the office and served for two years. His tenure was followed by the President's rule which lasted for 119 days. On 1 November 1966, the state of [[Haryana]] was partitioned from Punjab and some other districts were given to the state of Himachal Pradesh.

===Punjab (Since 1966)===
The first chief minister of the newly re-configured state was [[Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir]] who led a Congress government from the Vidhan Parishad, one of only two to have done so. In the 1967 elections, he was voted out of power in favour of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Akali Das Sant Fateh Singh Group]] whose leader [[Gurnam Singh]] became the first non-Congress chief minister. Gurnam Singh's government was succeeded by three short-lived Akali Dal governments—[[Lachhman Singh Gill]]'s government for less than a year and for a little more than a year under the returning Gurnam Singh and [[Parkash Singh Badal]]. After 272 days under President's rule, the Congress party returned to power under future President [[Zail Singh]]. In 1977, Parkash Singh Badal became the chief minister for the second time. [[Darbara Singh]] became chief minister in 1980 and remained in office for three years before a long period under President's rule. A brief interlude under [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] followed, after which three Congress-led governments took office—led by [[Beant Singh (chief minister)|Beant Singh]] from 1992 to 1995, [[Harcharan Singh Brar]] from 1995 to 1996 and [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]] from 1996 to 1997. Upon taking office, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the first female chief minister of Punjab and overall the [[List of female Indian chief ministers|8th female chief minister]] in India.

Parkash Singh Badal assumed office for the third time in 1997 and became the first chief minister, since Kairon's resignation in 1964, to serve a full term. Badal was succeeded by Congressman [[Amarinder Singh]], who also successfully served a full term. In 2017 he became CM for second time but failed to complete his tenure due to internal political factionalism and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the first [[Dalit]] chief minister of Punjab just 6 months before the expiry of the 15th assembly.

==Key==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;Colour key for party of the chief minister
* {{legend|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
* {{legend|{{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
* {{legend|#FF8000|[[Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
* {{legend|red|[[Punjab Janta Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
* {{legend|blue|[[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|#DDDDDD|[[Independent politician|Independent]]||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|#DDEEFF|Caretaker Chief Minister||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{col-2}}
;Other key
* No.: Incumbent number
* {{note label|†|†|†}} Assassinated
* {{note label|d|d|d}} Died in Office
* {{note label|pd|pd|pd}} Position Dissolved
{{col-end}}

== Chief Ministers of the Punjab ==
===Chief Minister of Punjab (1937-1947)===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|-
! No
! Name
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Party {{small|(Coalition with)}}
! colspan=3| Term of office<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm#Punjab World statesman - British India]</ref> !! Constituency
! Election (Assembly)
! Appointed by
|-
|1
| [[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)|Sikandar Hayat Khan]]
| [[File:Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.png|75px]]
|rowspan=2 style="background:blue;"|
| rowspan=2 | [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]
| 5 April 1937
| 26 December 1942 {{ref label|d|d|d}}
| {{age in years and days|1937|04|05|1942|12|26}}
| West Punjab-Landlord
| rowspan=2|[[1937 Indian provincial elections#Punjab|1937]] (1)
| [[Herbert William Emerson]]
|-
| 2
| [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]]
| [[File:Malik Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana.png|75px]]
| 30 December 1942
| 19 March 1945
| {{age in years and days|1942|12|30|1945|03|19}}
| Khushab
| [[Bertrand Glancy]]
|-
| (i)
| colspan=2|'''Governor Rule''' ''([[Bertrand Glancy]])''
|
| -
| 19 March 1945
| 21 March 1946
| {{age in years and days|1945|03|19|1946|03|21}}
| -
| -
|''[[Viscount Wavell]]''
|-
| (2)
| [[Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana]]
| [[File:Malik Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana.png|75px]]
| style="background:blue;"|
| [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] {{small|([[Indian National Congress|INC]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]])}}
| 21 March 1946
| 2 March 1947
| {{age in years and days|1946|03|21|1947|03|02}}
| Khushab
| [[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election|1946]] (2)
| [[Bertrand Glancy]]
|-
|(ii)
|colspan=2|'''Governor Rule''' (''[[Evan Meredith Jenkins]]'')
|
| -
| 2 March 1947
| 15 August 1947 {{ref label|pd|pd|pd}}
| {{age in years and days|1947|03|02|1947|08|15}}
| -
| -
| ''[[Earl Mountbatten]]''
|-
|}

===[[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] (1948-1956)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! scope="col" |Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Tenure<ref name=":0">"[http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/loh_.htm Honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]" {{small|(in Hindi)}}. [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.</ref><ref name=":1">"[http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/presirule.htm Instances of 'President's Rule' in Madhya Pradesh]" {{small|(in Hindi)}}. Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.</ref>
! scope="col" |[[Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]
{{small|([[Elections in Punjab (India)|election]])}}
!Appointed by
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
! colspan="10" |Premier of PEPSU (1948-52)
|-
| rowspan="2" style="height: 45px;" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Gian Singh Rarewala ex CM.png|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Gian Singh Rarewala]]
|15 July 1948
|13 January 1949
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1948|07|15|1951|05|23}}
|Caretaker Government
| rowspan="3" |[[Yadavindra Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
([[Shiromani Akali Dal]])
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Independent politician/meta/color}}" |
|-
|13 January 1949
|23 May 1951
| rowspan="2" |Not yet created
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |2
|[[File:Raghbir Singh.jpg|75px]]
|[[Raghbir Singh (Chief Minister)|Raghbir Singh]]
|23 May 1951
|21 April 1952
|{{age in years and days|1951|05|23|1952|04|21}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
! colspan="10" |Chief Minister of PEPSU (1952-56)
|-
|1
|[[File:Gian Singh Rarewala ex CM.png|75px]]
|[[Gian Singh Rarewala]]
|22 April 1952
|5 March 1953
|{{age in years and days|1952|04|22|1953|03|05}}
|1st Assembly
([[1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]])
|[[Yadavindra Singh]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|style="background-color: {{Independent politician/meta/color}}" |
|-
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR|''[[President's rule]]'' may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". [[Rediff.com]]. 15 March 2005.</ref>}} ([[President's rule]])
|5 March 1953
|8 March 1954
|{{age in years and days|1953|03|05|1954|03|08}}
|—
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
|2
|[[File:Raghbir Singh.jpg|75px]]
|[[Raghbir Singh (Chief Minister)|Raghbir Singh]]
|8 March 1954
|12 January 1955 {{ref label|d|d|d}}
|{{age in years and days|1954|03|08|1955|01|12}}
| rowspan="2" |2nd Assembly
([[1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1954 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Yadavindra Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|3
|[[File:Brish Bhan.png|75px]]
|[[Brish Bhan]]
|12 January 1955
|1 November 1956 {{ref label|pd|pd|pd}}
|{{age in years and days|1955|01|12|1956|11|01}}
|}
===Chief Minister of Punjab===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! scope="col" |Portrait
! scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |[[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Tenure
! scope="col" |[[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]
([[Elections in Punjab, India|election]])
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |1
|[[File:Gopi Chand Bhargava.png|75px]]
|[[Gopi Chand Bhargava]]
|University
|15 August 1947
|13 April 1949{{efn|Bhargava resigned from the post of chief minister on 6 April 1949 but hold the office till Sachar succeeded him on 13 April.}}
|{{age in years and days|1947|08|15|1949|04|13}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Interim East Punjab Assembly|Interim Assembly]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |2
|[[File:Bhim Sen Sachar.png|75px]]
|[[Bhim Sen Sachar]]
|Lahore City
|13 April 1949
|18 October 1949
|{{age in years and days|1949|04|13|1949|10|18}}
|-
|(1)
|[[File:Gopi Chand Bhargava.png|75px]]
|[[Gopi Chand Bhargava]]
|University
| style="height: 45px;" |18 October 1949
|20 June 1951
|{{age in years and days|1949|10|18|1951|6|20}}
|-
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
| style="height: 45px;" |20 June 1951
|17 April 1952
|{{age in years and days|1951|06|20|1952|04|17}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| rowspan="2" style="height: 45px;" |(2)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Bhim Sen Sachar.png|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhim Sen Sachar]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana City South]]
|17 April 1952
|22 July 1953{{efn|Sachar resigned from the post of Chief Minister due to the differences with cabinet ministers Sri Ram Sharma, but on same day re-sworn as Chief Minister.}}
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1952|04|17|1956|01|23}}
| rowspan="3" |1st Assembly
([[1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]])
| rowspan="7" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="7" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |22 July 1953
|23 January 1956
|-
| rowspan="3" |3
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Partap Singh Kairon.png|75px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Sujanpur (Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
| style="height: 45px;" |23 January 1956
|9 April 1957
| rowspan="3" |{{age in years and days|1956|01|23|1964|06|21}}
|-
|9 April 1957
|11 March 1962
|2nd Assembly
([[1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1957 election]])
|-
|11 March 1962
|21 June 1964
| rowspan="5" |3rd Assembly
([[1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |—
|[[File:Gopi Chand Bhargava.png|75px]]
|[[Gopi Chand Bhargava]]
|[[Punjab Legislative Council|MLC]]
|21 June 1964{{efn|Bhargava was also the only caretaker Chief Minister who served for few days due to the resignation of Partap Singh Kairon.}}
|6 July 1964
|{{age in years and days|1964|06|21|1964|07|06}}
|-
|4
|[[File:Ram Kishan.png|75px]]
|[[Ram Kishan]]
|[[Jalandhar North Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar North East]]
| style="height: 45px;" |7 July 1964
|5 July 1966
|{{age in years and days|1964|07|07|1966|07|05}}
|-
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
| style="height: 45px;" |5 July 1966
|1 November 1966
|{{age in years and days|1966|07|05|1966|11|01}}
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |5
|[[File:Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir.png|75px]]
|[[Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir]]
|[[Punjab Legislative Council|MLC]]
|1 November 1966
|8 March 1967
|{{age in years and days|1966|11|01|1967|03|08}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- style="height: 45px;"
|6
|[[File:Justice Gurnam Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Gurnam Singh]]
|[[Qila Raipur]]
|8 March 1967
|25 November 1967
|{{age in years and days|1967|03|08|1967|11|25}}
| rowspan="2" |4th Assembly
([[1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1967 election]])
|[[Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh]] {{small|([[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]-[[Communist Party of India|CPI]])}}
|style="background-color: #FF8000" |
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |7
|[[File:Lachhman Singh Gill.png|75px]]
|[[Lachhman Singh Gill]]
|[[Dharamkot Assembly Constituency|Dharamkot]]
|25 November 1967
|23 August 1968
|{{age in years and days|1967|11|25|1968|08|23}}
|[[Punjab Janta Party]] {{small|([[Indian National Congress|INC]])}}
|style="background-color: red"|
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
|23 August 1968
|17 February 1969
|{{age in years and days|1968|08|23|1969|02|17}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |(6)
|[[File:Justice Gurnam Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Gurnam Singh]]
|[[Qila Raipur]]
|17 February 1969
|27 March 1970
|{{age in years and days|1969|02|17|1970|03|27}}
| rowspan="2" |5th Assembly
([[1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1969 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] {{small|([[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" |
|- style="height: 45px;"
|8
|[[File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png|75px]]
|[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
|[[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Giddarbaha]]
|27 March 1970
|14 June 1971
|{{age in years and days|1970|03|27|1971|06|14}}
|-
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
|14 June 1971
|17 March 1972
|{{age in years and days|1971|06|14|1972|03|17}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
|9
|[[File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India (cropped).png|75px]]
|[[Zail Singh]]
|[[Ananadpur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Anandpur Sahib]]
| style="height: 45px;" |17 March 1972
|30 April 1977
|{{age in years and days|1972|03|17|1977|04|30}}
|6th Assembly
([[1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
| style="height: 45px;" |30 April 1977
|20 June 1977
|{{age in years and days|1977|04|30|1977|06|20}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |(8)
|[[File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png|75px]]
|[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
|[[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Giddarbaha]]
|20 June 1977
|17 February 1980
|{{age in years and days|1977|06|20|1980|02|17}}
|7th Assembly
([[1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1977 election]])
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] {{small|([[Janata Party|JP]]-[[Communist Party of India|CPI]])}}
|style="background-color: {{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" |
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
|17 February 1980
|6 June 1980
|{{age in years and days|1980|02|17|1980|06|06}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |10
|[[File:Darbara Singh.png|75px]]
|[[Darbara Singh]]
|[[Nakodar Assembly Constituency|Nakodar]]
|6 June 1980
|6 October 1983
|{{age in years and days|1980|06|06|1983|10|06}}
|8th Assembly
([[1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1980 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
|6 October 1983
|29 September 1985
|{{age in years and days|1983|10|06|1985|09|29}}
|—
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |11
|[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (cropped) (Surjit Singh Barnala).png|75px]]
|[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
|[[Barnala Assembly Constituency|Barnala]]
|29 September 1985
|11 June 1987
|{{age in years and days|1985|09|29|1987|06|11}}
|9th Assembly
([[1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1985 election]])
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" |
|- style="height: 45px;"
|—
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|97x97px]]
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|—
|11 June 1987
|25 February 1992
|{{age in years and days|1987|06|11|1992|02|25}}
|—
|N/A
|
|-
|12
|[[File:Beant Singh 2013 stamp of India (cropped).png|75px]]
|[[Beant Singh (chief minister)|Beant Singh]]
|[[Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar Cantonment]]
| style="height: 45px;" |25 February 1992
|31 August 1995 {{ref label|†|†|†}}
|{{age in years and days|1992|02|25|1995|08|31}}
| rowspan="3" |10th Assembly
([[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1992 election]])
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|13
|[[File:Harcharan Singh Brar ex CM.png|75px]]
|[[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
| style="height: 45px;" |[[Muktsar Assembly Constituency|Muktsar]]
|31 August 1995
|21 November 1996
|{{age in years and days|1995|08|31|1996|11|21}}
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |14
|[[File:Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg|75px]]
|[[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]
|[[Lehra Assembly Constituency|Lehra]]
|21 November 1996
|11 February 1997
|{{age in years and days|1996|11|21|1997|02|11}}
|-
| style="height: 45px;" |(8)
|[[File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png|75px]]
|[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
|[[Lambi Assembly Constituency|Lambi]]
|12 February 1997
|26 February 2002
|{{age in years and days|1997|02|12|2002|02|26}}
|11th Assembly
([[1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1997 election]])
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] {{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])}}
|style="background-color: {{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" |
|-
|15
|[[File:Amarinder Singh.jpg|75px]]
|[[Amarinder Singh]]
|[[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]]
|26 February 2002
|1 March 2007
|{{age in years and days|2002|02|26|2007|03|01}}
|12th Assembly
([[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2002 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |(8)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lambi Assembly Constituency|Lambi]]
|1 March 2007
|14 March 2012
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|2007|03|01|2017|03|16}}
|13th Assembly
([[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2007 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] {{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" |
|-
|14 March 2012
|16 March 2017
|14th Assembly
([[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012 election]])
|-
|(15)
|[[File:Amarinder Singh.jpg|75px]]
|[[Amarinder Singh]]
|[[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]]
|16 March 2017
|20 September 2021
|{{age in years and days|2017|03|16|2021|09|20}}
| rowspan="2" |15th Assembly
([[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|16
|[[File:Charanjit Singh Channi.jpg|75px]]
|[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
|[[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]]
|20 September 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2021|09|20}}
|}

==List of Chief Ministers by Party==
Following is the summary of hold of Chief Minister's office by members of Indian political parties.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!colspan=2|Party
!Number of Chief Ministers
!Total days of holding CM Office
|-
!1
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|14
|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1951|5|23|1952|4|21}}+{{age in days|1954|3|8|1956|11|1}}+{{age in days|1947|8|15|1951|6|20}}+{{age in days|1952|4|17|1966|7|5}}+{{age in days|1966|11|1|1967|3|8}}+{{age in days|1972|3|17|1977|7|30}}+{{age in days|1980|6|6|1983|10|6}}+{{age in days|1992|2|25|1997|2|11}}+{{age in days|2002|2|26|2007|3|1}}+{{age in days|2017|3|16}}}}}}|R}} days
|-
!2
|bgcolor="{{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}"|
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|3
|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1969|2|17|1971|7|14}}+{{age in days|1977|6|20|1980|2|17}}+{{age in days|1985|9|29|1987|6|11}}+{{age in days|1997|2|12|2002|2|26}}+{{age in days|2007|3|1|2017|3|16}}}}}}|R}} days
|-
!3
|bgcolor=blue |
|[[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]
|2
|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1937|4|5|1945|3|19}}+{{age in days|1946|3|21|1947|3|2}}}}}}|R}} days
|-
!4
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|1
|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1946|7|15|1951|5|23}}+{{age in days|1952|4|22|1953|3|5}}}}}}|R}} days
|-
!5
|bgcolor=red |
|[[Punjab Janta Party]]
|1
|{{age in days|1967|11|25|1968|8|23}} days
|-
!6
|bgcolor=#FF8000 |
|[[Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh|Akali Dal Fateh Singh]]
|1
|{{age in days|1967|3|8|1967|11|25}} days
|}

=== Parties by number of their members served as Punjab Chief Ministers ===
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| group 5 = 0:0:0:0:1:0
| group 6 = 0:0:0:0:0:1
| colors = #00BFFF : #000180 : blue : #FF8000 : red : #DDDDDD
| group names = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] : [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] : [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|UP]] : [[Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh|ADSF]] : [[Punjab Janta Party|PJP]] : [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| x legends = INC : SAD : UP : ADSF : PJP : IND
}}

==Living former Chief Ministers of Punjab==

As of {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there are three Living former chief ministers of Punjab:

<gallery class="center" caption="Living former Chief ministers">

File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png|[[Parkash Singh Badal]] (1970–1971, 1977–1980, 1997–2002, 2007–2017) {{birth date and age|df=yes|1927|12|08}}
File:Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg|[[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]] (1996–1997) {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|09|03}}
File:Amarinder Singh.jpg|[[Amarinder Singh]] (2002–2007, 2017–2021) {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|03|11}}
</gallery>

The most recent death of a former chief minister was that of [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] on 14 January 2017.<ref>''The Hindu, 14 January 2017''. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Surjit-Singh-Barnala-passes-away/article17040243.ece Surjit Singh Barnala passes away]. Retrieved 11 February 2021.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of governors of Punjab (India)]]
* [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070213075808/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/members/showcm.asp assembly info]

{{Current Indian chief ministers}}
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[[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Punjab]]
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Punjab, India| ]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Punjab, India|Chief Ministers]]