Chief Ministers of Delhi

20 Feb 2025 – present · 1 year, 6 months

Rekha Gupta (born 19 July 1974) is an Indian politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Delhi from February 2025. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she has been the MLA for Shalimar Bagh since 2025. Wikipedia →

21 Sep 2024 – 20 Feb 2025 · 5 months

Atishi Marlena (Hindi: [ɑːtɪʃiː]; born Atishi Marlena Singh; 8 June 1981), better known mononymously as Atishi, is an Indian politician who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Delhi, the third female in the role, from 2024 to 2025 and also serving as leader of the house in legislative assembly. She belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party and is a member of its Political Affairs Committee, the governing body of the party. Prior to her appointment as the chief minister, she also served as the Minister of Education, P.W.D, Culture and Tourism in the Delhi Government. Wikipedia →

28 Dec 2013 – 21 Sep 2024 · 9 years, 8 months · 2 terms

Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi pronunciation: [əɾʋɪn̪d̪ keːd͡ʒɾiːʋɑːl]; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi. He was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2024. He is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since 2012. Wikipedia →

3 Dec 1998 – 28 Dec 2013 · 15 years

Sheila Dikshit (pronounced [ˈʃiːlaː ˈdiːkʂɪt] ) (née Kapoor; 31 March 1938 – 20 July 2019) was an Indian politician. The longest-serving chief minister of Delhi, as well as the longest-serving female chief minister in Indian history, she served for a period of 15 years beginning in 1998. Dikshit led the Indian National Congress party to three consecutive electoral victories in Delhi. Wikipedia →

12 Oct 1998 – 3 Dec 1998 · 1 month

Sushma Swaraj (née Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) (Hindi pronunciation: [suʃmaː sʋəɾaːd͡ʒ]) was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019. She was the second person to complete a 5-year term as the Minister of External Affairs, after Jawaharlal Nehru. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the second woman to hold the office of Minister of External Affairs, after Indira Gandhi. Wikipedia →

26 Feb 1996 – 12 Oct 1998 · 2 years, 7 months

Sahib Singh Verma (15 March 1943 – 30 June 2007) was an Indian politician. He served as the 4th Chief Minister of Delhi (1996–1998) and Union Labour Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He was a member of 13th Lok Sabha, Parliament of India (1999–2004). Wikipedia →

2 Dec 1993 – 26 Feb 1996 · 2 years, 2 months

Madan Lal Khurana (15 October 1936 – 27 October 2018) was an Indian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996. He was also the Governor of Rajasthan in 2004. Born in British India, Khurana was known as Dilli ka Sher in Bharatiya Janata Party. Wikipedia →

12 Feb 1955 – 1 Nov 1956 · 1 year, 8 months

Gurmukh Nihal Singh (14 March 1895 – 22 December 1969) was the first Governor of Rajasthan and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader. He was the successor of Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year. The noted journalist and editor of The Statesman, Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018) was Gurmukh Nihal Singh's son. Wikipedia →

17 Mar 1952 – 12 Feb 1955 · 2 years, 10 months

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (16 June 1918 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian independence activist and extremely powerful politician who served as the first and youngest ever Chief Minister of Delhi as well as the president of The Delhi Pradesh Congress , 4 Time Member Of Parliament and The Union Minister for agriculture,food, cooperatives and irrigation . He was called “Sher e Dilli” or Lion of Delhi . Wikipedia →