Chief Ministers of Punjab

16 Mar 2022 – present · 4 years, 5 months

Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973) is an Indian politician, social worker, former comedian, actor and singer who is currently serving as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab (and also as leader of the house in state assembly since 16 March 2022.) He represents the Dhuri Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly since 2022 and is also serving as the state convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab since 2019. Previously, he was a member of the lower house of Parliament from Sangrur from 2014 to 2022. On 15th June 2026, the Akal Takht declared Mann a Guru Dokhi (one who has betrayed the Guru) and Panth Virodhi (anti-sikh) over an objectionable video purportedly showing him in an act that hurt Sikh sentiments. Wikipedia →

20 Sep 2021 – 16 Mar 2022 · 5 months

Charanjit Singh Channi (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab and also as leader of the house in assembly. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is serving as a Member of the Lok Sabha from Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency since 4 June 2024. Wikipedia →

26 Feb 2002 – 20 Sep 2021 · 9 years, 6 months · 2 terms

Amarinder Singh (born 11 March 1942) is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and Indian Army veteran who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab. His father, Yadavindra Singh, was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala and a member of the historical Phulkian dynasty. Before starting his political career, Singh was an officer in the Indian Army, where he served from 1963 to 1966. Wikipedia →

21 Nov 1996 – 11 Feb 1997 · 2 months

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (born 30 September 1945) is an Indian politician and member of Congress who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1996 to 1997. She is also served as 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2004 to 2007. She is the first and so far only female to hold the office of Chief Minister in Punjab. Wikipedia →

31 Aug 1995 – 21 Nov 1996 · 1 year, 2 months

Harcharan Singh Brar (21 January 1922 – 6 September 2009) was an Indian politician belonging to the Punjab unit of Indian National Congress. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Punjab and held this position from 31 August 1995 to 21 November 1996. He succeeded the assassinated Chief Minister Beant Singh. Wikipedia →

25 Feb 1992 – 31 Aug 1995 · 3 years, 6 months

Beant Singh (19 February 1922 – 31 August 1995) was an Indian politician and the 12th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 until his assassination by suicide bombing. He was a member of Indian National Congress. Wikipedia →

29 Sep 1985 – 11 Jun 1987 · 1 year, 8 months

Surjit Singh Barnala (21 October 1925 – 14 January 2017) was an Indian politician who served as the 11th chief minister of Punjab state from 1985 to 1987. Following that he served as the governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a Union Minister on handling various portfolios. Wikipedia →

6 Jun 1980 – 6 Oct 1983 · 3 years, 4 months

Darbara Singh (10 February 1916 — 10 March 1990) was the 10th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1980 to 1983. Wikipedia →

17 Mar 1972 – 30 Apr 1977 · 5 years, 1 month

Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician who served as President of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab in the 1970s. He was the first Sikh to become president. Born in Sandhwan in the princely state of Faridkot, Singh trained to be a granthi and was given the title of giani, meaning a learned man, while training at the Sikh Missionary School in Amritsar. Wikipedia →

27 Mar 1970 – 16 Mar 2017 · 18 years, 11 months · 4 terms

Parkash Singh Badal (8 December 1927 – 25 April 2023) was an Indian politician and Sikh rights advocate who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017, the longest serving Chief Minister of Punjab till date. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1977, 1980 to 1983 and from 2002 to 2007 and the 11th Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in the Morarji Desai ministry from 1977 to 1977. He was the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party, and the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal. Wikipedia →

25 Nov 1967 – 23 Aug 1968 · 8 months

Lachhman Singh Gill (1917 – 26 April 1969) was an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Punjab. He remained in this post from 25 November 1967 to 22 August 1968. He was a member of Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party in Punjab. Wikipedia →

8 Mar 1967 – 27 Mar 1970 · 1 year, 9 months · 2 terms

Gurnam Singh Grewal (25 February 1899 – 31 May 1973) was an Indian politician and the 6th Chief Minister of Punjab from 8 March 1967 to 25 November 1967, and again between 17 February 1969 to 27 March 1970. He was the first Shiromani Akali Dal Chief minister of Punjab. His ministry fell due to defection of Lachhman Singh Gill, who became the next Chief Minister with the support of the Indian National Congress. Wikipedia →

1 Nov 1966 – 8 Mar 1967 · 4 months

Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the 5th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India. Wikipedia →

7 Jul 1964 – 5 Jul 1966 · 1 year, 11 months

Ram Kishan (7 November 1913 – 1971) was the 4th Chief Minister of Punjab from 7 July 1964 to 5 July 1966. He was a senior member of the Indian National Congress party. Additionally he is a recognized member of India's freedom struggle against the British and was an associate professor in the political science department at Oakland University. Wikipedia →

23 Jan 1956 – 21 Jun 1964 · 8 years, 4 months

Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965) was the 3rd chief minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Province (or Punjab, Haryana and Himachal as of today). Moreover, he was an Indian independence movement leader. He was jailed twice by the British Empire, once for five years for organizing protests against British rule. Wikipedia →

13 Apr 1949 – 23 Jan 1956 · 4 years, 3 months · 2 terms

Bhim Sen Sachar (1 December 1894 – 18 January 1978) was an Indian politician who served three times as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Wikipedia →

15 Aug 1947 – 6 Jul 1964 · 3 years, 4 months · 3 terms

Gopi Chand Bhargava (8 March 1889 – 26 December 1966) was the first Chief Minister of Punjab from 15 August 1947 to 13 April 1949, and again between 18 October 1949, to 20 June 1951, and for the third time as acting Chief Minister between 21 June 1964, and 6 July 1964. He was a member of the Congress. Wikipedia →