The Chief Minister of West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মুখ্যমন্ত্রী) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal, the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and appoints ministers. The chief minister, along with their cabinet, exercises executive authority in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
On 17 August 1947, the British Indian province of Bengal was partitioned into the Pakistani province of East Bengal and the Indian state of West Bengal. Since then West Bengal has had eight chief ministers, starting with Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress (INC) party as the premier.[4]Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1948 became the first formal Chief Minister of West Bengal. A period of political instability followed thereafter—West Bengal witnessed three elections, four coalition governments and three stints of President's rule between 1967 and 1972—before Siddhartha Shankar Ray of the INC served a five-year term.[5]
^Since October 2013 Chief Minister Banerjee has worked from the top floor of the newly constructed Nabanna building in Howrah, while Writers' Building undergoes renovation.[2]
^This refers to the 90-member rump legislature that emerged following partition, representing the West Bengali constituencies of the erstwhile Bengal Legislative Assembly. It was constituted under the Government of India Act, 1935, not the Indian Constitution, which was still in the process of being drafted.[5]
^A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
^While the tenures have been primarily sourced to a list on the West Bengal Legislative Assembly website,[7] obvious errors (mainly around the 1969–71 period) have been corrected with the help of a historical essay from the same website.[5]
^Until March 1952, Roy did not represent any constituency. For his last three months in office, during the Third Assembly, Roy represented Chowringhee constituency.
^Following the promulgation of the Constitution of India, the provincial assembly carried on as the legislative assembly of West Bengal until fresh elections could be organised in 1952.[5]
^According to some sources, Sen also acted as interim chief minister during 2–8 July 1962.[9]
^ abcdUnder Article 356 of the Constitution of India, 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.[10]
^For the first 16 months Mamata Banerjee headed a coalition government that included ministers from Trinamool and the INC. After Trinamool quit the United Progressive Alliance in 22 September 2012, INC members resigned from her ministry, which has consisted of only Trinamool members ever since.[11]
Referencesedit
^Arshad Ali. "Mamata may move to new CM's residence – British-era bungalow". The Indian Express. 8 October 2013. on 19 July 2014.
^Shiv Sahay Singh. "Mamata shifts office to Nabanna". The Hindu. 6 October 2013. on 21 December 2016.
^Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN978-81-8038-559-9. Note: Although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of West Bengal as well.
^Modern Bengal A Short History of Bengal. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
^ abcdefOrigin and Growth of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2018. Note: In case of an error, please click the "Origin & Growth" button in the top left of the website.
^"Pawan Kumar Chamling crosses Jyoti Basu’s record as longest-serving Chief Minister ". The Hindu. 29 April 2018. on 31 July 2018.
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The Chief Minister of West Bengal Bengali পশ চ মবঙ গ র ম খ যমন ত র is the head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and appoints ministers The chief minister along with their cabinet exercises executive authority in the state The governor appoints the chief minister whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly Chief Minister of West Bengalপশ চ মবঙ গ র ম খ যমন ত র IncumbentMamata Banerjeesince 20 May 2011Chief Minister s OfficeGovernment of West BengalStyleThe Honourable formal Madam Chief Minister informal Her Excellency diplomatic TypeHead of GovernmentStatusLeader of the ExecutiveAbbreviationCMMember ofCabinetWest Bengal Legislative AssemblyReports toGovernor of West Bengal West Bengal Legislative AssemblyResidence30 B Harish Chatterjee Street Kolkata 1 SeatNabanna Howrah a NominatorMembers of the Government of West Bengal in West Bengal Legislative AssemblyAppointerGovernor of West Bengal by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the West Bengal Legislative AssemblyTerm lengthAt the confidence of the assemblyChief Minister s term is for five years and is subject to no term limits 3 PrecursorPrime Minister of BengalInaugural holderPrafulla Chandra Ghosh as Premier Bidhan Chandra Ray as Chief MinisterFormation15 August 1947 76 years ago 1947 08 15 DeputyDeputy Chief Minister vacant Salary 117 000 US 1 500 monthly 1 404 000 US 18 000 annuallyWebsiteCMO West BengalOn 17 August 1947 the British Indian province of Bengal was partitioned into the Pakistani province of East Bengal and the Indian state of West Bengal Since then West Bengal has had eight chief ministers starting with Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress INC party as the premier 4 Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1948 became the first formal Chief Minister of West Bengal A period of political instability followed thereafter West Bengal witnessed three elections four coalition governments and three stints of President s rule between 1967 and 1972 before Siddhartha Shankar Ray of the INC served a five year term 5 The landslide victory of the Communist Party of India Marxist led Left Front in the 1977 election began Jyoti Basu s 23 year continuous reign as chief minister The length of his tenure was an all India record until 2018 when he was surpassed by Sikkim s Pawan Kumar Chamling 6 Basu s successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya continued the communist rule in West Bengal for another decade when the Left Front was defeated in the 2011 election by the All India Trinamool Congress thereby ending the 34 year long rule of the Left Front government a fact that was noted by the international media Sworn in on 20 May 2011 Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee is West Bengal s incumbent chief minister the first woman to hold the office She was subsequently voted to power in 2016 and 2021 assembly elections She is the only female incumbent Chief Minister in India at present Contents 1 Key 2 Premiers of West Bengal 1947 50 3 Chief ministers of West Bengal 1950 present 4 See also 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 Further readingKey editColour key for parties All India Trinamool Congress Indian National Congress Bangla Congress Communist Party of India Marxist Independent N A President s rule nbsp Writers Building an 18th century Company era construction in Kolkata traditionally served as the office of West Bengal s chief minister nbsp The first Premier of West Bengal since Independence Prafulla Chandra Ghosh at Writers in 1947 nbsp The State Emblem of India West Bengal has come under President s rule on four occasions all between 1968 and 1977 nbsp With over 23 years in office Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India Marxist is India s second longest serving chief minister nbsp Basu s successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya who served for over 10 yearsPremiers of West Bengal 1947 50 editPremiers of West Bengal No Portrait Name Tenure 7 Duration Assembly election Party 5 Appointed by Governor 1 nbsp Prafulla Chandra Ghosh 15 August 1947 22 January 1948 160 days Provincial Assembly 1946 52 b January 1946 election Indian National Congress Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari2 nbsp Bidhan Chandra Roy 23 January 1948 25 January 1950 2 years 2 daysChief ministers of West Bengal 1950 present editChief ministers of West Bengal No c Portrait Name Constituency Tenure d Duration Assembly 8 election Party 5 alliance 2 nbsp Bidhan Chandra Roy e 26 January 1950 30 March 1952 12 years 156 days total 14 years 159 days Provincial Assembly f 1946 election Indian National CongressBowbazar 31 March 1952 5 April 1957 1st 1952 election 6 April 1957 2 April 1962 2nd 1957 election Chowrangee 3 April 1962 1 July 1962 3rd 1962 election 3 nbsp Prafulla Chandra Sen g Arambagh East 9 July 1962 28 February 1967 4 years 234 days4 nbsp Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk 1 March 1967 21 November 1967 265 days 4th 1967 election Bangla Congress United Front 1 nbsp Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Jhargram 21 November 1967 19 February 1968 90 days total 250 days Independent Progressive Democratic Front nbsp Vacant h President s rule N A 20 February 1968 25 February 1969 1 year 5 days Dissolved N A 4 nbsp Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk 25 February 1969 16 March 1970 1 year 19 days 5th 1969 election Bangla Congress United Front nbsp Vacant h President s rule N A 19 March 1970 30 July 1970 1 year 14 days N A30 July 1970 2 April 1971 Dissolved 4 nbsp Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Tamluk 2 April 1971 28 June 1971 87 days total 2 years 6 days 6th 1971 election Indian National Congress Democratic Coalition nbsp Vacant h President s rule N A 29 June 1971 20 March 1972 265 days Dissolved N A5 nbsp Siddhartha Shankar Ray Maldah 20 March 1972 30 April 1977 5 years 41 days 7th 1972 election Indian National Congress Progressive Democratic Alliance nbsp Vacant h President s rule N A 30 April 1977 20 June 1977 51 days Dissolved N A6 nbsp Jyoti Basu Satgachhia 21 June 1977 23 May 1982 23 years 137 days 8th 1977 election Communist Party of India Marxist Left Front 24 May 1982 29 March 1987 9th 1982 election 30 March 1987 18 June 1991 10th 1987 election 19 June 1991 15 May 1996 11th 1991 election 16 May 1996 5 November 2000 12th 1996 election 7 nbsp Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Jadavpur 6 November 2000 14 May 2001 10 years 188 days15 May 2001 17 May 2006 13th 2001 election 18 May 2006 13 May 2011 14th 2006 election 8 nbsp Mamata Banerjee Bhabanipur 20 May 2011 25 May 2016 12 years 160 days 15th 2011 election All India Trinamool Congress i 26 May 2016 4 May 2021 16th 2016 election 5 May 2021 Incumbent 17th 2021 election See also editList of deputy chief ministers of West Bengal List of governors of West Bengal List of rulers of Bengal Prime Minister of BengalFootnotes edit Since October 2013 Chief Minister Banerjee has worked from the top floor of the newly constructed Nabanna building in Howrah while Writers Building undergoes renovation 2 This refers to the 90 member rump legislature that emerged following partition representing the West Bengali constituencies of the erstwhile Bengal Legislative Assembly It was constituted under the Government of India Act 1935 not the Indian Constitution which was still in the process of being drafted 5 A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office While the tenures have been primarily sourced to a list on the West Bengal Legislative Assembly website 7 obvious errors mainly around the 1969 71 period have been corrected with the help of a historical essay from the same website 5 Until March 1952 Roy did not represent any constituency For his last three months in office during the Third Assembly Roy represented Chowringhee constituency Following the promulgation of the Constitution of India the provincial assembly carried on as the legislative assembly of West Bengal until fresh elections could be organised in 1952 5 According to some sources Sen also acted as interim chief minister during 2 8 July 1962 9 a b c d Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India 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 10 For the first 16 months Mamata Banerjee headed a coalition government that included ministers from Trinamool and the INC After Trinamool quit the United Progressive Alliance in 22 September 2012 INC members resigned from her ministry which has consisted of only Trinamool members ever since 11 References edit Arshad Ali Mamata may move to new CM s residence British era bungalow The Indian Express 8 October 2013 Archived on 19 July 2014 Shiv Sahay Singh Mamata shifts office to Nabanna The Hindu 6 October 2013 Archived on 21 December 2016 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 West Bengal as well Modern Bengal A Short History of Bengal Retrieved 18 April 2009 a b c d e f Origin and Growth of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly Retrieved on 27 July 2018 Note In case of an error please click the Origin amp Growth button in the top left of the website Pawan Kumar Chamling crosses Jyoti Basu s record as longest serving Chief Minister The Hindu 29 April 2018 Archived on 31 July 2018 a b Premiers Chief Ministers of West Bengal West Bengal Legislative Assembly Archive link from 12 March 2016 Brief Information on Previous Assemblies West Bengal Legislative Assembly Archive link from 12 March 2016 List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal Panchayat amp Rural Development Department Hooghly Retrieved on 27 July 2018 Archived on 27 July 2018 Amberish K Diwanji A dummy s guide to President s rule Rediff com 15 March 2005 Archived on 16 August 2017 https www indiatoday in india east story congress ministers resign mamata government west bengal 116711 2012 09 22Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chief ministers of West Bengal Left Front Government of Bengal A Saga of Struggle a political history of West Bengal from the CPI M s point of view Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of chief ministers of West Bengal amp oldid 1181342426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
