List of Punjab Chief Ministers from 1947 to 2025: The Chief Minister of Punjab manages the administration, makes critical choices for state growth, and works for state welfare. Fifteen chief ministers have served since 1947. Gopi Chand Bhargava started. Bhagwant Mann became Chief Minister on March 16, 2022.
The new state’s first chief minister was Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir in 1966. Gurnam Singh of the Akali Das Sant Fateh Singh Group became the first non-Congress chief minister in 1967.
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was Punjab’s first female chief minister. Punjab has had five periods of President’s Rule, when the central government directly governs. Parkash Singh Badal was chief minister five times. In 2017, Amarinder Singh became CM again but resigned owing to internal political factionalism, and Charanjit Singh Channi became Punjab’s first Dalit chief minister six months before the 15th legislature ended.
The first chief minister since Kairon’s resignation in 1964 to serve a full term, Parkash Singh Badal took office for the third time in 1997. Amarinder Singh, who also completed his term, succeeded Badal.
List of Punjab Chief Ministers From 1947 To 2025
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S. No.
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Name
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From
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To
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1.
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Gopi Chand Bhargava
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Aug 15, 1947
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Apr 13, 1949
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2.
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Bhim Sen Sachar
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Apr 13, 1949
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Oct 18, 1949
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3.
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Gopi Chand Bhargava
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Oct 18, 1949
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Jun 20, 1951
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4.
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President’s Rule
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Jun 20, 1951
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Apr 17, 1952
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5.
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Bhim Sen Sachar
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Apr 17, 1952
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Jan 23, 1956
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6.
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Partap Singh Kairon
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Jan 23, 1956
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Jun 21, 1964
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7.
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Gopi Chand Bhargava
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Jun 21, 1964
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Jul 06, 1964
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8.
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Ram Kishan
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Jul 07, 1964
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Jul 05, 1966
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9.
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President’s Rule
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Jul 05, 1966
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Nov 01, 1966
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10.
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Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir
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Nov 01, 1966
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Mar 08, 1967
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11.
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Gurnam Singh
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Mar 08, 1967
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Nov 25, 1967
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12.
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Lachhman Singh Gill
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Nov 25, 1967
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Aug 23, 1968
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13.
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President’s Rule
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Aug 23, 1968
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Feb 17, 1969
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14.
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Gurnam Singh
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Feb 17, 1969
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Mar 27, 1970
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15.
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Mar 27, 1970
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Jun 14, 1971
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16.
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President’s Rule
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Jun 14, 1971
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Mar 17, 1972
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17.
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Zail Singh
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Mar 17, 1972
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Apr 30, 1977
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18.
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President’s Rule
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Apr 30, 1977
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Jun 20, 1977
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19.
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Jun 20, 1977
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Feb 17, 1980
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20.
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President’s rule
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Feb 17, 1980
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Jun 06, 1980
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21.
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Darbara Singh
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Jun 06, 1980
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Oct 06, 1983
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22.
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President’s rule
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Oct 06, 1983
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Sep 29, 1985
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23.
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Surjit Singh Barnala
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Sep 29, 1985
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Jun 11, 1987
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24.
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President’s rule
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Jun 11, 1987
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Feb 25, 1992
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25.
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Beant Singh
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Feb 25, 1992
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Aug 31, 1995
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26.
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Harcharan Singh Brar
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Aug 31, 1995
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Nov 21, 1996
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27.
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Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
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Nov 21, 1996
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Feb 11, 1997
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28.
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Feb 12, 1997
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Feb 26, 2002
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29.
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Amarinder Singh
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Feb 26, 2002
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Mar 01, 2007
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30.
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Mar 01, 2007
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Mar 14, 2012
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31.
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Mar 14, 2012
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Mar 16, 2017
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32.
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Amarinder Singh
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Mar 16, 2017
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Sep 18, 2021
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33.
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Charanjit Singh Channi
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Sep 20, 2021
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Mar 16, 2022
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34.
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Bhagwant Mann
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Mar 16, 2022
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Present
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