List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (1947-2023): First Female CM of Punjab, First Chief Minister of Punjab

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Gopi Chand Bhargava was the first chief minister of Punjab served from 15^th August 1947 to 13^th April 1949. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was the first female chief minister of Punjab. Let’s uncover the list of all chief ministers of Punjab starting from 1947 to 2023.

Bhagwant Mann took the oath as new chief minister of Punjab on 16th March 2022. We are listing below all chief ministers of Punjab starting from 1947 to 2023.

List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (1947-2023)

Check below the list of all CM of Punjab for the period 1947-2023:

SL. No	Name of CM	Period	Party
1.	Gopi Chand Bhargava	15 August 1947 to 13 April 1949	Indian National Congress
2.	Bhim Sen Sachar	13 April 1949 to 18 October 1949	Indian National Congress
3.	Gopi Chand Bhargava	18 October 1949 to 20 June 1951	Indian National Congress
4.	Bhim Sen Sachar	17 April 1952 to 22 July 1953	Indian National Congress
4.	Bhim Sen Sachar	22 July 1953 to 23 January 1956	Indian National Congress
5.	Partap Singh Kairon	23 January 1956 to 9 April 1957	Indian National Congress
		9 April 1957 to 11 March 1962
		11 March 1962 to 21 June 1964
6.	Gopi Chand Bhargava	21 June 1964 to 6 July 1964	Indian National Congress
7.	Ram Kishan	7 July 1964 to 5 July 1966	Indian National Congress
8.	Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir	1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967	Indian National Congress
9.	Gurnam Singh	8 March 1967 to 25 November 1967	Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh (SVD-CPI)
10.	Lachhman Singh Gill	25 November 1967 to 23 August 1968	Punjab Janta Party (INC)
11.	Gurnam Singh	17 February 1969 to 27 March 1970	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJS)
12.	Parkash Singh Badal	27 March 1970 to 14 June 1971	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJS)
13.	Giani Zail Singh	17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977	Indian National Congress
14.	Parkash Singh Badal	20 June 1977 to 17 February 1980	Shiromani Akali Dal (JP-CPI)
15.	Darbara Singh	6 June 1980 to 6 October 1983	Indian National Congress (Indira
16.	Surjit Singh Barnala	29 September 1985 to 11 June 1987	Shiromani Akali Dal
17.	Beant Singh	25 February 1992 to 31 August 1995	Indian National Congress (Indira)
18.	Harcharan Singh Brar	31 August 1995 to 21 November 1996	Indian National Congress (Indira)
19.	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal	21 November 1996 to 11 February 1997	Indian National Congress (Indira)
20.	Parkash Singh Badal	12 February 1997 to 26 February 2002	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)
21.	Amarinder Singh	26 February 2002 to 1 March 2007	Indian National Congress
22.	Parkash Singh Badal	1 March 2007 to 14 March 2012	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)
22.	Parkash Singh Badal	14 March 2012 to 16 March 2017	Shiromani Akali Dal (BJP)
23.	Amarinder Singh	16 March 2017 18th September 2021	Indian National Congress
24.	Charanjit Singh Channi	20th September 2021 to 16th March 2022	Indian National Congress
24.	Bhagwant Mann	16th March 2022 to ——	Aam Aadmi Party

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GK Questions on Chief Ministers of Punjab

Question 1: Who was the first chief minister of Punjab?

Answer: Gopi Chand Bhargava

Question 2: Who was the first female chief minister of Punjab?

Answer: Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

Question 3: Who is current chief minister of Punjab?

Answer: Bhagwant Mann from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Question 4: How many members are there in Punjab Legislative Assembly?

Answer: 117

Question 5: Who is the speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly?

Answer: Kultar Singh Sandhwan

Question 6: Who is the Governor of Punjab?

Answer: Banwarilal Purohit

Government of Punjab

Bhagwant Mann	Chief Minister
Shri. Banwarilal Purohit	Governor of Punjab
Kultar Singh Sandhwan	Speaker

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