Chief Minister of West Bengal
chief minister of a state in India
The Chief of the Council of Ministers of West Bengal is the head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal and the representative of the federal government in the state. Under the Constitution of India, the governor is the head of state and highest figure of authority. However, it is the chief minister who exercises executive authority, alongside their Council of Ministers, of which they are the chairperson. The Chief minister is elected by the governor and usually leads the party that holds a majority in the state's legislative assembly.
| Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
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| Style | The Honorable Madam Chief Minister Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| Reports to | Governor of West Bengal |
| Residence | Chief Minister Abas, Kolkata[1] |
| Seat | Nabanna, Howrah[a] |
| Appointer | Governor of West Bengal |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[3] |
| Inaugural holder | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 (as Prime Minister of West Bengal) |
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Premiers of West Bengal (1947–50) change
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Assembly
(election) |
Party | Appointed
by (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15 August 1947 | 22 January 1948 | 160 days | Provincial Assembly
(1946–52)[b] (January 1946 election) |
Indian National Congress | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | |
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Bidhan Chandra Roy | 23 January 1948 | 25 January 1950 | 2 years, 2 days | ||||
References change
- ↑ 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.
- Notes
- ↑ 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]
