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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 | |
---|---|
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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) |
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Assembly
(election) |
Party | Appointed
by (Governor) | |||
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1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15 August 1947 | 22 January 1948 | 160 days | Provincial Assembly
(1946–52)[b] (January 1946 election) |
Indian National Congress | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | ||
2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 23 January 1948 | 25 January 1950 | 2 years, 2 days |
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