List of Chief Ministers of Assam (1937-2023): First Female CM of Assam, First Chief Minister of Assam

Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah was the first chief minister of  Assam served from 1st April 1937 to 19th September 1938. Anwara Taimur was the first female chief minister of  Assam. Let’s uncover the list of all chief ministers of  Assam starting from 1937 to 2023.

Himanta Biswa Sarma took the oath as the Chief Minister of  Assam for the 15th Assembly (2021-25) on May 10, 2021, We are listing below all chief ministers of  Assam starting from 1937 to 2023.

List of Chief Ministers of Assam (1937-2023)

Check below the list of all Assam chief minister name for the period 1937-2023:

SL. No	Name of CM	Period	Party
1.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah	1 April 1937 to19 September 1938	Assam United Muslim Party (INC)
2.	Gopinath Bordoloi	19 September 1938 to 17 November 1939	Indian National Congress
3.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah	17 November 1939 to 24 December 1941	Assam United Muslim Party (AIML)
4.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah	25 August 1942 to 11 February 1946	Assam United Muslim Party (AIML)
5.	Gopinath Bordoloi	11 February 1946 to 25 January 1950 26 January 1950 to 6 August 1950	Indian National Congress
6.	Bishnuram Medhi	9 August 1950 to 27 December 1957	Indian National Congress
7.	Bimala Prasad Chaliha	28 December 1957 to 6 November 1970	Indian National Congress
8.	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	11 November 1970 to 30 January 1972	Indian National Congress
9.	Sarat Chandra Singha	31 January 1972 to 12 March 1978	Indian National Congress
10.	Golap Borbora	12 March 1978 to 4 September 1979	Janata Party
11.	Jogendra Nath Hazarika	9 September 1979 to 11 December 1979	Janata Party
12.	Syeda Anwara Taimur	6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981	Indian National Congress
13.	Kesab Chandra Gogoi	13 January 1982 to 19 March 1982	Indian National Congress
14.	Hiteswar Saikia	27 February 1983 to 23 December 1985	Indian National Congress
15.	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	24 December 1985 to 28 November 1990	Asom Gana Parishad
16.	Hiteswar Saikia	30 June 1991 to 22 April 1996	Indian National Congress
17.	Bhumidhar Barman	22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996	Indian National Congress
18.	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	15 May 1996 to 17 May 2001	Asom Gana Parishad
19.	Tarun Gogoi	18 May 2001 to 24 May 2016	Indian National Congress
20.	Sarbananda Sonowal	24 May 2016 to 10 May 2021	Bharatiya Janata Party
21.	Himanta Biswa Sarma	10 May 2021 to —-	Bharatiya Janata Party

*We have prepared the table of Chief Ministers of  Assam with utmost care. If we have committed certain mistakes then let us know through the comment box below. We’ll verify and update it no time. 

GK Questions on Chief Ministers of  Assam

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

Answer: Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah

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

Answer: Anwara Taimur

Question 3: Who is current chief minister of  Assam?

Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma from BJP

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

Answer: 126

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

Answer: Shri Biswajit Daimary, BJP

Question 6: Who is the Governor of  Assam?

Answer: Gulab Chand Kataria from 15th Feb

Current Cabinet Ministers of Assam

Himanta Biswa Sarma Chief Minister	Chief Minister of Assam, Home, Personnel, Public Works Department (PWD) & any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.
Ranjeet Kumar Dass	Panchayat & Rural Development, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, General Administration, and Judicial
Atul Bora	Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation.
Urkhao Gwra Brahma	Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Bodoland
Parimal Suklabaidya	Transport, Fisheries, Excise.
Chandra Mohan Patowary	Environment & Forest, Act East Policy Affairs, Welfare of Minorities
Keshab Mahanta	Health & Family Welfare, Medical education & Research, Science & Technology, Information Technology.
Ranoj Pegu	Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC).
Sanjoy Kishan	Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour & Employment.
Jogen Mohan	Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development
Ajanta Neog	Finance, Woman & Child development
Ashok Singhal	Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation.
Pijush Hazarika	Water Resources, Information & Public Relations, Parliamentary Affairs, Social Justice & Empowerment
Bimal Bora	Industries & Commerce and Public Enterprice, Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Tourism
Nandita Gorlosa	Power, Cooperation, Mineral & Mines, Indigenous & Tribal Faith and Culture

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