List of Chief Ministers of Assam
The following table lists the Chief Ministers of Assam with terms of office and party affiliation.
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires | Political party |
| 1 | Gopinath Bordoloi | August 15, 1947 | August 6, 1950 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Bishnuram Medhi | August 9, 1950 | December 27, 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Bimali Prasad Chaliha | December 28, 1957 | November 6, 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 4th | Mahendra Mohan Choudhury | November 11, 1970 | January 30, 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Sarat Chandra Sinha | January 31, 1972 | March 11, 1978 | Indian National Congress |
| 6th | Golap Borbora | March 12, 1978 | 4th September 1979 | Janata party |
| 7th | Jogendra Nath Hazarika | September 9, 1979 | December 10, 1979 | Janata party |
| ( President's rule ) | December 11, 1979 | December 11, 1980 | ||
| 8th | Anwara Taimur | December 12, 1980 | June 28, 1981 | Indian National Congress |
| ( President's rule ) | June 29, 1981 | January 12, 1982 | ||
| 9 | Keshav Chandra Gogoi | January 13, 1982 | March 19, 1982 | Indian National Congress |
| ( President's rule ) | March 20, 1982 | February 26, 1983 | ||
| 10 | Hiteshwar Saikia | February 27, 1983 | December 23, 1985 | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | December 24, 1985 | November 26, 1990 | Asom Gana Parishad |
| ( President's rule ) | November 27, 1990 | June 29, 1991 | ||
| 12 | Hiteshwar Saikia | June 30, 1991 | April 21, 1996 | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Bhumidhar Barman | April 22, 1996 | May 14, 1996 | Indian National Congress |
| 14th | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | May 15, 1996 | May 17, 2001 | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 15th | Tarun Gogoi | May 18, 2001 | May 24, 2016 | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Sarbananda Sonowal | May 24, 2016 | in office | Bharatiya Janata Party |