List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)
The following table lists the Chief Ministers of Punjab with terms of office and party affiliation. Punjab also included that area until Haryana's split on November 1, 1966.
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires | Political party |
| 1 | Gopichand Bhargava | August 15, 1947 | April 12, 1949 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Bhimsen Sachar | April 13, 1949 | October 17, 1949 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Gopichand Bhargava | October 18, 1949 | June 19, 1951 | Indian National Congress |
| ( President's rule ) | June 20, 1951 | April 16, 1952 | ||
| 4th | Bhimsen Sachar | April 17, 1952 | January 22, 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Pratap Singh Kairon | January 23, 1956 | June 20, 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 6th | Ram Kishan | June 21, 1964 | 4th July 1966 | Indian National Congress |
| ( President's rule ) | 5th July 1966 | October 31, 1966 | ||
| 7th | Gurumukh Singh Musafir | November 1, 1966 | March 7, 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| 8th | Gurinam Singh | March 8, 1967 | November 24, 1967 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 9 | Lachhman Singh Gill | November 25, 1967 | 22nd August 1968 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| ( President's rule ) | 23rd August 1968 | 16th February 1969 | ||
| 10 | Gurinam Singh | 17th February 1969 | March 26, 1970 | |
| 11 | Parkash Singh Badal | March 27, 1970 | June 13, 1971 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| ( President's rule ) | June 14, 1971 | March 16, 1972 | ||
| 12 | Giani Zail Singh | March 17, 1972 | April 29, 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| ( President's rule ) | April 30, 1977 | June 19, 1977 | ||
| 13 | Parkash Singh Badal | June 20, 1977 | February 16, 1980 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| ( President's rule ) | 17th February 1980 | June 6, 1980 | ||
| 14th | Darbara Singh | June 7, 1980 | 5th October 1983 | |
| ( President's rule ) | October 6, 1983 | September 28, 1985 | ||
| 15th | Surjit Singh Barnala | September 29, 1985 | May 10, 1987 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| ( President's rule ) | May 11, 1987 | February 24, 1992 | ||
| 16 | Beant Singh | February 25, 1992 | August 30, 1995 | Indian National Congress |
| 17th | Harcharan Singh Brar | August 31, 1995 | November 20, 1996 | |
| 18th | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | November 21, 1996 | February 11, 1997 | Indian National Congress |
| 19th | Parkash Singh Badal | February 12, 1997 | February 26, 2002 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 20th | Amarinder Singh | February 27, 2002 | March 1, 2007 | Indian National Congress |
| 21st | Parkash Singh Badal | March 2, 2007 | 15th March 2017 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 22nd | Amarinder Singh | March 16, 2017 | in office | Indian National Congress |