CHIEF MINISTERS OF ODISHA

A Chief Minister in India is the elected head of government at the level of States, and is vested with most of the executive powers. He or she is elected by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding an assembly majority, and serves a 5 year term with a provision of re-election. The separate Odisha province was constituted in April 1, 1936. From the year  1937  Prime Ministers became the  head of the government. After independence the concept of Prime Minister changed to Chief Minister. The Prime Ministers from 1937 were Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo (01-04-1937-19-07-1937) Biswanath Das (19-07-1937 to 06-11-1939), Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo (24-11-1941 to 30-06-1944), Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab 23-04-1946 to 12-05-1950. Hence, Harekrushna Mahatab was the first Chief Minister of Odisha after independence. The Chief Ministers of Odisha after our independence of 15th August 1947 are:-

       Name                                Part                  Took Office        Left Office

Harekrushna Mahatab          Indian National Congress    15-08-1947              12-05-1950

            Nabakrushna Choudhury      Indian National Congress   12-05-1950               15-10-1956

Harekrushna Mahatab          Indian National Congress   15-10-1956                25-02-1961

            Bijayananda Pattanaik          Indian National Congress   28-06-1961              02-10-1963

            Biren Mitra                            Indian National Congress  02-10-1963                21-02-1965

            Sadashiva Tripathy               Indian National Congress  02-10-1965                08-03-1967

Rajendra Narayan Singhdeo Swatantra Party                 08-03-1967                11-01-1971

            Biswanath Das                                  Utkal Congress              03-04-1971                    14-06-1972

            Nandini Satpathy                   Indian National Congress  14-06-1972               03-03-1973

            Nandini Satpathy                  Indian National Congress    06-03-1973              16-12-1976

            Binayaka Acharya                 Indian National Congress  29-12-1976               25-06-1977

            Nilamani Routray                  Janata Party                      25-06-1977                17-02-1980

            Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik       Indian National Congress  09-06-1980               07-12-1989

            Hemananda Biswal               Indian National Congress  07-12-1989                05-03-1990

Biju Pattanaik                       Janata Dal                         05-03-1990                15-03-1995

Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik       Indian National Congress 15-03-1995                15-02-1999

Giridhar gomango                 Indian National Congress  15-02-1999                06-12-1999

Hemananda Biswal               Indian National Congress  06-12-1999                05-03-2000

Navin Pattanaik                     Biju Janata Dal                 05-03-2000                          (Continuing).