| SL. No. | Name of Chief Ministers | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopi Chand Bhargava | Aug 15, 1947 | Apr 13, 1949 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Bhim Sen Sachar | Apr 13, 1949 | Oct 18, 1949 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Gopi Chand Bhargava[2] | Oct 18, 1949 | Jun 20, 1951 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | Jun 20, 1951 | Apr 17, 1952 | ||
| 4 | Bhim Sen Sachar [2] | Apr 17, 1952 | Jan 23, 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Pratap Singh Kairon | Jan 23, 1956 | Jun 21, 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Gopi Chand Bhargava[3] | Jun 21, 1964 | Jul 6, 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Ram Kishan | Jul 7, 1964 | Jul 5, 1966 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | Jul 5, 1966 | Nov 1, 1966 | ||
| 8 | Giani Gurmukh Singh Mussafir | Nov 1, 1966 | Mar 8, 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Gurnam Singh | Mar 8, 1967 | Nov 25, 1967 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 10 | Lachhman Singh Gill | Nov 25, 1967 | Aug 23, 1968 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| President's rule | Aug 23, 1968 | Feb 17, 1969 | ||
| 11 | Gurnam Singh [2] | Feb 17, 1969 | Mar 27, 1970 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 12 | Parkash Singh Badal | Mar 27, 1970 | Jun 14, 1971 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| President's rule | Jun 14, 1971 | Mar 17, 1972 | ||
| 13 | Zail Singh | Mar 17, 1972 | Apr 30, 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | Apr 30, 1977 | Jun 20, 1977 | ||
| 14 | Parkash Singh Badal[2] | Jun 20, 1977 | Feb 17, 1980 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| President's rule | Feb 17, 1980 | Jun 6, 1980 | ||
| 15 | Darbara Singh | Jun 6, 1980 | Oct 10, 1983 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | Oct 10, 1983 | Sep 29, 1985 | ||
| 16 | Surjit Singh Barnala | Sep 29, 1985 | Jun 11, 1987 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| President's rule | Jun 11, 1987 | Feb 25, 1992 | ||
| 17 | Beant Singh | Feb 25, 1992 | Aug 31, 1995 | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Harcharan Singh Brar | Aug 31, 1995 | Jan 21, 1996 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | Jan 21, 1996 | Feb 11, 1997 | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Parkash Singh Badal[3] | Feb 12, 1997 | Feb 26, 2002 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 21 | Amarinder Singh | Feb 26, 2002 | Mar 1, 2007 | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Parkash Singh Badal[4] | Mar 1, 2007 | 11 March 2017 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 23 | Captain Amarinder Singh | 16 March 2017 | Present | Indian National Congress |
