Mamata Banerjee was banned from any political office positions in India in 2001.
The Chief Minister of West Bengal is the chief executive of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal .. chief executive. head of government. eastern Indian. East India. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. As per the Constitution of India , the governor is a state 's de jure head , but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister .. Constitution of India. Constitution of India. governor. Governors of states of India. de jure. de jure. de facto. de facto. chief minister. Chief Minister ( India ). Following elections to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly , the state 's governor usually invites the party -LRB- or coalition -RRB- with a majority of seats to form the government .. West Bengal. West Bengal. governor. Governors of states of India. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. government. Government of West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. The governor appoints the chief minister , whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly .. governor. Governors of states of India. chief minister. Chief Minister ( India ). council of ministers. Cabinet ( government ). collectively responsible. Cabinet collective responsibility. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly , the chief minister 's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits .. chief minister. Chief Minister ( India ). West Bengal origins lie in Bengal , a province of the British Raj that included present-day Bangladesh .. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. British Raj. British Raj. Bangladesh. Bangladesh. Between 1937 and 1947 it was intermittently governed by a popularly elected ministry , whose head is often designated the Premier of Bengal .. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. ministry. ministry ( collective executive ). Premier of Bengal. Premier of Bengal. In 1947 , Bengal province was partitioned into the Indian state of West Bengal and East Pakistan .. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. partitioned. Partition of India. East Pakistan. East Pakistan. All three erstwhile Bengal premiers -- A. K. Fazlul Huq , Khawaja Nazimuddin and H. S. Suhrawardy -- became Pakistani citizens ; the latter two went on to become Prime Ministers of Pakistan in the 1950s .. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. A. K. Fazlul Huq. A. K. Fazlul Huq. Khawaja Nazimuddin. Khawaja Nazimuddin. H. S. Suhrawardy. H. S. Suhrawardy. Prime Ministers of Pakistan. Prime Ministers of Pakistan. Since 1947 , there have been eight Chief Ministers of West Bengal .. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. The first was Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress , who was succeeded by his party-mates Bidhan Chandra Roy and Prafulla Chandra Sen. A decade of instability followed , marred by fractious coalition governments and frequent impositions of President 's rule .. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh. Indian National Congress. Indian National Congress. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Prafulla Chandra Sen. Prafulla Chandra Sen. The instability ended with 1977 election victory of the Communist Party of India -LRB- Marxist -RRB- -LRB- CPM -RRB- .. Headed by Jyoti Basu , the CPM-led Left Front government was in office for over 23 years -LRB- 1977 -- 2000 -RRB- , making Basu India 's longest-serving chief minister ever .. chief minister. Chief Minister ( India ). government. Government of West Bengal. Jyoti Basu. Jyoti Basu. Left Front. Left Front ( West Bengal ). Left rule in West Bengal continued for another 10 years under Buddhadeb Bhattacharya , before its defeat in the 2011 election by the Trinamool Congress .. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengal. Bengal Presidency. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Trinamool Congress. Trinamool Congress. Appointed on 20 May 2011 , Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee is the current incumbent , the state 's first woman chief minister .. Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee. chief minister. Chief Minister ( India ). current incumbent. List of current Indian chief ministers. woman chief minister. List of female Indian chief ministers