| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Odisha |
| Inaugural: | Harekrushna Mahatab |
| Insignia: | Seal_of_Odisha.png |
| Insigniasize: | 150 |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Odisha |
| Incumbent: | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 June 2024 |
| Appointer: | Governor of Odisha |
| Appointer Qualified: | by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Member Of: | |
| Reportsto: | |
| Seat: | Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Status: | Head of government |
| Department: | Chief Minister's Office |
| Residence: | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the governor |
| Termlength Qualified: | Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified.[1] |
| Precursor: | Prime Minister of Orissa |
The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. 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.[2]
On 1 April 1936, Orissa Province was formed. The first provincial government formed under Prime ministership of Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo. He ruled until July 1937. Thereafter the All India Congress party leader Bishwanath Das took over the charge of Prime minister for two more years. Again Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati took the charge before he finally handed over to Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab in the year 1946. After India got its independence under the new framework the Prime Minister or Premier position of provincial governments got abolished and the position of Chief Minister is created. Until the first election after independence, Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab continued to be the chief minister of Odisha and then it was taken over by Nabakrushna Choudhury. Here is the list of chief ministers of Odisha since 1946. Since 1946, Odisha has had 14 chief ministers. Serving from 2000 till 2024, Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal was the longest-serving chief minister in Odisha's history. The current Chief Minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
See main article: Prime Minister of Orissa.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly(election) | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937 | 1st Pre-Independent | Independent | ||||
| 2 | Bishwanath Das | Ghumsur | 19 July 1937 | 6 November 1939 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| (1) | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 24 November 1941 | 30 June 1944 | Independent | |||||
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 23 April 1946 | 26 January 1950 | 2nd Pre-Independent | Indian National Congress | ||||
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly(election) | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 26 January 1950 | 12 May 1950 | 2nd Pre-Independent | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | Barchana | 12 May 1950 | 20 February 1952 | ||||||
| 20 February 1952 | 19 October 1956 | 1st(1952 election) | ||||||||
| Harekrushna Mahatab | Soro | 19 October 1956 | 25 February 1961 | |||||||
| 6 April 1957 | 25 February 1961 | 2nd | ||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 25 February 1961 | 23 June 1961 | 118 days | N/A | ||||
| 3 | Biju Patnaik | Choudwar | 23 June 1961 | 2 October 1963 | 3rd | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 4 | Biren Mitra | Cuttack City | 2 October 1963 | 21 February 1965 | ||||||
| 5 | Sadashiva Tripathy | Omerkote | 21 February 1965 | 8 March 1967 | ||||||
| 6 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Bolangir | 8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | 4th(1967 election) | Swatantra Party | ||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 11 January 1971 | 3 April 1971 | 83 days | N/A | ||||
| 7 | Bishwanath Das | Rourkela | 3 April 1971 | 14 June 1972 | 5th(1971 election) | Independent | ||||
| 8 | Nandini Satpathy | Cuttack | 14 June 1972 | 3 March 1973 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 3 March 1973 | 6 March 1974 | 3 days | N/A | ||||
| Nandini Satpathy | Dhenkanal | 6 March 1974 | 16 December 1976 | 6th(1974 election) | Indian National Congress | |||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 16 December 1976 | 29 December 1976 | 13 days | N/A | ||||
| 9 | Binayak Acharya | Berhampur | 29 December 1976 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 30 April 1977 | 26 June 1977 | 57 days | N/A | ||||
| 10 | Nilamani Routray | Basudevpur | 26 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 7th(1977 election) | Janata Party | ||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 9 June 1980 | 113 days | N/A | ||||
| 11 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Athagarh | 9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 8th(1980 election) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 10 March 1985 | 7 December 1989 | 9th(1985 election) | ||||||||
| 12 | Hemananda Biswal | Laikera | 7 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | ||||||
| Biju Patnaik | Bhubaneswar | 5 March 1990 | 15 March 1995 | 10th(1990 election) | Janata Dal | |||||
| Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Begunia | 15 March 1995 | 17 February 1999 | 11th(1995 election) | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 13 | Giridhar Gamang | Laxmipur | 17 February 1999 | 6 December 1999 | ||||||
| Hemananda Biswal | Laikera | 6 December 1999 | 5 March 2000 | |||||||
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 5 March 2000 | 16 May 2004 | 12th(2000 election) | Biju Janata Dal | ||||
| 16 May 2004 | 21 May 2009 | 13th(2004 election) | ||||||||
| 21 May 2009 | 21 May 2014 | 14th(2009 election) | ||||||||
| 21 May 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 15th(2014 election) | ||||||||
| 29 May 2019 | 12 June 2024 | 16th(2019 election) | ||||||||
| 15 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Keonjhar | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 17th(2024 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||