The Chief Minister of Assam is the head of the Government of Assam. Although 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.
Trivia:
- Gopinath Bordoloi is the first Chief Minister of Assam.
- Anwara Taimur is India's first female Muslim chief minister.
- Golap Borbora is the first non congress Chief Minister of Assam. He is also the first member of the non congress opposition to be elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Assam.
- Tarun Gogoi is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Assam, having served for 15 years from 2001 to 2016.
- Sarbananda Sonowal is the Assam's first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Here is the list of Chief Ministers of Assam since 1937 .
| Sl. | Name & Photograph | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad Saadulla, Premier | April 1, 1937 | September 19, 1938 |
| 2. |  | Gopinath Bordoloi, Premier | September 19, 1938 | November 17, 1939 |
| 3. | | Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad Saadulla, Premier | November 17, 1939 | December 24, 1941 |
| 4. | | Maulavi Saiyid Sir Muhammad Saadulla, Premier | August 25, 1942 | February 11, 1946 |
| 5. |  | Gopinath Bordoloi, Premier | February 11, 1946 | August 6, 1950 |
| 6. |  | Bishnu Ram Medhi | August 9, 1950 | December 27, 1957 |
| 7. |  | B.P. Chaliha | December 28, 1957 | November 6, 1970 |
| 8. |  | Mohendra Mohan Choudhury | November 11, 1970 | January 30, 1972 |
| 9. |  | Shri Sarat Chandra Sinha | January 31, 1972 | March 12, 1978 |
| 10. |  | Shri Golap Borbora | March 12, 1978 | September 4, 1979 |
| 11. |  | Shri Jogendra Nath Hazarika | September 9, 1979 | December 11, 1979 |
| 12. |  | Shrimati Anowara Taimur | December 6, 1980 | June 30, 1981 |
| 13. |  | Shri Kesab Chandra Gogoi | January 13, 1982 | March 19, 1982 |
| 14. |  | Shri Hiteswar Saikia | February 27, 1983 | December 23, 1985 |
| 15. |  | Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | December 24, 1985 | November 27, 1990 |
| 16. | | Shri Hiteswar Saikia | June 30, 1991 | April 22, 1996 |
| 17. |  | Dr. Bhumidhar Barman | April 22, 1996 | May 14, 1996 |
| 18. | | Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | May 15, 1996 | May, 17, 2001 |
| 19. |  | Shri Tarun Gogoi | May 17, 2001 | May 24, 2016 |
| 20. |  | Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | May 24, 2016 | |