Goa CM List: Goa has had 13 Chief Ministers since 1963, and Pramod Sawant of the BJP is the current one. He took oath on 19 March 2019 after Manohar Parrikar passed away, and he was sworn in again on 28 March 2022 after the BJP won the assembly election.
Goa is a small state on the west coast of India. It became the 25th state of the country on 30 May 1987, after being separated from the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. Before that, the region was a Union Territory with its own legislature, so the office of Chief Minister has run without a break from December 1963.
As per the Constitution of India, the Governor is the state's de jure head, while the Chief Minister is the de facto authority. Executive powers rest mostly with the Chief Minister under Article 164, which covers the appointment of the Chief Minister by the Governor. The list below gives every Chief Minister of Goa along with the party and tenure.
Goa's assembly has 40 seats, so a few members changing sides can bring down a government. That is why the state saw 11 changes of Chief Minister between 1990 and 2000, and President's Rule was imposed five times in all.
Goa CM List 1963 to 2026
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| List Name | Chief Ministers of Goa |
| Current Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| In Office Since | 19 March 2019 (re-sworn on 28 March 2022) |
| Total Chief Ministers | 13 |
| President's Rule Spells | 5 |
| Statehood Day | 30 May 1987 |
| Official Website | Goa Government Who is Who |
Every name, tenure and party from the first Chief Minister in 1963 to the current one is given in the table below.
| Name of CM | Duration | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Dayanand Bandodkar | 20 Dec. 1963 to 2 Dec. 1966 | MGP |
| President's Rule | 2 Dec. 1966 to 5 Apr. 1967 | |
| Dayanand Bandodkar | 5 Apr. 1967 to 12 Aug. 1973 | MGP |
| Shashikala Kakodkar | 12 Aug. 1973 to 27 Apr. 1979 | MGP |
| President's Rule | 27 Apr. 1979 to 16 Jan. 1980 | |
| Pratapsingh Rane | 16 Jan. 1980 to 27 Mar. 1990 | INC (U), later INC |
| Churchill Alemao | 27 Mar. 1990 to 14 Apr. 1990 | Progressive Democratic Front |
| Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa | 14 Apr. 1990 to 14 Dec. 1990 | Progressive Democratic Front |
| President's Rule | 14 Dec. 1990 to 25 Jan. 1991 | |
| Ravi S. Naik | 25 Jan. 1991 to 18 May 1993 | INC |
| Dr. Wilfred de Souza | 18 May 1993 to 2 Apr. 1994 | INC |
| Ravi S. Naik | 2 Apr. 1994 to 8 Apr. 1994 | INC |
| Dr. Wilfred de Souza | 8 Apr. 1994 to 16 Dec. 1994 | INC |
| Pratapsingh Rane | 16 Dec. 1994 to 29 July 1998 | INC |
| Dr. Wilfred de Souza | 29 July 1998 to 26 Nov. 1998 | Goa Rajiv Congress |
| Luizinho Faleiro | 26 Nov. 1998 to 10 Feb. 1999 | INC |
| President's Rule | 10 Feb. 1999 to 9 June 1999 | |
| Luizinho Faleiro | 9 June 1999 to 24 Nov. 1999 | INC |
| Francisco Sardinha | 24 Nov. 1999 to 24 Oct. 2000 | Goa People's Congress |
| Manohar Parrikar | 24 Oct. 2000 to 3 Feb. 2005 | BJP |
| Pratapsingh Rane | 3 Feb. 2005 to 4 Mar. 2005 | INC |
| President's Rule | 4 Mar. 2005 to 7 June 2005 | |
| Pratapsingh Rane | 7 June 2005 to 8 June 2007 | INC |
| Digambar Kamat | 8 June 2007 to 9 Mar. 2012 | INC |
| Manohar Parrikar | 9 Mar. 2012 to 8 Nov. 2014 | BJP |
| Laxmikant Parsekar | 8 Nov. 2014 to 14 Mar. 2017 | BJP |
| Manohar Parrikar | 14 Mar. 2017 to 17 Mar. 2019 | BJP |
| Pramod Sawant | 19 Mar. 2019 to incumbent (as of September 2026) | BJP |
List of Chief Ministers of Goa, Daman and Diu
Before statehood, Goa was part of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. The table below shows the Chief Ministers who held office during that period.
| S.No. | Name of Chief Minister | Term of Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayanand Bandodkar | Dec 20, 1963 to Dec 2, 1966 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) |
| President's Rule | Dec 2, 1966 to Apr 5, 1967 | ||
| Dayanand Bandodkar | Apr 5, 1967 to Aug 12, 1973 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) | |
| 2 | Shashikala Kakodkar | Aug 12, 1973 to Apr 27, 1979 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) |
| President's Rule | Apr 27, 1979 to Jan 16, 1980 | ||
| 3 | Pratapsingh Rane | Jan 16, 1980 to Jan 7, 1985 and Jan 7, 1985 to May 30, 1987 | Indian National Congress (Urs), later Indian National Congress |
Longest Serving and Notable Chief Ministers
Pratapsingh Rane is Goa's longest-serving Chief Minister by a wide margin. He held the office for close to 16 years across four separate stints between 1980 and 2007, including one unbroken run of about 10 years from January 1980 to March 1990. That stretch carried Goa from Union Territory to full statehood.
Manohar Parrikar comes second with roughly 8 years and 11 months across three stints. He became Goa's first BJP Chief Minister in 2000, returned in 2012, left in 2014 to serve as Union Defence Minister, and came back in March 2017 to head a coalition. He died in office on 17 March 2019.
Dayanand Bandodkar was the first Chief Minister and the founding figure of Goan electoral politics. He led the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to three wins before passing away in office in August 1973. His daughter Shashikala Kakodkar took over the same day and served nearly six years. She remains the only woman to have led Goa.
Pramod Sawant, then Speaker of the assembly, was sworn in past midnight on 19 March 2019 with two deputy chief ministers from the BJP's allies. He has since led the party to a fresh majority in 2022 and completed seven years in office in March 2026.
Goa Ministers List PDF
Goa government keeps a telephone directory of ministers, MLAs and officials on its official website. You can download it as a PDF and check the current names and contact details.
STEP 1 - Open the official Goa government website at goa.gov.in and go to the Government section.
STEP 2 - Look for the telephone directory or Who is Who page, which lists the Chief Minister, ministers and other office holders.
STEP 3 - Click the download link to save the PDF file, or open it directly in your browser to read the details.
Download Goa Ministers List PDF
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