List of Chief Ministers of Goa

Explore the complete chronological list of all Chief Ministers of Goa (and Goa, Daman & Diu) from 1963 to 2026. Discover their tenures, political parties, alliances, and tourism governance.

Total Terms

18 Terms

13 Distinct Leaders

Current Chief Minister

Pramod Sawant

BJP (NDA)

Longest Serving CM

Pratapsingh Rane

15 yrs, 250 days

First Chief Minister

Dayanand Bandodkar

1963 (UT Assembly)

#	Chief Minister	Party	Alliance	Took Office – Left Office	Duration / Term
1	DB Dayanand Bandodkar Marcaim	MGP	NDA	20 Dec 1963 – 2 Dec 1966	2 yrs, 347 days
2	DB Dayanand Bandodkar Marcaim	MGP	NDA	5 Apr 1967 – 12 Aug 1973	6 yrs, 129 days
3	SK Shashikala Kakodkar Ponda	MGP	NDA	12 Aug 1973 – 27 Apr 1979	5 yrs, 258 days
4	PR Pratapsingh Rane Poriem	INC	INDIA	16 Jan 1980 – 27 Mar 1990	10 yrs, 70 days
5	CA Churchill Alemao Benaulim	GPP	Other	27 Mar 1990 – 14 Apr 1990	18 days
6	RN Ravi Naik Ponda	INC	INDIA	25 Jan 1991 – 18 May 1993	2 yrs, 113 days
7	WS Wilfred de Souza Saligao	INC	INDIA	18 May 1993 – 2 Apr 1994	319 days
8	PR Pratapsingh Rane Poriem	INC	INDIA	16 Dec 1994 – 29 Jul 1998	3 yrs, 225 days
9	WS Wilfred de Souza Saligao	GHD	Other	29 Jul 1998 – 23 Nov 1998	117 days
10	LF Luizinho Faleiro Navelim	INC	INDIA	26 Nov 1998 – 8 Feb 1999	74 days
11	FS Francisco Sardinha Curtorim	GGDP	Other	24 Nov 1999 – 23 Oct 2000	334 days
12	MP Manohar Parrikar Panaji	BJP	NDA	24 Oct 2000 – 2 Feb 2005	4 yrs, 101 days
13	PR Pratapsingh Rane Poriem	INC	INDIA	7 Jun 2005 – 8 Jun 2007	2 yrs, 1 day
14	DK Digambar Kamat Margao	INC	INDIA	8 Jun 2007 – 8 Mar 2012	4 yrs, 274 days
15	MP Manohar Parrikar Panaji	BJP	NDA	9 Mar 2012 – 8 Nov 2014	2 yrs, 244 days
16	LP Laxmikant Parsekar Mandrem	BJP	NDA	8 Nov 2014 – 14 Mar 2017	2 yrs, 126 days
17	MP Manohar Parrikar Panaji	BJP	NDA	14 Mar 2017 – 17 Mar 2019	2 yrs, 3 days
18	PS Pramod Sawant Sanquelim	BJP	NDA	19 Mar 2019 – Incumbent	2nd Term (Active)

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Frequently Asked Questions about Goa Chief Ministers

Who is the current Chief Minister of Goa?

Dr. Pramod Sawant is the current Chief Minister of Goa, serving his second term since March 2019 representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Who was the first Chief Minister of Goa?

Dayanand Bandodkar (Bhausaheb) was the first Chief Minister of liberated Goa, Daman & Diu, serving from December 1963 representing the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).

Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Goa?

Shashikala Kakodkar (Tai) became the first woman Chief Minister of Goa in August 1973 following the demise of her father, Dayanand Bandodkar.

What was Manohar Parrikar’s contribution to Goa?

Manohar Parrikar served as Chief Minister of Goa across three tenures and was renowned for modernizing Goa’s infrastructure and later serving as India’s Defence Minister.

Which constituency does the current Goa CM represent?

Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant represents the Sanquelim Assembly Constituency in North Goa district.

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