Haryana came in to existence on 1st of Nov 1966 after carving out from Punjab. After its inception, the administrative activities began immediately. It had its first Governor and Chief Minister along with a string of other officer bearers.
In most of the competitive exams, there are one or more questions related with the Governors and Chief Ministers. Now Check the list of the Haryana Sate Governors and Chief Ministers from the birth of the state ( 01/11/1966).
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The Governors of Haryana
| Name of Governors | Tenure ( From starting date to ending date ) |
| 1. Sh Dharamvir | 1/11/1966 to 31/03/1967 |
| 2. Sh B.N. Chakravarti | 15/09/1967 to 26/03/1976 |
| 3. Sh R.S Narula | 27/03/1976 to 13/08/1976 |
| 4. Shri Jai Sukhlal | 14/08/1976 to 23/09/1977 |
| 5. Sh Harcharan Singh Barar | 24/09/1977 to 09/12/1979 |
| 6. Shri SS Sandhvalia | 9/12/1979 to 27/02/1980 |
| 7. Sh GD Tapase | 28/02/1980 to 13/06/1984 |
| 8. Shri S.M.H Burney | 14/06/1984 to 21/02/1988 |
| 9. Mr. H.A. Brar | 22/02/1988 to 06/021990 |
| 10. Sh Dhanik Lal Mandal | 07/02/1990 to 13/06/1995 |
| 11. Shri Mahavir Prasad | 14/06/1995 to 13/06/2000 |
| 12. Sh Babu Permanand | 14/06/2000 to 07/07/2004 |
| 13. Mr. A.R. Kidwai | 07/07/2004 to 27/07/2009 |
| 14. Shri Jagannath Pahadia | 27/07/2009 to 26/07/2014 |
| 15. Sh Kaptan Singh Solanki | 27/07/2014 to 25/08/2018 |
| 16. Shri Satyadev Narayan Arya | 25/08/2018 to 06/07/2021 |
| 17. Sh Bandaru Dattatreya | 07/07/2021 to till date |
Chief Ministers of Haryana –
| Name of Chief Ministers | Tenure |
| 1. Sh Bhagwat Dyal Sharma | 01/11/1966 to 23/03/1967 |
| 2. Shri Rao Virender Singh | 24/03/1967 to 20/11/1967 |
| 3. President Rule | 20/11/1967 to 21/05/1968 |
| 4. Shri Bansilal | 31/05/1968 to 30/11/1975 |
| 5. Sh Banarsi Das Gupta | 01/12/1975 to 30/04/1977 |
| 6. President Rule | 30/04/1977 to 20/06/1977 |
| 7. Shri Devilal | 21/06/1977 to 28/06/1979 |
| 8. Sh Bhajanlal | 29/06/1979 to 04/06/1986 |
| 9. Shri Bansilal | 05/06/1986 to 19/06/1987 |
| 10. Sh Devilal | 20/06/1987 to 01/12/1989 |
| 11. Shri OP Chautala | 02/12/1989 to 22/05/1990 |
| 12. Shri Banarsi Das Gupta | 23/05/1990 to 12/07/1990 |
| 13. Sh OP Chautala | 12/07/1990 to 17/07/1990 |
| 14. Shri Hukum Singh | 17/07/1990 to 22/03/1991 |
| 15. Sh OP Chautala | 23/03/1991 to 05/04/1991 |
| 16. President Rule | 05/04/1991 to 22/06/1991 |
| 17. Shri Bhajanlal | 05/04/1991 to 22/06/1991 |
| 18. Sh Bansilal | 23/06/1991 to 24/06/1999 |
| 19. Shri OP Chautala | 24/06/1999 to 01/03/2000 |
| 20. Sh OP Chautala | 02/03/2000 to 04/03/2005 |
| 21. Shri Bhupender Singh Hooda | 05/03/2005 to 24/10/2009 |
| 22. Sh Bhupender Singh Hooda | 25/10/2009 to 19/10/2014 |
| 23. Shri M.L Khattar | 26/10/2014 to 12/03/2024 |
| 24. Sh Nayab Singh Saini | 12/03.2024 to till date |
Some more about Haryana Administration –
- Sh Manohar Lal Khattar is the 10th CM of the state.
- Besides being the CM of the state, Ch Bansilal became the Defence Minister in 1975, Transport Minister in 1984 and Railway Minister in 1985.
- In the same way, Ch Bhajanlal was the Defence Minister in 1986.
- Ch Devilal became the Deputy – Prime Minister twice during the period 1989 -90.
- At present the state has 4 mandals, 22 districts, 74 sub mandals, 94 tehsils and 50 sub- tehsils. There are total 90 Legislative Seats out which 17 seats are reserved for the Schedule Castes.
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Could you please provide the list of Education Ministers of Haryana since 1966. It is urgent for some academic work. I do hope I will get it soon. Thanks and regards.
Dr Rajbir Singh
Sure, very soon we shall upload that list.
Very good
Sr No 17 sh bhajan lal cheif minister from 1991 to 1996 and sr no 18 sh banshi lal cheif minister from 1996 to 1999
Thanks for this useful post