| 1 |
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah |
1 April 1937 to 19 September 1938 |
| 2 |
Gopinath Bordoloi |
19 September 1938 to 17 November 1939 |
| 3 |
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah |
17 November 1939 to 24 December 1941 |
| 4 |
*Governor Rule* |
25 December 1941 to 24 August 1942 |
| 5 |
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah |
25 August 1942 to 11 February 1946 |
| 6 |
Gopinath Bordoloi |
11 February 1946 to 25 January 1950 |
| 7 |
Gopinath Bordoloi |
26 January 1950 to 6 August 1950 |
| 8 |
Bishnuram Medhi |
9 August 1950 to 27 December 1957 |
| 9 |
Bimala Prasad Chaliha |
28 December 1957 to 6 November 1970 |
| 10 |
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry |
11 November 1970 to 30 January 1972 |
| 11 |
Sarat Chandra Singha |
31 January 1972 to 12 March 1978 |
| 12 |
Golap Borbora |
12 March 1978 to 4 September 1979 |
| 13 |
Jogendra Nath Hazarika |
9 September 1979 to 11 December 1979 |
| 14 |
*President Rule* |
12 December 1979 to 5 December 1980 |
| 15 |
Syeda Anwara Taimur |
6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981 |
| 16 |
*President Rule* |
30 June 1981 to 13 January 1982 |
| 17 |
Kesab Chandra Gogoi |
13 January 1982 to 19 March 1982 |
| 18 |
*President Rule* |
19 March 1982 to 27 February 1983 |
| 19 |
Hiteswar Saikia |
27 February 1983 to 23 December 1985 |
| 20 |
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
24 December 1985 to 28 November 1990 |
| 21 |
*President Rule* |
28 November 1990 to 30 June 1991 |
| 22 |
Hiteswar Saikia |
30 June 1991 to 22 April 1996 |
| 23 |
Bhumidhar Barman |
22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996 |
| 24 |
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
15 May 1996 to 17 May 2001 |
| 25 |
Tarun Gogoi |
18 May 2001 to 24 May 2016 |
| 26 |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
24 May 2016 to 10 May 2021 |
| 27 |
Himanta Biswa Sarma |
10 May 2021 to Incumbent |