The chief minister of Goa is the head of government of the state of Goa in India. The holder of this position has the same powers and duties as all other chief ministers in Indian states. This position was first held after the late 1963 elections, when Dayanand Bandodkar, a mine-owner, was elected the first chief minister of Goa, by his Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party which narrowly won the elections, in the first elections after the end of Portuguese rule in 1961.
This position continued after 1987, when Goa was separated from the overland territories of Daman and Diu and upgraded from being a Union Territory to being made a State. Chief ministers of Indian states however have more power than those of a Union Territory.
While some chief ministers of Goa have served for several years, others have served for only a few weeks or months. They have come from several different political parties. The position is currently held by Pratapsing Rane, and has been since 7 June 2005 when the state was let go from President's Rule, as the Central rule by the federal government is termed in India (this is imposed when a state government cannot be formed for whatever reason).
The state has been under President's rule four times, from 1966 to 1967, from 1979 to 1980, briefly during 1990, and from March 2005 to June 2005.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayanand Bandodkar | 20 December 1963 | 2 December 1966 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| (President's rule) | 2 December 1966 | 5 April 1967 | ||
| 2 | Dayanand Bandodkar [2] | 5 April 1967 | 12 August 1973, died in office | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 3 | Shashikala Kakodkar | 12 August 1973 | 27 April 1979 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| (President's rule) | 27 April 1979 | 16 January 1980 | ||
| 4 | Pratapsing Rane | 16 January 1980 | 27 March 1990 | Indian National Congress (won elections as Congress-U, switched to Congress-I) |
| 5 | Churchill Alemao | 27 March 1990 | 14 April 1990 | Progressive Democratic Front |
| 6 | Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa | 14 April 1990 | 14 December 1990 | Progressive Democratic Front |
| (President's rule) | 14 December 1990 | 25 January 1991 | ||
| 7 | Ravi S. Naik | 25 January 1991 | 18 May 1993 | Indian National Congress, after breaking away from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 8 | Dr Wilfred de Souza | 18 May 1993 | 2 April 1994 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Ravi S. Naik [2] | 2 April 1994 | 8 April 1994 | Indian National Congress, in power for few days following decision of Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh, subsequently the latter was removed from office by New Delhi. |
| 10 | Dr Wilfred de Souza [2] | 8 April 1994 | 16 December 1994 | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Pratapsing Rane [2] | 16 December 1994 | 30 July 1998 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Dr Wilfred de Souza [3] | 30 July 1998 | 26 November 1998 | Goa Rajiv Congress, breakaway group of the INC. |
| 13 | Luizinho Faleiro | 26 November 1998 | 9 February 1999 | Indian National Congress |
| (President's rule) | 9 February 1999 | 9 June 1999 | ||
| 14 | Luizinho Faleiro [2] | 9 June 1999 | 24 November 1999 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Francisco Sardinha | 24 November 1999 | 24 October 2000 | Goa People's Congress, breakaway group of the INC supported by BJP |
| 16 | Manohar Parrikar | 24 October 2000 | 2 February 2005 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Pratapsing Rane [3] | 2 February 2005 | 4 March 2005 | Indian National Congress |
| (President's rule) | 4 March 2005 | 7 June 2005 | ||
| 18 | Pratapsing Rane [4] | 7 June 2005 | 8 June 2007 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Digambar Kamat | 8 June 2007 | present | Indian National Congress |
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