List of chief ministers of Puducherry

Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry
புதுச்சேரி முதல்வர் పుదుచ్చేరి ముఖ్యమంత్రి പുതുച്ചേരി മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി Ministre en chef de Pondichéry
Emblem of Puducherry
Incumbent N. Rangasamy since 7 May 2021 (3 years ago) (2021-05-07)
Style	The Honourable
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Puducherry Legislative Assembly Cabinet
Appointer	President of India
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holder	Edouard Goubert
Formation	1 July 1963 (60 years ago) (1963-07-01)
Website	py.gov.in

The chief minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is a union territory's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, the union territory's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The President of India appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.^[1]

Since 1963, Puducherry has had 10 chief ministers. The longest-serving and current chief minister, N. Rangasamy from All India N.R. Congress held the office for over thirteen years in multiple tenure. The former Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation M. O. H. Farook has the second-longest tenure and V. Vaithilingam from Indian National Congress has the third-longest tenure. The inaugural holder Édouard Goubert has the shortest tenure (only 1 year, 71 days). There have been seven instances of president's rule in Puducherry, most recently in 2021.

The current incumbent is N. Rangasamy of the All India N.R. Congress since 7 May 2021.