| Sl. No | Name | Period | Term | Political party | |
| From | To | ||||
| 1 | Raja of Paralakhemundi | Apr 01, 1937 | Jul 19, 1937 | 1 | Unaffiliated |
| 2 | Biswanatd Das | Jul 19, 1937 | Nov 04, 1939 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Kautuk Mitra | Nov 29, 1941 | Jun 29, 1944 | 2 | BJP |
| 4 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Apr 23, 1946 | Aug 15, 1947 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| Sl. No | Name | Period | Term | Political party | |
| From | To | ||||
| 1 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Jan 26, 1950 | May 12, 1950 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhury | May 12, 1950 | Oct 15, 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Oct 15, 1956 | Feb 25, 1961 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Biju Patnaik | Jun 28, 1961 | Oct 02, 1963 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Biren Mitra | Oct 02, 1963 | Feb 21, 1965 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Sadashiva Tripathy | Oct 02, 1965 | Mar 08, 1967 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Mar 08, 1967 | Jan 09, 1971 | 1 | Orissa Jana Congress |
| 8 | Biswanath Das | Apr 03, 1971 | Jun 14, 1972 | 1 | United Front |
| 9 | Nandini Satpathy | Jun 14, 1972 | Mar 03, 1973 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Nandini Satpathy | Mar 06, 1973 | Dec 16, 1976 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Binayak Acharya | Dec 29, 1976 | Jun 25, 1977 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Nilamani Routray | Jun 25, 1977 | Feb 17, 1980 | 1 | Janata Party |
| 13 | Janaki Ballav Patnaik | Jun 09, 1980 | Dec 07, 1989 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Hemananda Biswal | Dec 07, 1989 | Mar 05, 1990 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Biju Patnaik | Mar 05, 1990 | Mar 15, 1995 | 2 | Janata Dal |
| 16 | Janaki Ballav Patnaik | Mar 15, 1995 | Feb 17, 1999 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Giridhar Gamang | Feb 17, 1999 | Dec 06, 1999 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Hemananda Biswal | Dec 06, 1999 | Mar 05, 2000 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Naveen Patnaik | Mar 05, 2000 | Till Date | 3 (3rd term in progress) | Biju Janata Dal |