title: List of heads of government of the Kingdom of Sikkim
text: # List of heads of government of the Kingdom of Sikkim
  
  This article lists the heads of government of the Kingdom of Sikkim from 1944 to 1975, when Sikkim became the 22nd state of India following a referendum.
  
  ## List
  
  (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
  
  | No. | Name | Term | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | President of the State Council |||||
  | 1 | Palden Thondup Namgyal | 1944–1949 | Later reigned as the twelfth and last Chogyal, in 1963–1975. |
  | Chief Minister |||||
  | 2 | Tashi Tshering | 9 May 1949 – 6 June 1949 | |
  | 3 | Harishwar Dayal | 6 June 1949 – 11 August 1949 | Interim |
  | Dewan |||||
  | 4 | John S. Lall | 11 August 1949 – 1954 | |
  | 5 | Nari Kaikhosru Rustomji | 1954–1959 | |
  | 6 | Baleshwar Prasad | 22 August 1959 – 1963 | |
  | Principal Administrative Officer |||||
  | 7 | Ramdas Narayan Haldipur | 1963–1969 | |
  | Sidlon |||||
  | 8 | Inder Sen Chopra | 1969 – July 1972 | |
  | Chief Administrative Officer |||||
  | 9 | Brajbir Saran Das | 9 April 1973 – 23 July 1974 | |
  | Prime Minister |||||
  | 10 | Kazi Lhendup Dorjee | 23 July 1974 – 16 May 1975 | Afterwards served as the first Chief Minister of Sikkim, in 1975–1979. |
  