Destination Odisha
| # | Name | From | Upto | Term | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harekrushna Mahatab | 26 January 1950 | 12 May 1950 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhury | 12 May 1950 | 15 October 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | 15 October 1956 | 25 February 1961 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Biju Pattanaik | 28 June 1961 | 2 October 1963 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Biren Mitra | 2 October 1963 | 21 February 1965 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Sadashiva Tripathy | 2 October 1965 | 8 March 1967 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | 8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | 1 | Swatantra Party and Odisha Jana Congress |
| 8 | Biswanath Das | 3 April 1971 | 14 June 1972 | 1 | United Front |
| 9 | Nandini Satpathy | 14 June 1972 | 3 March 1973 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Nandini Satpathy | 6 March 1973 | 16 December 1976 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Binayak Acharya | 29 December 1976 | 25 June 1977 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Nilamani Routray | 25 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 1 | Janata Party |
| 13 | Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik | 9 June 1980 | 7 December 1989 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Hemananda Biswal | 7 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Biju Pattanaik | 5 March 1990 | 15 March 1995 | 2 | Janata Dal |
| 16 | Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik | 15 March 1995 | 17 February 1999 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Giridhar Gamang | 17 February 1999 | 6 December 1999 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Hemananda Biswal | 6 December 1999 | 5 March 2000 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Naveen Patnaik | 5 March 2000 | present | 3 | Biju Janata Dal |