The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is the head of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The Governor 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. The Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
On 26 January 1950 Govind Ballabh Pant, premier of the United Provinces, became the first Chief Minister of the newly renamed Uttar Pradesh. Including him, 11 out of UP's 21 chief ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress. Among these is V. P. Singh, a future Prime Minister of India, as was Charan Singh of the Bharatiya Lok Dal. On ten occasions, most recently in 2002, the state has come under President's rule, leaving the office of chief minister vacant. UP has also had two women chief ministers—Sucheta Kripalani and Mayawati. Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017; having taken the oath at 38 years of age, he is the youngest person to have held the office. Only three chief ministers completed their official tenure of five years: Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, and Yogi Adityanath.
Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party is serving as the current and the longest serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 19 March 2017.
Oath as the State Chief Minister The Chief Minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh:
Oath of Office
Oath of Secrecy
In Hindi
Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office)
Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy)
Premiers of United Provinces (1937–50) The United Provinces, headquartered in Allahabad was a province of British India that comprised present day Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council. Premiers of the United Provinces (1937–50)NoPortraitNameTerm of officeChief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.AssemblyAppointee (Governor)Party1The Nawab of Chhatari3 April 193716 July 19371st (1937 elections)Harry Graham HaigIndependent2Govind Ballabh Pant17 July 19372 November 1939Indian National Congress -Vacant (Governor's Rule)3 November 193931 March 1946Dissolved-N/A(2)Govind Ballabh Pant1 April 194625 January 19502nd (1946 elections)Francis Verner WylieIndian National Congress
Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (1950-present)
No Portrait Name Constituency Term of officePresident's rule. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.AssemblyDate of Constitution & Dissolution of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha . Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013. Party 1 Govind Ballabh Pant Bareilly 26 January 1950 20 May 1952 Provincial (1946 election) Indian National Congress 20 May 1952 28 December 19541st 2 Sampurnanand Varanasi South 28 December 1954 9 April 1957 10 April 1957 7 December 19602nd 3 Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet South 7 December 1960 14 March 1962 14 March 1962 2 October 1963 3rd 4 Sucheta Kripalani Menhdawal 2 October 1963 14 March 1967 (3) Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet 14 March 1967 3 April 1967 4th 5 Charan Singh Chhaprauli 3 April 1967 25 February 1968 Bharatiya Kranti Dal – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 25 February 1968 26 February 1969 Dissolved N/A (3) Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet 26 February 1969 18 February 1970 5th(1969 election) Indian National Congress (5) Charan Singh Chhaprauli 18 February 1970 1 October 1970 Bharatiya Kranti Dal – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 1 October 1970 18 October 1970 N/A 6 Tribhuvan Narain SinghNon Member 18 October 1970 4 April 1971 Indian National Congress (O) 7 Kamalapati Tripathi Chandauli 4 April 1971 13 June 1973 Indian National Congress – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 13 June 1973 8 November 1973 N/A 8 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Bara 8 November 1973 4 March 1974 Indian National Congress 5 March 1974 30 November 19756th(1974 election) – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 30 November 1975 21 January 1976 N/A 9 Narayan Datt Tiwari Kashipur 21 January 1976 30 April 1977 Indian National Congress – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 30 April 1977 23 June 1977 Dissolved N/A 10 Ram Naresh Yadav Nidhauli Kalan 23 June 1977 28 February 1979 7th(1977 election) Janata Party 11 Banarasi Das Hapur 28 February 1979 17 February 1980 – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 17 February 1980 9 June 1980 Dissolved N/A 12 Vishwanath Pratap Singh Tindwari 9 June 1980 19 July 1982 8th(1980 election) Indian National Congress 13 Sripati Mishra Isauli 19 July 1982 3 August 1984 (9) Narayan Datt Tiwari Kashipur 3 August 1984 10 March 1985 11 March 1985 24 September 19859th(1985 election) 14 Vir Bahadur Singh Paniyara 24 September 1985 25 June 1988 (9) Narayan Datt Tiwari Kashipur 25 June 1988 5 December 1989 15 Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 5 December 1989 24 June 1991 10th(1989 election) Janata Dal 16 Kalyan Singh Atrauli 24 June 1991 6 December 1992 11th Bharatiya Janata Party – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 6 December 1992 4 December 1993 Dissolved N/A (15) Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 4 December 1993 3 June 1995 12th Samajwadi Party 17 Mayawati Non Member 3 June 1995 18 October 1995 Bahujan Samaj Party – Vacant(President's rule)N/A 18 October 1995 17 October 1996 Dissolved N/A 17 October 1996 21 March 199713th (17) Mayawati Harora 21 March 1997 21 September 1997 Bahujan Samaj Party (16) Kalyan Singh Atrauli 21 September 1997 12 November 1999 Bharatiya Janata Party 18 Ram Prakash Gupta MLC 12 November 1999 28 October 2000 19 Rajnath Singh Haidergarh 28 October 2000 8 March 2002 – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 8 March 2002 3 May 2002 Dissolved N/A (17) Mayawati Harora 3 May 2002 29 August 2003 14th Bahujan Samaj Party (15) Mulayam Singh Yadav Gunnaur 29 August 2003 13 May 2007 Samajwadi Party (17) Mayawati MLC 13 May 2007 15 March 2012 15th Bahujan Samaj Party 20 Akhilesh Yadav MLC 15 March 2012 19 March 2017 16th Samajwadi Party21 Yogi Adityanath MLC 19 March 2017 25 March 2022 17th Bharatiya Janata PartyGorakhpur Urban 25 March 2022Incumbent18th
Statistics List by length of tenure #Chief MinisterPartyLength of term Longest tenure Total tenure 1 Yogi Adityanath 2 Mayawati 7 years, 16 days3 Mulayam Singh Yadav /JD 6 years, 274 days 4 Sampurnanand 5 Akhilesh Yadav 6 Govind Ballabh Pant 7 Narayan Datt Tiwari 3 years, 314 days 8 Chandra Bhanu Gupta 3 years, 311 days 9 Kalyan Singh 3 years, 217 days 10 Sucheta Kripalani 11 Vir Bahadur Singh 12 Kamalapati Tripathi 13 Vishwanath Pratap Singh 14 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna 15 Sripati Mishra 16 Ram Naresh Yadav 17 Charan Singh 1 year, 188 days 18 Rajnath Singh 19 Banarasi Das 20 Ram Prakash Gupta 21 Tribhuvan Narain Singh Only 6 of them served longer than the total length of President's rule (4 year, 228 days).
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External links "Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh". The Indian Express. 15 May 2007. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.