List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Incumbent Yogi Adityanath since 19 March 2017 Appointer Governor of Uttar Pradesh Inaugural holder Govind Ballabh Pant Formation 26 January 1950 The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ( UP ), a North Indian state, 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. On 26 January 1950 Govind Ballabh Pant, Premier of 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 Rashtriya Lok Dal. UP has also had two women chief ministers -- Sucheta Kriplani and Mayawati. On ten occasions, most recently in 2002, the state has come under President 's rule, leaving the office of chief minister vacant. Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party has served as the incumbent chief minister since 19 March 2017. Contents 1 Premiers of United Provinces 2 Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh 3 References 4 External links Premiers of United Provinces Govind Ballabh Pant, the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 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. No Name Term of office Party Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari 3 April 1937 16 July 1937 Independent Govind Ballabh Pant 17 July 1937 2 November 1939 Indian National Congress Vacant ( 2 ) Govind Ballabh Pant 1 April 1946 25 January 1950 Indian National Congress Chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Colour key for parties Bahujan Samaj Party Bharatiya Kranti Dal Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Janata Dal Janata Party Samajwadi Party N / A ( President 's rule ) UP 's fifth chief minister, Charan Singh of the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, went on to become India 's fifth prime minister. Ram Naresh Yadav served as UP 's chief minister in the late 1970s as a member of the Janata Party. Although V.P. Singh 's chief - ministerial reign was as a Congressman, as Prime Minister of India he headed the National Front government as a member of the Janata Dal. The BJP 's Kalyan Singh was chief minister when the Babri Masjid was demolished in 1991. UP 's 19th chief minister, Rajnath Singh, is the current Union Home Minister. Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party has served three stints as UP 's chief minister. Akhilesh Yadav, the state 's youngest - ever chief minister, holding office from 2012 to 2017. ( ( File : Yogi Adityanath. jpg 150px Yogi Adityanath the 21st chief minister of uttar pradesh, he was elected MP from Gorakhpur ( Lok Sabha Constituency ) from 1998 to 2017. No Name Constituency Term of office Tenure length Party Assembly ( Election ) Ref Govind Ballabh Pant Bareilly Municipality 26 January 1950 20 May 1952 7003179600000000000 ♠ 4 years, 335 days Indian National Congress Not yet created 20 May 1952 27 December 1954 First Assembly ( 1952 -- 57 ) ( 1951 election ) Sampurnanand Varanasi City South 28 December 1954 9 April 1957 7003217000000000000 ♠ 5 years, 344 days 10 April 1957 6 December 1960 Second Assembly ( 1957 -- 62 ) ( 1957 election ) Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet South 7 December 1960 14 March 1962 7003102800000000000 ♠ 2 years, 298 days 14 March 1962 1 October 1963 Third Assembly ( 1962 -- 67 ) ( 1962 election ) Sucheta Kriplani Mendhwal 2 October 1963 13 March 1967 7003125800000000000 ♠ 3 years, 162 days ( 3 ) Chandra Bhanu Gupta ( 2 ) Ranikhet 14 March 1967 2 April 1967 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 days Fourth Assembly ( 1967 -- 68 ) ( 1967 election ) Charan Singh Chhaprauli 3 April 1967 25 February 1968 7002328000000000000 ♠ 328 days Bharatiya Kranti Dal -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 25 February 1968 26 February 1969 7002367000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 1 day N / A Dissolved ( 3 ) Chandra Bhanu Gupta ( 3 ) Ranikhet 26 February 1969 17 February 1970 7002356000000000000 ♠ 356 days Indian National Congress Fifth Assembly ( 1969 -- 74 ) ( 1969 election ) ( 5 ) Charan Singh ( 2 ) Chhaprauli 18 February 1970 1 October 1970 7002225000000000000 ♠ 225 days Bharatiya Kranti Dal -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 1 October 1970 18 October 1970 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 days N / A 6 Tribhuvana Narayana Singh 18 October 1970 3 April 1971 7002167000000000000 ♠ 167 days Indian National Congress 7 Kamlapati Tripathi Chandauli 4 April 1971 12 June 1973 7002800000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 69 days -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 13 June 1973 8 November 1973 7002148000000000000 ♠ 148 days N / A 8 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Bara 8 November 1973 4 March 1974 7002751000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 21 days Indian National Congress 5 March 1974 29 November 1975 Sixth Assembly ( 1974 -- 77 ) ( 1974 election ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 30 November 1975 21 January 1976 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 days N / A 9 N.D. Tiwari Kashipur 21 January 1976 30 April 1977 7002465000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 99 days Indian National Congress -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 30 April 1977 23 June 1977 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 days N / A Dissolved 10 Ram Naresh Yadav Nidhauli Kalan 23 June 1977 27 February 1979 7002614000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 249 days Janata Party Seventh Assembly ( 1977 -- 80 ) ( 1977 election ) 11 Banarsi Das Hapur 28 February 1979 17 February 1980 7002354000000000000 ♠ 354 days -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 17 February 1980 9 June 1980 7002113000000000000 ♠ 113 days N / A Dissolved 12 V.P. Singh Tindwar 9 June 1980 18 July 1982 7002769000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 39 days Indian National Congress Eighth Assembly ( 1980 -- 85 ) ( 1980 election ) 13 Sripati Mishra Isaulli 19 July 1982 2 August 1984 7002745000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 14 days ( 9 ) N.D. Tiwari ( 2 ) Kashipur 3 August 1984 10 March 1985 7002417000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 52 days 11 March 1985 24 September 1985 Ninth Assembly ( 1985 -- 89 ) ( 1985 election ) 14 Vir Bahadur Singh Paniara 24 September 1985 24 June 1988 7003100400000000000 ♠ 2 years, 274 days ( 9 ) N.D. Tiwari ( 3 ) Kashipur 25 June 1988 5 December 1989 7002528000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 163 days 15 Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 5 December 1989 24 June 1991 7002566000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 201 days Janata Dal Tenth Assembly ( 1989 -- 91 ) ( 1989 election ) 16 Kalyan Singh Atrauli 24 June 1991 6 December 1992 7002531000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 165 days Bharatiya Janata Party Eleventh Assembly ( 1991 -- 92 ) ( 1991 election ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 6 December 1992 4 December 1993 7002363000000000000 ♠ 363 days N / A Dissolved ( 15 ) Mulayam Singh Yadav ( 2 ) Jaswantnagar 4 December 1993 3 June 1995 7002546000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 181 days Samajwadi Party Twelfth Assembly ( 1993 -- 95 ) ( 1993 election ) 17 Mayawati 3 June 1995 18 October 1995 7002137000000000000 ♠ 137 days Bahujan Samaj Party -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 18 October 1995 17 October 1996 7002520000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 154 days N / A Dissolved 17 October 1996 21 March 1997 Thirteenth Assembly ( 1996 -- 2002 ) ( 1996 election ) ( 17 ) Mayawati ( 2 ) Harora 21 March 1997 21 September 1997 7002184000000000000 ♠ 184 days Bahujan Samaj Party ( 16 ) Kalyan Singh ( 2 ) Atrauli 21 September 1997 12 November 1999 7002782000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 52 days Bharatiya Janata Party 18 Ram Prakash Gupta 12 November 1999 28 October 2000 7002351000000000000 ♠ 351 days 19 Rajnath Singh Haidargarh 28 October 2000 8 March 2002 7002496000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 131 days -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 8 March 2002 3 May 2002 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 days N / A Fourteenth Assembly ( 2002 -- 07 ) ( 2002 election ) ( 17 ) Mayawati ( 3 ) Harora 3 May 2002 29 August 2003 7002483000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 118 days Bahujan Samaj Party ( 15 ) Mulayam Singh Yadav ( 3 ) Gunnaur 29 August 2003 13 May 2007 7003135300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 257 days Samajwadi Party ( 17 ) Mayawati ( 4 ) MLC 13 May 2007 15 March 2012 7003176800000000000 ♠ 4 years, 307 days Bahujan Samaj Party Fifteenth Assembly ( 2007 -- 12 ) ( 2007 election ) 20 Akhilesh Yadav MLC 15 March 2012 19 March 2017 7003183000000000000 ♠ 5 years, 4 days Samajwadi Party Sixteenth Assembly ( 2012 -- 17 ) ( 2012 election ) 21 Yogi Adityanath MLC 19 March 2017 Incumbent 7002183000000000000 ♠ 183 days Bharatiya Janata Party Seventeenth Assembly ( 2017 -- ) ( 2017 election ) Jump up ^ This column only names the chief minister 's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents ; these are not listed here. ^ Jump up to : When President 's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. References Jump up ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978 - 81 - 8038 - 559 - 9. Note : although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Uttar Pradesh as well. ^ Jump up to : Chief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013. Jump up ^ President 's rule. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013. Jump up ^ Date of Constitution & Dissolution of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013. Jump up ^ http://www.patrika.com/news/bareilly/up-first-cm-pandit-govind-ballabh-pant-was-won-from-bareilly-constituency-hindi-news-1505294/ Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. `` A dummy 's guide to President 's rule ''. Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1974, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1989, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1993, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 2002, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 2007, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh '' ( pdf ). Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Uttar Pradesh Election Results ''. Economic Times. Retrieved on 12 March 2017. External links States of India since 1947 on WorldStatesmen.org `` Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh ''. The Indian Express. 15 May 2007. Retrieved on 28 July 2013. Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Govind Ballabh Pant Sampurnanand Chandra Bhanu Gupta Sucheta Kriplani Charan Singh Tribhuvan Narain Singh Kamalapati Tripathi Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna N.D. Tiwari Ram Naresh Yadav Banarsi Das V.P. Singh Sripati Mishra Vir Bahadur Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav Kalyan Singh Mayawati Jagdambika Pal Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh Akhilesh Yadav Yogi Adityanath Lists of chief ministers of Indian states ( and current incumbents ) Andhra Pradesh N. 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Question: who is first chief minister of uttar pradesh
Answer: Govind Ballabh Pant