List of chief Ministers of Gujarat - Wikipedia List of chief Ministers of Gujarat Chief Minister of Gujarat Incumbent Vijay Rupani since 7 August 2016 Appointer Governor of Gujarat Inaugural holder Jivraj Narayan Mehta Formation 1 May 1960 The Chief Minister of Gujarat is the chief executive of the western Indian state of Gujarat. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state 's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, the state 's 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. Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati - speaking districts of Bombay State. Since then sixteen people have served as its chief minister including inaugural office - holder Jivraj Narayan Mehta, one of several Indian National Congress members to serve in the role. Gujarat 's longest - serving chief minister is Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who served for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. After Modi resigned to become the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, his party - mate Anandiben Patel became the state 's first woman chief minister. The incumbent chief minister is the BJP 's Vijay Rupani, who has served since 7 August 2016. Chief Ministers of Gujarat Colour key for parties Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Janata Dal, Janata Dal ( Gujarat ) Janata Morcha, Indian National Congress ( O ) Janata Party Rashtriya Janata Party N / A ( President 's rule ) Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Gujarat 's first chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela, the 12th Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, the 10th chief minister No Name Term of office Party Days in office Assembly Ref Jivraj Narayan Mehta Amreli 1 May 1960 3 March 1962 Indian National Congress 1238 days First ( 1960 -- 61 ) 3 March 1962 19 September 1963 Second ( 1962 -- 66 ) Balwantrai Mehta Bhavnagar 19 September 1963 19 September 1965 733 days Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai Olpad 19 September 1965 3 April 1967 2062 days 3 April 1967 12 May 1971 Indian National Congress ( O ) Third ( 1967 -- 71 ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 13 May 1971 17 March 1972 N / A Dissolved Ghanshyam Oza Dehgam 17 March 1972 17 July 1973 Indian National Congress 488 days Fourth ( 1972 -- 74 ) Chimanbhai Patel Sankheda 17 July 1973 9 February 1974 207 days -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 9 February 1974 18 June 1975 N / A Dissolved 6 Babubhai J. Patel Sabarmati 18 June 1975 12 March 1976 Janata Morcha ( INC ( O ) + BJS + BLD + SP ) 211 days Fifth ( 1975 -- 80 ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 12 March 1976 24 December 1976 N / A 7 Madhav Singh Solanki Bhadran 24 December 1976 10 April 1977 Indian National Congress 108 days ( 6 ) Babubhai J. Patel Sabarmati 11 April 1977 17 February 1980 Janata Party 1042 days ( Total : 1253 days ) -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 17 February 1980 6 June 1980 N / A Dissolved ( 7 ) Madhav Singh Solanki Bhadran 7 June 1980 10 March 1985 Indian National Congress 1856 days Sixth ( 1980 -- 85 ) 11 March 1985 6 July 1985 Seventh ( 1985 -- 90 ) 8 Amarsinh Chaudhary Vyara ( ST ) 6 July 1985 9 December 1989 1618 days ( 7 ) Madhav Singh Solanki Bhadran 10 December 1989 3 March 1990 85 days ( Total : 2049 days ) ( 5 ) Chimanbhai Patel Unjha 4 March 1990 25 October 1990 JD + BJP 1445 days ( Total : 1652 days ) Eighth ( 1990 -- 95 ) 25 October 1990 17 February 1994 JD ( G ) + INC 9 Chhabildas Mehta Mahuva 17 February 1994 13 March 1995 Indian National Congress 391 days 10 Keshubhai Patel Visavadar 14 March 1995 21 October 1995 Bharatiya Janata Party 221 days Ninth ( 1995 -- 98 ) 11 Suresh Mehta Mandvi 21 October 1995 19 September 1996 334 days -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) 19 September 1996 23 October 1996 N / A 12 Shankersinh Vaghela Radhanpur 23 October 1996 27 October 1997 Rashtriya Janata Party 370 days 13 Dilip Parikh Dhandhuka 28 October 1997 4 March 1998 128 days ( 10 ) Keshubhai Patel Visavadar 4 March 1998 6 October 2001 Bharatiya Janata Party 1312 days ( Total : 1533 days ) Tenth ( 1998 -- 2002 ) 14 Narendra Modi Maninagar 7 October 2001 22 December 2002 4610 days 22 December 2002 22 December 2007 Eleventh ( 2002 -- 07 ) 23 December 2007 20 December 2012 Twelfth ( 2007 -- 12 ) 20 December 2012 22 May 2014 Thirteenth ( 2012 -- 17 ) 15 Anandiben Patel Ghatlodia 22 May 2014 7 August 2016 808 days 16 Vijay Rupani Rajkot West 7 August 2016 26 December 2017 594 days 26 December 2017 Incumbent Fourteenth ( 2017 - ) Notes Footnotes Jump up ^ A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office. Jump up ^ This column only names the chief minister 's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents ; these are not listed here. ^ Jump up to : President 's rule may be imposed when the `` government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution '', which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President 's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. 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. 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Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1975, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1990, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1995, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 1998, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Key Highlights of General Election, 2002, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 2007, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat ''. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` BJP retains Vijay Rupani as CM in Gujarat, but is undecided in Himachal Pradesh ''. The Indian Express. 2017 - 12 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 23. Chief Ministers of Gujarat Jivraj Narayan Mehta Balwantrai Mehta Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai Ghanshyam Oza Chimanbhai Patel Babubhai J. Patel Madhav Singh Solanki Amarsinh Chaudhary Chhabildas Mehta Keshubhai Patel Suresh Mehta Shankersinh Vaghela Dilip Parikh Keshubhai Patel Narendra Modi Anandiben Patel Vijay Rupani Lists of chief ministers of Indian states ( and current incumbents ) Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Bihar Nitish Kumar Chhattisgarh Raman Singh Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Goa Manohar Parrikar Gujarat Vijay Rupani Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Jharkhand Raghubar Das Karnataka Siddaramaiah Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Manipur N. Biren Singh Meghalaya Conrad Sangma Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Odisha Naveen Patnaik Puducherry V. Narayanasamy Punjab Amarinder Singh Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami Telangana K. 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Question: who was the chief minister of gujarat before the 2014 general elections
Answer: Narendra Modi