The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is the Prime Minister of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. According to the Constitution of India, the Governor is the legal head of the state, but actual executive authority rests with the Chief Minister. After elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the Governor usually invites the party with a majority to form the government.
Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister: Quick Facts
| Current Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Part (BJP) |
| Term of office | 5 years |
| Oath taking date | 19 March 2017 |
| First Chief Minister | Sir Nawab Mohammad Ahmed Syed Khan |
Current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 2023
Yogi Adityanath is an Indian politician who is currently the 22nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2023. Before becoming the Chief Minister, he was a former Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh from 1998 to 2017. Elected to the 12th Lok Sabha at the age of 26, Adityanath was its youngest member.
He was elected to Parliament from Gorakhpur in five consecutive elections in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
History of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Since the formation of Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950, 21 persons have been Chief Ministers. The first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was Govind Ballabh Pant. He was the Chief Minister of the state a total of four times in different tenures. Sucheta Kripalani became the first woman Chief Minister (fourth Chief Minister) of Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh Yadav is the first and only Chief Minister who successfully completed his 05 years tenure as Chief Minister. Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been serving as the outgoing Chief Minister since 19 March 2017.
Complete List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (1947-2023)
Here is the Latest updated Complete List of Uttar Pradesh CM from 1947 to 2023 with Names, Service Period, and Political Parties Information:
| Serial No. | Name of the Chief Minister | Take office | Post free | Party/political party |
| 1 | Govind Vallabh Pant | 15 August 1947 | 28 December 1954 | Congress |
| 2 | Sampurnanand | 28 December 1954 | 07 December 1960 | Congress |
| 3 | Chandrabhanu Gupta | 07 December 1960 | 02 October 1963 | Congress |
| 4 | Sucheta Kriplani | 02 October 1963 | 14 March 1967 | Congress |
| 5 | Chandrabhanu Gupta | 14 March 1967 | 03 April 1967 | Congress |
| 6 | Charan Singh | 03 April 1967 | 17 February 1968 | Indian Lok Dal |
President's Rule (17 February 1968 to 26 February 1969)
| 7 | Chandrabhanu Gupta | 26 February 1969 | 18 February 1970 | Congress |
| 8 | Charan Singh | 18 February 1970 | 02 October 1970 | Indian Lok Dal |
President's Rule ( 02 October 1970 to 18 October 1970)
| 9 | Tribhuvan Narayan Singh | 18 October 1970 | 04 April 1971 | Congress |
| 10 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 04 April, 1971 | 12 June, 1973 | Congress |
President's Rule (June 12, 1973 to June 08, 1973)
| 11 | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna | 08 November 1973 | 30 November 1975 | Congress |
President's Rule (30 November 1975 to 21 January 1976)
| 12 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | January 21, 1976 | April 30, 1977 | Congress |
President's Rule (30 April 1977 to 23 June 1977)
| 13 | Ramnaresh Yadav | 23 June 1977 | 28 February 1979 | Janata Party |
| 14 | Banarasi Das | 28 February 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
President's Rule (17 February 1980 to 09 June 1980)
| 15 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | June 09, 1980 | July 19, 1982 | Congress |
| 16 | Shripati Mishra | July 19, 1982 | August 03, 1984 | Congress |
| 17 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | August 03, 1984 | September 24, 1985 | Congress |
| 18 | Veer Bahadur Singh | 24 September 1985 | 25 June 1988 | Congress |
| 19 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | June 25, 1988 | December 05, 1989 | Congress |
| 20 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 05 December 1989 | 24 June 1991 | Janata Dal |
| 21 | Kalyan Singh | 24 June 1991 | 06 December 1992 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
President's rule (from 06 December 1992 to 04 December 1993)
| 22 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 05 December 1993 | 03 June 1995 | Samajwadi Party |
| 23 | Mayawati | June 03, 1995 | October 18, 1995 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
President's Rule (October 18, 1995 to March 21, 1997)
| 24 | Mayawati | March 21, 1997 | September 21, 1997 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| 25 | Kalyan Singh | 21 September 1997 | 21 February 1998 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| 26 | Jagdambika Pal | February 21, 1998 | February 23, 1998 | Congress |
| 27 | Kalyan Singh | 23 February 1998 | 12 November 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| 28 | Ram Prakash Gupta | November 12, 1999 | October 28, 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| 29 | Rajnath Singh | 28 October 2000 | 08 March 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
President's Rule (08 March 2002 to 03 May 2002)
| 30 | Mayawati | 03 May 2002 | 29 August 2003 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| 31 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 29 August 2003 | 11 May 2007 | Samajwadi Party |
| 32 | Mayawati | 13 May 2007 | 07 March 2012 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| 32 | Akhilesh Yadav | 15 March 2012 | 18 March 2017 | Samajwadi Party |
| 33 | Yogi Adityanath | 19 March 2017 | Present | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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