List of chief ministers of Gujarat

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime
| post = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| body = [[Gujarat]]
| insignia = File:Government Of Gujarat Seal In All Languages.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Gujarat]]
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| status = [[Head of Government]]
| abbreviation = CM
| member_of = [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| reportsto =
| termlength = 5 years subject to the confidence of the assembly.<ref name="term1">[[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 Gujarat as well.</ref>
| termlength_qualified = No [[term limit]]s
| image = Bhupendra PAtel Sanskrit.jpg
| imagesize = 150
| incumbent = [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
| incumbentsince = 13 September 2021
| appointer = [[Governor of Gujarat]]
| residence = Bungalow No. 26, Ministers’ Enclave, Sector-20, [[Gandhinagar]]
| deputy = '''Vacant'''
| inaugural = [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|1960|05|01|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| Website = http://cmogujarat.gov.in/
}}

The '''Chief Minister of Gujarat''' is the [[head of government|chief executive]] of the government of the [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]]. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. The chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s, given that he has the confidence of the assembly.<ref name="term1" />

The state of Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the [[Gujarati language|gujarati]]-speaking districts of [[Bombay State]] following the [[Mahagujarat Movement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/st_gujurat.php|access-date=16 January 2008|publisher=[[Government of India]]}}</ref> [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]] of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] was the inaugural chief minister. [[Narendra Modi]] of the [[BJP]] is the longest serving chief minister for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. He resigned in 2014 to become the [[List of Prime Ministers of India|14th]] [[Prime Minister of India]]. He was succeeded by Anandiben Patel who became the state's [[List of female Indian chief ministers|first woman chief minister]]. The [[List of current Indian chief ministers|current Chief Minister]] is [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]] of the BJP. He was elected for the post following the resignation of then incumbent Vijay Rupani, who was in the office since 7 August 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sep 11 |first1=TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated |title=Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani submits resignation {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gujarat-chief-minister-vijay-rupani-submits-resignation/articleshow/86115260.cms |access-date=11 September 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Chief Ministers of Gujarat==

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! Colour key for parties
|-
|{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
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{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Portrait
!Name
!Constituency
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Tenure length
![[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]
([[Elections in Gujarat|election]])
! colspan="2" |Party{{efn|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.}}
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" style="height: 60px;" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Jivraj Mehta.jpg|96x96px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Amreli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Amreli]]
|1 May 1960
|3 March 1962
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1960|5|1|1963|9|19}}
|1st/Interim Assembly (1957–62) ([[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 election]])
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center"
|3 March 1962
|19 September 1963
| rowspan="3" |2nd Assembly (1962–67) ([[1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])
|- align="center"
| style="height: 60px;" |2
|[[File:Balwantrai Mehta 2000 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Balwantrai Mehta]]
|[[Bhavnagar]]
|19 September 1963
|19 September 1965
|{{Age in years and days|1963|9|19|1965|9|19}}
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Olpad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Olpad]]
|19 September 1965
|3 April 1967
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1965|9|19|1971|5|22}}
|- align="center"
|3 April 1967
|12 May 1971
|3rd Assembly (1967–71) ([[1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1967 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]
|style="background-color: yellow" |
|- align="center"
|–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|100x100px]]
|''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR|[[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.<ref name="Diwanji">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm |title=A dummy's guide to President's rule |website=Rediff.com |date=15 March 2005}}</ref>}} ([[President's rule]])
|N/A
|13 May 1971
|17 March 1972
|{{Age in years and days|1971|5|13|1972|3|17}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
|
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|4
|
|[[Ghanshyam Oza]]
|[[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam]]
|17 March 1972
|17 July 1973
|{{Age in years and days|1972|3|17|1973|7|17}}
| rowspan="2" |4th Assembly (1972–74) ([[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|5
|[[File:Chimanbhai Patel.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|[[Sankheda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sankheda]]
|17 July 1973
|9 February 1974
|{{Age in years and days|1973|7|17|1974|2|9}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|100x100px]]
|''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|N/A
|9 February 1974
|18 June 1975
|{{Age in years and days|1974|2|9|1975|6|18}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|6
|
|[[Babubhai J. Patel]]
|[[Sabarmati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabarmati]]
|18 June 1975
|12 March 1976
|{{Age in years and days|1975|6|18|1976|3|12}}
| rowspan="4" |5th Assembly (1975–77) ([[1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1975 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress (O)]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: yellow" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|100x100px]]
|''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|N/A
|12 March 1976
|24 December 1976
|{{Age in years and days|1976|3|12|1976|12|24}}
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- align="center"
| style="height: 60px;" |7
|[[File:Madhavsinh Solanki.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|[[Bhadran]]
|24 December 1976
|10 April 1977
|{{Age in years and days|1976|12|24|1977|4|10}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|(6)
|
|[[Babubhai J. Patel]]
|[[Sabarmati]]
|11 April 1977
|17 February 1980
|{{Age in years and days|1977|4|11|1980|2|17}}
|[[Janata Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|100x100px]]
|''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|N/A
|17 February 1980
|6 June 1980
|{{Age in years and days|1980|2|17|1980|6|6}}
|
|N/A
|
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |(7)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Madhavsinh Solanki.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhadran]]
|7 June 1980
|10 March 1985
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1980|6|7|1985|7|6}}
|6th Assembly (1980–85) ([[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1980 election]])
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|11 March 1985
|6 July 1985
| rowspan="3" |7th Assembly (1985–90)
([[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1985 election]])
|- align="center"
| style="height: 60px;" |8
|
|[[Amarsinh Chaudhary]]
|[[Vyara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vyara]]
|6 July 1985
|9 December 1989
|{{Age in years and days|1985|7|6|1989|12|9}}
|- align="center"
|(7)
|[[File:Madhavsinh Solanki.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|[[Bhadran]]
|10 December 1989
|3 March 1990
|{{Age in years and days|1989|12|10|1990|3|3}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |(5)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Chimanbhai Patel.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Chimanbhai Patel]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sankheda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sankheda]]
|4 March 1990
|25 October 1990
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1990|3|4|1994|2|17}}
| rowspan="3" |8th Assembly (1990–95) ([[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1990 election]])
|[[Janata Dal]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|25 October 1990
|17 February 1994
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|9
|
|[[Chhabildas Mehta]]
|[[Mahuva, Bhavnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahuva]]
|17 February 1994
|13 March 1995
|{{Age in years and days|1994|2|17|1995|3|13}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|10
|[[File:Keshubhai Patel.jpg |100x100px]]
|[[Keshubhai Patel]]
|[[Visavadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Visavadar]]
|14 March 1995
|21 October 1995
|{{Age in years and days|1995|3|14|1995|10|21}}
| rowspan="5" |9th Assembly (1995–1998) ([[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1995 election]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center"
| style="height: 60px;" |11
|
|[[Suresh Mehta]]
|
|21 October 1995
|19 September 1996
|{{Age in years and days|1995|10|21|1996|9|19}}
|- align="center"
|–
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|100x100px]]
|''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|N/A
|19 September 1996
|23 October 1996
|{{Age in years and days|1996|8|23|1996|9|19}}
|N/A
|
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|12
|[[File:Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
|[[Radhanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Radhanpur]]
|23 October 1996
|27 October 1997
|{{Age in years and days|1996|10|23|1997|10|27}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Rashtriya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: pink" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|13
|[[File:Dilipbhai Parikh.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Dilip Parikh]]
|[[Dhandhuka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhandhuka]]
|28 October 1997
|4 March 1998
|{{Age in years and days|1997|8|28|1998|3|4}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|(10)
|[[File:Keshubhai Patel.jpg |100x100px]]
|[[Keshubhai Patel]]
|[[Visavadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Visavadar]]
|4 March 1998
|6 October 2001
|{{Age in years and days|1998|3|4|2001|10|6}}
| rowspan="2" |10th Assembly (1998–2002) ([[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1998 election]])
| rowspan="9" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="4" |14
| rowspan="4" |'''[[File:Narendra Damodardas Modi.jpg|100x100px]]'''
| rowspan="4" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Rajkot II]]
|7 October 2001
|22 December 2002
| rowspan="4" |{{Age in years and days|2001|10|7|2014|5|22}}{{efn|[[Narendra Modi]] is the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat till date.}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="3" |[[Maninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maninagar]]
|22 December 2002
|22 December 2007
|11th Assembly (2002–07) ([[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2002 election]])
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|23 December 2007
|20 December 2012
|12th Assembly (2007–12) ([[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2007 election]])
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|20 December 2012
|22 May 2014
| rowspan="3" |13th Assembly (2012–17) ([[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2012 election]])
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|15
|[[File:Anandiben Patel Ji.jpg |100x100px]]
|[[Anandiben Patel]]
|[[Ghatlodia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatlodia]]
|22 May 2014
|7 August 2016
|{{Age in years and days|2014|5|22|2016|8|7}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |16
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Vijay Rupani.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Vijay Rupani]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Rajkot Pashchim|Rajkot West]]
|7 August 2016
|26 December 2017
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|2016|8|7|2021|9|13}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|26 December 2017
|13 September 2021
| rowspan="2" |14th Assembly (2017–22) ([[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017 election]])
|- align="center"
|17
|[[File:Bhupendra PAtel Sanskrit.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
|[[Ghatlodia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatlodia]]
|13 September 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Age in years and days|2021|9|13}}
|}

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==Notes==
;Footnotes
{{notelist}}

;References
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cmogujarat.gov.in/en/ Chief Minister of Gujarat]

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