List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat

List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat: The state of Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati-speaking districts of Bombay State following the Mahagujarat Movement. Jivraj Narayan Mehta of the Indian National Congress was the first chief minister of Gujarat.

Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the longest serving chief minister for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. He resigned in 2014 to become the 14th prime minister of India. He was succeeded by Anandiben Patel who became the state’s first woman chief minister.

The 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.

List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat

1. Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Born: 29 August 1887 Amreli, Bombay Presidency
Died: 7 November 1978 (aged 91)

Constituency: Amreli
Term: 1 May 1960 – 25 February 1963
Duration: 2 years, 300 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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2. Balwantrai Mehta
Born: 19 February 1899, Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar State, British India
Died: 19 September 1965 (aged 66), Suthari, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Bhavnagar
Term: 25 February 1963- 19 September 1965
Duration: 2 years, 206 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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3. Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
Born: 9 August 1915, Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 12 September 1993 (aged 78), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Olpad
Term: 19 September 1965- 12 May 1971
Duration: 5 years, 245 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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4. Ghanshyam Oza
Born: 25 October 1911, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 12 July 2002 (aged 90), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Dahegam
Term: 17 March 1972 – 17 July 1973
Duration: 1 year, 122 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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5. Chimanbhai Patel
Born: 3 June 1929, Sankheda, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 17 February 1994 (aged 64), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Sankheda
Term: 17 July 1973 – 9 February 1974
Duration: 207 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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6. Babubhai Patel
Born: 9 February 1911, Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 19 December 2002 (aged 91), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Sabarmati
Term: 18 June 1975 – 12 March 1976
Duration: 268 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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7. Madhav Singh Solanki
Born: 30 July 1927, Piludara, Baroda State, British India
Died: 9 January 2021 (aged 93), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Bhadran
Term: 24 December 1976 – 10 April 1977
Duration: 107 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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8. Babubhai Patel
Born: 9 February 1911, Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 19 December 2002 (aged 91), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Sabarmati
Term: 11 April 1977 – 17 February 1980
Duration: 2 years, 312 days
Party: Janata Party

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9. Madhav Singh Solanki
Born: 30 July 1927, Piludara, Baroda State, British India
Died: 9 January 2021 (aged 93), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Bhadran
Term: 7 June 1980 – 6 July 1985
Duration: 5 years, 29 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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10. Amarsinh Chaudhary
Born: 31 July 1941, Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 15 August 2004 (aged 63), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Vyara
Term: 6 July 1985 – 9 December 1989
Duration: 4 years, 156 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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11.Madhav Singh Solanki
Born: 30 July 1927, Piludara, Baroda State, British India
Died: 9 January 2021 (aged 93), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Bhadran
Term: 10 December 1989 – 3 March 1990
Duration: 83 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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12. Chimanbhai Patel
Born: 3 June 1929, Sankheda, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 17 February 1994 (aged 64), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Sankheda
Term: 4 March 1990 – 17 February 1994
Duration: 3 years, 350 days
Party: Janata Dal

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13. Chhabildas Mehta
Born: 4 November 1925, Mahuva, Bhavnagar State, British India
Died: 29 November 2008 (aged 83), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Mahuva
Term: 17 February 1994 – 13 March 1995
Duration: 1 year, 24 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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14. Keshubhai Patel
Born: 24 July 1928, Visavadar, Junagadh State, British India
Died 29 October 2020 (aged 92), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Visavadar
Term: 14 March 1995 – 21 October 1995
Duration: 221 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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15. Suresh Mehta
Born: 5 August 1936 (age 86), Mandvi, Cutch State, India, (now in Gujarat, India)

Constituency: Mandvi
Term: 21 October 1995 – 19 September 1996
Duration: 334 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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16. Shankersinh Vaghela
Born: 21 July 1940 (age 82), Gandhinagar, Bombay Presidency, British India

Constituency: Radhanpur
Term: 23 October 1996 – 27 October 1997
Duration: 1 year, 4 days
Party: Rashtriya Janata Party

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17. Dilip Parikh
Born: 16 February 1937, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 25 October 2019 (aged 82), Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Constituency: Dhandhuka
Term: 28 October 1997 – 4 March 1998
Duration: 188 days
Party: Rashtriya Janata Party

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18. Keshubhai Patel
Born: 24 July 1928, Visavadar, Junagadh State, British India
Died: 29 October 2020 (aged 92), Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Constituency: Visavadar
Term: 4 March 1998 – 6 October 2001
Duration: 3 years, 216 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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19. Narendra Modi

Born: Narendra Damodardas Modi, 17 September 1950 (age 72)
Vadnagar, Bombay State, India (present-day Gujarat)

Constituency: Rajkot II / Maninagar
Term: 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014

Duration: 12 years, 227 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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20. Anandiben Patel
Born: 21 November 1941 (age 81) Kharod, Bombay Presidency, British India

Constituency: Ghatlodia
Term: 22 May 2014 – 7 August 2016
Duration: 2 years, 77 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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21. Vijay Rupani
Born: 2 August 1956 (age 66) Rangoon, Union of Burma (present-day Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar)

Constituency: Rajkot West
Term: 7 August 2016 – 13 September 2021
Duration: 5 years, 37 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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22. Bhupendrabhai Patel
Born: 15 July 1962 (age 60) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Constituency: Ghatlodia
Term: 13 September 2021 – Incumbent
Duration: 1 year, 80 days
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

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List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat

Name	Term	Duration	Party
Jivraj Narayan Mehta	1 May 1960 – 25 February 1963	2 years, 300 days	INC
Balwantrai Mehta	25 February 1963- 19 September 1965	2 years, 206 days	INC
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai	19 September 1965- 12 May 1971	5 years, 245 days	INC
Ghanshyam Oza	17 March 1972 – 17 July 1973	1 year, 122 days	INC
Chimanbhai Patel	17 July 1973 – 9 February 1974	207 days	INC
Babubhai Patel	18 June 1975 – 12 March 1976	268 days	INC
Madhav Singh Solanki	24 December 1976 – 10 April 1977	107 days	INC
Babubhai Patel	11 April 1977 – 17 February 1980	2 years, 312 days	JP
Madhav Singh Solanki	7 June 1980 – 6 July 1985	5 years, 29 days	INC
Amarsinh Chaudhary	6 July 1985 – 9 December 1989	4 years, 156 days	INC
Madhav Singh Solanki	10 December 1989 – 3 March 1990	83 days	INC
Chimanbhai Patel	4 March 1990 – 17 February 1994	3 years, 350 days	JD
Chhabildas Mehta	17 February 1994 – 13 March 1995	1 year, 24 days	INC
Keshubhai Patel	14 March 1995 – 21 October 1995	221 days	BJP
Suresh Mehta	21 October 1995 – 19 September 1996	334 days	BJP
Shankersinh Vaghela	23 October 1996 – 27 October 1997	1 year, 4 days	RJP
Dilip Parikh	28 October 1997 – 4 March 1998	188 days	RJP
Keshubhai Patel	4 March 1998 – 6 October 2001	3 years, 216 days	BJP
Narendra Modi	7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014	12 years, 227 days	BJP
Anandiben Patel	22 May 2014 – 7 August 2016	2 years, 77 days	BJP
Vijay Rupani	7 August 2016 – 13 September 2021	5 years, 37 days	BJP
Bhupendrabhai Patel	13 September 2021 – Incumbent	1 year, 80 days	BJP

Notes

• INC: Indian National Congress
• BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party
• JP: Janata Party
• JD: Janata Dal
• RJP: Rashtriya Janata Party

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