N. Chandrababu Naidu

N. Chandrababu Naidu
13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Governor	S. Abdul Nazeer
Deputy	Pawan Kalyan
Cabinet	Naidu IV
Preceded by	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Additional ministries[1] Incumbent Assumed office 12 June 2024 Ministry and Departments General Administration Law & Order Public Enterprises Other departments not allocated to any Minister Preceded by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
In office 8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Deputy	Nimmakayala Chinarajappa K. E. Krishnamurthy
Cabinet	Naidu III
Preceded by	Kiran Kumar Reddy
Succeeded by	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Additional ministries In office 8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019 Ministry and Departments Investment Infrastructure Happiness Index General Administration Other departments not allocated to any Minister Succeeded by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
In office 1 September 1995 – 13 May 2004
Governor	Krishan Kant Gopala Ramanujam C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala
Cabinet	Naidu I Naidu II
Preceded by	N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Additional ministries In office 1 September 1995 – 13 May 2004 Ministry and Departments Investment Infrastructure General Administration Other departments not allocated to any Minister Succeeded by Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
13th Leader of the Opposition Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 13 June 2019[2] – 5 June 2024[3]
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office 2 June 2004 – 28 February 2014
Governor	Sushilkumar Shinde Rameshwar Thakur N. D. Tiwari E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Succeeded by	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
1st National President of Telugu Desam Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 2015
National General Secretary	Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu Nara Lokesh
Preceded by	Position established
2nd President of Telugu Desam Party
In office 1 September 1995 – 29 May 2015
General Secretary	Alimineti Madhava Reddy (1995-2000) Tulla Devender Goud (2000-2008) Kadiyam Srihari (2008-2013) Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy (2013-2015)
Preceded by	N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	position abolished
Minister of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Finance, Planning, Small Savings and Lotteries, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
Governor	Krishan Kant
Chief Minister	N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Minister of Cinematography, Technical Education, Minor irrigation, Diary and Animal Husbandary, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1980–1982
Governor	K. C. Abraham
Chief Minister	T. Anjaiah Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1989
Preceded by	N. Rangaswami Naidu
Constituency	Kuppam
In office 1978–1983
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Medasani Venkatarma Naidu
Constituency	Chandragiri
Personal details
Born	Nara Chandra Babu Naidu (1950-04-20) 20 April 1950 (age 74) Naravaripalle, Madras State, India (present-day Andhra Pradesh)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (since 1983)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (1975–1983)
Spouse	Nara Bhuvaneswari ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	Nara Lokesh (son)
Relatives	See Nandamuri–Nara family
Residence(s)	Undavalli, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India 1, Janpath, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater	Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (M.A.)[4]
Positions Held 1975–1977: Local Youth President, INC 1978–83: Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Chandragiri constituency 1980–83: Cabinet Minister of Andhra Pradesh 1985–94: General Secretary of Telugu Desam Party since 1989: Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Kuppam constituency 1994–95: Finance and Revenue Minister of Andhra Pradesh 1999–2004: Convener of National Democratic Alliance 1995–2004: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh 1995–2014: 2nd President of the Telugu Desam Party 2004–2014: 8th Leader of Opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2014–present: 1st National President of the Telugu Desam Party 2014–19: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh 2014–18: Convener Of National Democratic Alliance 2019–24: 8th Leader of Opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Assembly 2024–tba: Convener of National Democratic Alliance 2024–present: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

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Nara Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu pronunciation: [ˈnɑːrɑː ˈtʃʌnˌdrɑː ˈbɑːbuː ˈnaɪduː]; born 20 April 1950), commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of Telugu states. He is the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

In 1978, he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress party, and from 1980 to 1982, he served as a minister in the state cabinet. Afterwards, he switched party allegiance and joined TDP, which had been founded by his father-in-law N. T. Rama Rao.^[5] Naidu served as a TDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1989 to 1995.^[6] In 1995, he became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

During his two previous terms as Chief Minister, Naidu's public image was that of an economic reformer and proponent of information technology-based economic growth. His policies brought modernisation and investments particularly to Hyderabad, where he directed the founding of HITEC City.^[5] He also had a role in national politics, first as the convener of the United Front in 1996. He supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, in which TDP won 29 seats, enhancing Naidu's reputation as a nationally prominent politician. In 2014, Naidu returned as Chief Minister, winning in the now-residuary (due to bifurcation) Andhra Pradesh.

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Naidu's party faced an electoral setback, with TDP winning only 23 out of 175 seats.^[7] In September 2023, Naidu was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) police in Andhra Pradesh due to alleged involvement in the skills development case and was granted bail by Andhra Pradesh High Court in November 2023.^[8] In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP returned to power once again and Naidu became Chief Minister for the fourth time.