List of chief ministers of Gujarat

Chief Minister of Gujarat
મુખ્યમંત્રી ગુજરાત
Emblem of Gujarat
since 13 September 2021
Government of Gujarat
StyleThe Honourable
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofGujarat Legislative Assembly& Gujarat Council of Ministers
ResidenceBungalow No. 26, Ministers’ Enclave, Sector-20, Gandhinagar
AppointerGovernor of Gujarat
Term length5 years subject to the confidence of the assembly.[1]
No term limits
Inaugural holderJivraj Narayan Mehta
Formation1 May 1960
(64 years ago) (1960-05-01)
DeputyVacant, DCM
Websitehttp://cmogujarat.gov.in/

The Chief Minister of Gujarat is the chief executive of the government of the Indian state of Gujarat. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. The chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits, given that he has the confidence of the assembly.[1]

The state of Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati-speaking districts of Bombay State following the Mahagujarat Movement.[2] Jivraj Narayan Mehta of the 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 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.[3]


  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Gujarat". Government of India. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  3. ^ Sep 11, TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated. "Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani submits resignation | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)