Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
---|---|
Style | Her Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Lucknow |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | 5 Years |
Inaugural holder | Sarojini Naidu (Independent India) Sir Harcourt Butler (Pre-Independent India) |
Formation | 3 January 1921 |
Website | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is the constitutional head and representative of the President of India in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The post is preceded by the governor of United Provinces of pre-independent India as well as independent India from 15 August 1947 to 25 January 1950. The province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950.