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The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is a very important person in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. They are like the main representative of the President of India in the state. Their job is to make sure the state government follows the rules and works properly. The Governor is chosen by the President of India.

This important role existed even before India became fully independent. Back then, the area was called the United Provinces. On January 24, 1950, the province was renamed Uttar Pradesh, and the Governor's role continued.

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Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
Emblem of Uttar Pradesh
Anandiben Patel Ji.jpg
Incumbent
Anandiben Patel

since 29 July 2019
Style Her Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan; Lucknow
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder Hormasji Peroshaw Mody
Formation 26 January 1950; 75 years ago (1950-01-26)
Salary 470,000 (US$8,000) per month
Website Governor of Uttar Pradesh

What Does the Governor Do?

The Governor has several important jobs and powers to help run the state. These powers are divided into different types:

Executive Powers

These powers are about managing the state. The Governor helps with:

  • Administration: Making sure the government offices and departments work well.
  • Appointments: Choosing important people for various government roles.
  • Removals: Taking people out of their positions if needed.

Legislative Powers

These powers are about making laws. The Governor works with the state's law-making bodies, like the Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad. They play a role in how new laws are created and approved.

Discretionary Powers

Sometimes, the Governor has special powers they can use based on their own judgment. These are used in specific situations where they need to make a decision without direct advice from others.

Governor as Chancellor

The Governor of Uttar Pradesh also has another important role. They are the Chancellor of all the universities in Uttar Pradesh. This means they are the head of these universities, as stated in the university laws.

List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh

Here is a list of the people who have served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh since January 26, 1950.

Key
 • indicates that this was an additional charge
# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration Home State Appointed by
Governors of Uttar Pradesh (26 January 1950–Present)
1. Hormasji Pherozeshah Modi No image available.svg 26 January 1950 1 June 1952 2 years, 127 days Bombay Rajendra Prasad
2. Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi 1988 stamp of India.jpg 2 June 1952 9 June 1957 5 years, 7 days Gujarat
3. Varahgiri Venkat Giri V.V.Giri.jpg 10 June 1957 30 June 1960 3 years, 20 days Odisha
4. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952.jpg 1 July 1960 15 April 1962 1 year, 288 days Andhra Pradesh
5. Bishwanath Das Biswanath-Das.jpg 16 April 1962 30 April 1967 5 years, 14 days Odisha
6. Dr. Bezwada Gopala Reddy Bezawada Gopal Reddy.png 1 May 1967 30 June 1972 5 years, 60 days Andhra Pradesh Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Kant Varma, ShashiShashi Kant Varma No image available.svg 1 July 1972 13 November 1972 135 days Not Known V. V. Giri
7. Akbar Ali Khan Photo Akbar Ali Khan.jpg 14 November 1972 24 October 1974 1 year, 344 days Andhra Pradesh
8. Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg 25 October 1974 1 October 1977 2 years, 341 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
9. Ganpatrao Devji Tapase No image available.svg 2 October 1977 27 February 1980 2 years, 148 days Maharashtra Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
10. Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh.png 28 February 1980 31 March 1985 5 years, 31 days Bihar
11. Mohammed Usman Arif No image available.svg 31 March 1985 11 February 1990 4 years, 317 days Rajasthan Zail Singh
12. B. Satya Narayan Reddy No image available.svg 12 February 1990 25 May 1993 3 years, 102 days Andhra Pradesh R. Venkataraman
13. Motilal Vora Motilal Vora.jpg 26 May 1993 3 May 1996 2 years, 343 days Madhya Pradesh Shankar Dayal Sharma
Shafi Qureshi, MohammadMohammad Shafi Qureshi Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg 3 May 1996 19 July 1996 77 days Jammu and Kashmir
14. Romesh Bhandari Romesh Bhandari.jpg 19 July 1996 17 March 1998 1 year, 241 days Punjab
Shafi Qureshi, MohammadMohammad Shafi Qureshi Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg 17 March 1998 19 April 1998 33 days Jammu and Kashmir K. R. Narayan
15. Suraj Bhan Suraj Bhan.jpg 20 April 1998 23 November 2000 2 years, 217 days Haryana
16. Vishnu Kant Shastri No image available.svg 24 November 2000 2 July 2004 3 years, 221 days West Bengal
Agrawal, SudarshanSudarshan Agrawal Sudarshan Agarwal 2004.jpg 3 July 2004 7 July 2004 4 days Punjab A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
17. T. V. Rajeswar T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg 8 July 2004 27 July 2009 5 years, 19 days Tamil Nadu
18. Banwari Lal Joshi Banwari Lal Joshi.jpg 28 July 2009 17 June 2014 4 years, 324 days Rajasthan Pratibha Patil
Qureshi, AzizAziz Qureshi Aziz Qureshi.jpg 17 June 2014 22 July 2014 35 days Madhya Pradesh Pranab Mukherjee
19. Ram Naik Governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik.jpg 22 July 2014 28 July 2019 5 years, 7 days Maharashtra
20. Anandiben Patel Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel.jpg 29 July 2019 Incumbent 6 years, 4 days Gujarat Ramnath Kovind

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