List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh (1950 to 2022)
List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh: President is the head of the republic and the Governor is the head of the state. The nominal head of the state is Governor and the executive head is the Chief Minister. All executive actions are taken in the name of the Governor. The current, Governor of UP is Anandiben Patel.
Article 153-167 in the Indian Constitution deal with the provisions related to the state governments of the country.
Article 153 states that there shall be a Governor for each State. Provided that nothing in this Article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.
Here, we are providing the list of Governors of Uttar Pradesh from 1950 till the present. And the list also includes the Governors of the United Provinces. On 26 January 1950, the province was renamed Uttar Pradesh.
List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh
| Sr.No. | Name of Governors | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Hormasji Peroshaw Mody | Jan 28, 1950 - Jun 1, 1952 |
| 2 | Sri Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | Jun 2, 1952 - Jun 9, 1957 |
| 3 | Sri Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Jun 10, 1957 - Jun 30, 1960 |
| 4 | Dr. Burugula Ramakrishna Rao | Jul 1, 1960 - Apr 15, 1962 |
| 5 | Sri Biswanath Das | Apr 16, 1962 - Apr 30, 1967 |
| 6 | Dr. Bezwada Gopala Reddi | May 1, 1967 - Jun 30, 1972 |
| 7 | Sri Shashi Kanta Verma (Acting) | Jul 1, 1972 - Nov 13, 1972 |
| 8 | Sri Akbar Ali Khan | Nov 14, 1972 - Oct 24, 1974 |
| 9 | Dr.Marri Channa Reddy | Oct 25, 1974 - Oct 1, 1977 |
| 10 | Sri Ganpatrao Devji Tapase | Oct 2, 1977 - Feb 27, 1980 |
| 11 | Sri Chandeshwar Prasad Narain Singh | Feb 28, 1980 - Mar 31, 1985 |
| 12 | Sri Mohammed Usman Arif | Mar 31, 1985 - Feb 11, 1990 |
| 13 | Sri B.Satyanaraya Reddy | Feb 12, 1990 - May 26, 1993 |
| 14 | Sri Motilal Vohra | May 27, 1993 - May 2, 1995 |
| 15 | Sri Mohammed Safi Quraishi | May 3, 1996 - Sep 18, 1996 |
| 16 | Sri Romesh Bhandari | Sep 19, 1996 - Mar 16, 1998 |
| 17 | Sri Mohammed Safi Quraishi | Mar 17, 1998 - Apr 19, 1998 |
| 18 | Sri Suraj Bhan | Apr 20, 1998 - Nov 23, 2000 |
| 19 | Sri Vishnukant Shastri | Nov 24, 2000 - Jul 2, 2004 |
| 20 | Sri Sudarshan Agarwal | Jul 3, 2004 - Jul 7, 2004 |
| 21 | Sri T.V.Rajeshwar | Jul 8, 2004 - Jul 27, 2009 |
| 22 | Sri B. L. Joshi | Jul 28, 2009 - Jun 17, 2014 |
| 23 | Aziz Qureshi (acting) | Jun 17, 2014 - Jul 21, 2014 |
| 24 | Ram Naik | Jul 22, 2014 - Jul 28, 2019 |
| 25 | Anandiben Patel | Jul 29, 2019 - Incumbent |
READ| List of Districts in Uttar Pradesh
List of the Governors of the United Provinces
| S. No. | Name of Governors | Tenure |
| 1. | Sir Harcourt Butler | 3 January 1921 - 21 December 1922 |
| - | Sir Ludovic Charles Porter | 21 December 1922 - 24 December 1922 |
| 2. | Sir William Sinclair Marris | 24 December 1922 - 13 August 1926 |
| - | Sir Samuel Perry O'Donnell | 13 August 1926 - 1 December 1926 |
| (2) | Sir William Sinclair Marris | 1 December 1926 - 14 January 1928 |
| 3. | Sir Alexander Phillips Muddiman | 15 January 1928 - 17 June 1928 |
| 4. | Sir William Malcolm Hailey | 10 August 1928 - 21 December 1928 22 April 1929 - 16 October 1930 |
| - | Sir George Bancroft Lambert | 16 October 1930 - 19 April 1931 |
| (4) | Sir William Malcolm Hailey | 19 April 1931 - 6 April 1933 |
| - | Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari | 8 April 1933 - 27 November 1933 |
| (4) | Sir William Malcolm Hailey | 27 November 1933 - 5 December 1934 |
| 5. | Sir Harry Graham Haig | 6 December 1934 - 1 April 1937 1 April 1937 - 16 May 1938 17 September 1938 - 6 December 1939 |
| 6. | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett | 7 December 1939 - 6 December 1945 |
| 7. | Sir Francis Verner Wylie | 7 December 1945 - 14 August 1947 |
| 8. | Sarojini Naidu | 15 August 1947 - 2 March 1949 |
| - | Justice B.B Malik | 3 March 1949 - 1 May 1949 |
| 9. | Sir Hormasji Pherozeshah Modi | 2 May 1949 - 25 January 1950 |
Key Facts about Governor
- Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become a Governor of a state in India.
- The President of India appoints Governor for each state by warrant under his hand and seal.
- Governor holds the office under the pleasure of the President, so, his office has no fixed term.
- President may transfer the Governor from one state to another. He can also be reappointed.
