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{{Short description|Governors of U. P. State}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| insignia = Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
| insigniasize = 
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Uttar Pradesh]]
| image = Anandiben Patel in 2022 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 200
| incumbent = [[Anandiben Patel]]
| incumbentsince = 29 July 2019
| style = [[Excellency|Her Excellency]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Uttar Pradesh)|Lok Bhavan]]; [[Lucknow]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1950|01|26}}
| inaugural = [[Hormasji Peroshaw Mody]]
| website = [https://upgovernor.gov.in/ Governor of Uttar Pradesh]
| body = Uttar Pradesh
| native_name = ''Uttara Pradēśa kē Rājyapāla''
| salary = {{INRConvert|470000}} per month<ref>{{cite web|title=India Code: Section Details|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_5_40_00008_198243_1517807326622&sectionId=6710&sectionno=3&orderno=3|date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
| type = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
}}

The '''governor of Uttar Pradesh''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Uttara Pradēśa kē Rājyapāla'') is the constitutional head of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]]. The post is preceded by the governor of [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]] of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|pre-independent]] India as well as [[Indian independence movement|independent]] India from 15 August 1947 to 25 January 1950. The province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950.

==Powers and functions==

{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the Governor}}

The governor has:

*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''Legislative powers''' related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Uttar Pradesh is chancellor of the universities of Uttar Pradesh as per the Acts of the Universities.

== List ==

;Legend
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed

;Color key
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer<br/>(President)
|- 
! style="width:7em"| From
! style="width:7em"| To
! style="width:5em"| Time in office
|-
! 1
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Homi Mody|Hormasji Pherozeshah Mody]]'''<br/>{{small|(1881{{ndash}}1969)}}
| [[Bombay State|Bombay]]
| {{small|26 January}}<br/>1950
| {{small|1 June}}<br/>1952
| '''{{ayd|26 Jan 1950|1 Jun 1952}}'''
| rowspan="5"| [[Rajendra Prasad]]
|-
! 2
| [[File:K M Munshi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1971)}}
| [[Bombay State|Bombay]]
| {{small|2 June}}<br/>1952
| {{small|9 June}}<br/>1957
| '''{{ayd|2 Jun 1952|9 Jun 1957}}'''
|-
! 3
| [[File:President V. V. Giri.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. V. Giri]]'''<br/>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1980)}}
| [[Madras State|Madras]]
| {{small|10 June}}<br/>1957
| {{small|30 June}}<br/>1960{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Kerala]]}}
| '''{{ayd|10 Jun 1957|30 Jun 1960}}'''
|-
! 4
| [[File:Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]'''<br/>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1967)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|1 July}}<br/>1960
| {{small|15 April}}<br/>1962
| '''{{ayd|1 Jul 1960|15 Apr 1962}}'''
|-
! 5
| [[File:Biswanath-Das.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bishwanath Das]]'''<br/>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1984)}}
| [[Orissa]]
| {{small|16 April}}<br/>1962
| {{small|30 April}}<br/>1967
| '''{{ayd|16 Apr 1962|30 Apr 1967}}'''
|-
! 6
| [[File:Bezawada Gopala Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1997)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|1 May}}<br/>1967
| {{small|30 June}}<br/>1972
| '''{{ayd|1 May 1967|30 Jun 1972}}'''
| [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
|-
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''Shashi Kanta Verma'''<br/>{{small|Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|1 July}}<br/>1972
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|13 November}}<br/>1972
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|1 Jul 1972|13 Nov 1972}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[V. V. Giri]]
|-
! 7
| [[File:Photo Akbar Ali Khan.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Akbar Ali Khan (politician)|Akbar Ali Khan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1994)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|14 November}}<br/>1972
| {{small|24 October}}<br/>1974{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=OR|Transferred as the [[Governor of Orissa]]}}
| '''{{ayd|14 Nov 1972|24 Oct 1974}}'''
|-
! 8
| [[File:DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|25 October}}<br/>1974
| {{small|1 October}}<br/>1977{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|25 Oct 1974|1 Oct 1977}}'''
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
|-
! 9
| [[File:Ganpatrao Devji Tapase portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ganpatrao Devji Tapase]]'''<br/>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1992)}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|2 October}}<br/>1977
| {{small|27 February}}<br/>1980{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Haryana]]}}
| '''{{ayd|2 Oct 1977|27 Feb 1980}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
! 10
| [[File:Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh.png|70px]]
| '''[[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1994)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|28 February}}<br/>1980
| {{small|31 March}}<br/>1985
| '''{{ayd|28 Feb 1980|31 Mar 1985}}'''
|-
! 11
| [[File:Mohammad Usman Arif.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohammed Usman Arif]]'''<br/>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1995)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|31 March}}<br/>1985
| {{small|11 February}}<br/>1990
| '''{{ayd|31 Mar 1985|11 Feb 1990}}'''
| [[Zail Singh]]
|-
! 12
| [[File:B. Satya Narayan Reddy portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2012)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|12 February}}<br/>1990
| {{small|25 May}}<br/>1993{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=OR}}
| '''{{ayd|12 Feb 1990|25 May 1993}}'''
| [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|-
! 13
| [[File:Motilal Vora.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Motilal Vora]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2020)}}
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| {{small|26 May}}<br/>1993
| {{small|3 May}}<br/>1996{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|26 May 1993|3 May 1996}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br/>Governor of Madhya Pradesh}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{small|3 May}}<br/>1996
| {{small|19 July}}<br/>1996
| '''{{ayd|3 May 1996|19 Jul 1996}}'''
|-
! 14
| [[File:Romesh Bhandari.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Romesh Bhandari]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] (Retd)<br/>(1928{{ndash}}2013)}}
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| {{small|19 July}}<br/>1996
| {{small|17 March}}<br/>1998{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|19 Jul 1996|17 Mar 1998}}'''
|- 
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br/>Governor of Madhya Pradesh}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|17 March}}<br/>1998
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|19 April}}<br/>1998
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|17 Mar 1998|19 Apr 1998}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
! 15
| [[File:Suraj Bhan in 2004.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Suraj Bhan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2006)}}
| [[Haryana]]
| {{small|20 April}}<br/>1998
| {{small|23 November}}<br/>2000{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]}}
| '''{{ayd|20 Apr 1998|23 Nov 2000}}'''
|-
! 16
| [[File:Vishnu Kant Shastri (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vishnu Kant Shastri]]'''<br/>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2005)}}
| [[West Bengal]]
| {{small|24 November}}<br/>2000
| {{small|2 July}}<br/>2004{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|24 Nov 2000|2 Jul 2004}}'''
|-
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Sudarshan Agarwal (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Sudarshan Agarwal]]'''<br>{{small|(1931–2019)<br/>Governor of Uttaranchal}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|3 July}}<br/>2004
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|7 July}}<br/>2004
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|3 Jul 2004|7 Jul 2004}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
! 17
| [[File:T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[T. V. Rajeswar]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(1926{{ndash}}2018)}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| {{small|8 July}}<br/>2004
| {{small|27 July}}<br/>2009
| '''{{ayd|8 Jul 2004|27 Jul 2009}}'''
|-
! 18
| [[File:Banwari Lal Joshi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Banwari Lal Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(1936{{ndash}}2017)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|28 July}}<br/>2009
| {{small|17 June}}<br/>2014{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|28 Jul 2009|17 Jun 2014}}'''
| [[Pratibha Patil]]
|-
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Aziz Qureshi at valedictory function of the 89th Foundation Course for All India Services, at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Aziz Qureshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2024)<br/>Governor of Uttarakhand}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|17 June}}<br/>2014
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|22 July}}<br/>2014
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|17 Jun 2014|22 Jul 2014}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
! 19
| [[File:Governor Ram Naik.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Naik]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|22 July}}<br/>2014
| {{small|28 July}}<br/>2019
| '''{{ayd|22 Jul 2014|28 Jul 2019}}'''
|-
! 20
| [[File:Anandiben Patel in 2022 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anandiben Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| {{small|29 July}}<br/>2019
| Incumbent
| '''{{ayd|29 Jul 2019}}'''
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|}

{{reflist|group=lower-greek}}

==Timeline==
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Timeline of Uttar Pradesh governors</strong>
|-
|
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  from: 02/06/1952 till: 09/06/1957 color:ind text:"[[Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi]]"
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  from: 10/06/1957 till: 30/06/1960 color:ind text:"[[V. V. Giri]]"
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  from: 20/04/1998 till: 23/11/2000 color:ind text:"[[Suraj Bhan]]"
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  from: 24/11/2000 till: 02/07/2004 color:ind text:"[[Vishnu Kant Shastri]]"
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== Oath  ==
“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully
execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions
of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) and will to
the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to
the service and well-being of the people of ..………(name
of the State).”                 
==See also==
* [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* (1732–1857) – [[List of Nawabs of Awadh|Nawabs of Awadh]]
* (1834–1836) – [[List of Governors of Agra|Governors of Agra]]
* (1836–1877) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces|Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces]]
* (1856–1877) – [[List of Chief Commissioners of Oudh|Chief Commissioners of Oudh]]
* (1877–1902) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh|Lieutenant Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh]]
* (1902–1921) – [[List of Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|Lieutenant Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]
* (1921–1937) – [[List of Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]
* (1937–1950) – [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|Governors of the United Provinces]]
* [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Governors of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm Provinces of British India]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ The India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain]
* http://upgovernor.gov.in/
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205042656/http://upgovernor.gov.in/english.htm Governors of the United Provinces]

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