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Bhupendrabhai Patel had been sworn in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021. His cabinet includes 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.
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First Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Gujarat | |
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| Date formed | 13 September 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Acharya Devvrat |
| Head of government | Bhupendrabhai Patel |
| No. of ministers | 24 |
| Total no. of members | 25 (including Chief Minister) |
| Member parties | BJP |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | INC |
| Opposition leader | Paresh Dhanani |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2017 |
| Legislature term | 5 Years |
| Predecessor | Second Vijay Rupani ministry |
| Successor | Second Bhupendrabhai Patel Ministry |
On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.[1] Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister-elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar.[2] He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021 by Governor Acharya Devvrat.[3] The rest of his cabinet was sworn in on 16 September 2021. The cabinet includes 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.[4]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Home General Administration Information & Broadcast Industries Mines & Minerals Captital Projects Urban Development & Urban Housing Narmada & Ports Departments not allotted to any Minister | 13 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Revenue Minister of Law & Justice Minister of Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Education | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare Minister of Medical Education Minister of Water Resources & Water Supply | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Roads & Building Minister of Transport Minister of Civil Aviation Minister of Tourism & Pilgrimage Development | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Finance Minister of Energy & Petrochemicals | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Forest, Environment & Climate Change | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Minister of Tribal Development | Nareshbhai Patel | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of Rural | Arjunsinh Chauhan | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of state (I/C) in Sports, Youth Affairs & Cultural Activities Minister of state (I/C) in Excise & Prohibition Minister of state (I/C) in Border Security & Prisons Minister of state in Home & Police Housing Minister of state in Disaster Management | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state (I/C) in Cottage Industries Minister of state (I/C) in Cooperation Minister of state (I/C) in Salt Industries Minister of state in Industries Minister of state in Forest, Environment & Climate Change | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state (I/C) in Labour & Employment Minister of state (I/C) in Panchayats Minister of state in Rural Development & Rural Housing | Brijesh Merja | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state (I/C) in Fisheries Minister of state in Water Resources & Water Supply Minister of state in Narmada | Jitu Choudhary | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state (I/C) in Women & Child Development Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of state in Agriculture Minister of state in Energy & Petrochemicals | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in Health & Family Welfare Minister of state in Medical Education Minister of state in Tribal Development | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in Transport Minister of state in Civil Aviation Minister of state in Tourism & Pilgrimage Development | Arvind Raiyani | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state in higher & Technical Education Minister of state in Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs | Kuberbhai Dindor | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state in Primary, Secondary & Adult Education | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in Food & Civil Supplies | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment | RC Makwana | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state in Urban Development & Urban Housing | Vinod Moradia | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Minister of state in Animal Husbandry | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
Source:[5]
Representation of Ministers by district
| District | Ministers | Name of ministers |
|---|---|---|
| Kutch | — | — |
| Banaskantha | 1 | Kirtisinh Vaghela |
| Patan | — | — |
| Mehsana | 1 | Rushikesh Patel |
| Sabarkantha | 1 | Gajendrasinh Parmar |
| Aravalli | — | — |
| Gandhinagar | — | — |
| Ahmedabad | 3 | Bhupendrabhai Patel Jagdish Panchal |
| Surendranagar | 1 | Kiritsinh Rana |
| Morbi | 1 | Brijesh Merja |
| Rajkot | 1 | Arvind Raiyani |
| Jamnagar | 1 | Raghavji Patel |
| Devbhoomi Dwarka | — | — |
| Porbanadar | — | — |
| Junagadh | 1 | Deva Malam |
| Somnath | — | — |
| Amreli | — | — |
| Bhavnagar | 2 | Jitu Vaghani
R. C. Makwana |
| Botad | — | — |
| Anand | — | — |
| Kheda | 1 | Arjunsinh Chauhan |
| Mahisagar | 1 | Kuberbhai Dindor |
| Panchmahal | 1 | Nimisha Suthar |
| Dahod | — | — |
| Vadodara | 2 | Rajendra Trivedi
Manisha Vakil |
| Narmada | — | — |
| Bharuch | — | — |
| Surat | 4 | Purnesh Modi
Vinod Moradia |
| Tapi | — | — |
| Dang | — | — |
| Navsari | 1 | Nareshbhai Patel |
| Valsad | 2 | Kanubhai Desai
Jitu Choudhary |
| Total | 25 |
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