Govind Ballabh Pant

Govind Ballabh Pant
Postage stamp, 1965
5th Minister of Home Affairs
In office 10 January 1955 – 7 March 1961
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Kailash Nath Katju
Succeeded by	Lal Bahadur Shastri
1st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 26 January 1950 – 27 December 1954
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Sampurnanand
2nd Chief Minister of United Provinces
In office 1 April 1946 – 25 January 1950
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
In office 17 July 1937 – 2 November 1939
Preceded by	Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	(1887-09-10)10 September 1887 Khoont, North-Western Provinces, British India (Present-day Uttarakhand, India)
Died	7 March 1961(1961-03-07) (aged 73) New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Children	3, including Krishna Chandra Pant
Relatives	Ila Pant (daughter-in-law)
Residence(s)	No. 6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi
Alma mater	Allahabad University
Profession	Lawyer Independence Activist
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1957)

Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government. He was one of the foremost political leaders of Uttar Pradesh (then known as United Provinces) and a key player in the successful movement to establish Hindi as the official language of Indian Union.

Today, several Indian hospitals, educational institutions and foundations bear his name. Pant received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1957.