List of Governors of Assam
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This is a list of Governors of Assam, and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.
Today, the Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Assam. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. Ajai Singh is the current governor. He assumed charge of office on June 5, 2003.
[edit] Powers and functions
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- 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.
[edit] British Military Commanders in occupied Assam (1824–1826)
In 1824, British forces occupied Assam, which was part of Burma at the time.
- George McMorine, 1824
- Arthur Richards, 1824–1826
[edit] British Political Agents in Assam (1826–1828)
On 24 February 1826, the Treaty of Yandaboo ceded portions of Assam from Burma to Britain.
- David Scott, 1826–1828
[edit] Commissioners of Assam (1828–1874)
In 1828, lower Assam was incorporated into the province of Bengal, followed by the rest of Assam in 1833. A Commissioner of Assam was appointed, subordinate to the Governor of Bengal.
- David Scott, 1828–20 August 1831, continued
- Thomas Campbell Robertson, 1831–1834
- Francis Jenkins, 1834–1861
- Henry Hopkinson, 1861–1874
[edit] Chief Commissioners of Assam (1874–1905)
In 1874, Assam was separated from the Bengal Presidency, and its status was upgraded to a Chief Commissioner's Province.
- Richard Harte Keatinge, 1874–1878
- Stewart Colvin Bayley, 1878–1881
- Sir Charles Alfred Elliott, 1881–1885
- William Erskine Ward, 1885–1887, first time
- Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, 1887–1889
- James Wallace Quinton, 1889–1891
- William Erskine Ward, 1891–1896, second time
- Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, 1896–1902
- Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1902–1905
[edit] Lieutenant Governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–1912)
In 1905, Bengal was partitioned and East Bengal and Assam was formed, governed by a Lieutenant Governor.
- Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1905–1906
- Lancelot Hare, 1906–1911
- Charles Stuart Bayley, 1911–1912
[edit] Chief Commissioners of Assam (1912–1921)
In 1912, East Bengal was re-incorporated into the Bengal Presidency, and Assam was again governed by a Chief Commissioner.
[edit] Governors of Assam (1921–1947)
In 1921, the chief commissionership was upgraded to governor.
- Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson Bell, 3 January 1921–2 April 1921, continued
- Sir William Sinclair Marris, 3 April 1921–10 October 1922
- Sir John Henry Kerr, 10 October 1922–28 June 1927
- Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond, 28 June 1927–11 May 1932
- Sir Michael Keane, 11 May 1932–4 March 1937
- Robert Neil Reid, 4 March 1937–4 May 1942
- Henry Joseph Tuynam, 24 February 1938–4 October 1939, acting for Reid
- Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow, 4 May 1942–4 May 1947
- Mutaguchi Renya, March 1944–July 1944, (Japanese occupation)
- A. C. Chatterjee, March 1944–July 1944, (for the provisional government of Free India)
- Rederik Chalmers Bourne, 4 April 1946–?, acting for Clow
- Henry Foley Knight, 4 September 1946–23 December 1946, acting for Clow
- Sir Akbar Hydari, 4 May 1947–15 August 1947
[edit] Governors of Assam (1947—)
Since Indian independence, the Governor of Assam has been appointed by the President of India.
- Sir Akbar Hydari, 15 August 1947–28 December 1948
- Ronald Francis Lodge, 30 December 1948–16 February 1949, acting
- Sri Prakasa, 16 February 1949–27 May 1950
- Jairam Das Daulatram, 27 May 1950–15 May 1956
- Saiyid Fazal Ali, 15 May 1956–22 August 1959
- Chandreswar Prasad Sinha, 23 August 1959–14 October 1959
- Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh, 14 October 1959–12 November 1960, first time
- Vishnu Sahay, 12 November 1960–13 January 1961, first time
- Satyavant Mallannath Shrinagesh, 13 January 1961–7 September 1962, second time
- Vishnu Sahay, 7 September 1962–17 April 1968, second time
- Braj Kumar Nehru, 17 April 1968–19 September 1973
- P. K. Goswami, 8 December 1970–4 January 1971, acting for Nehru
- Lallan Prasad Singh, 19 September 1973–10 August 1981
- Prakash Chandra Mehrotra, 10 August 1981–28 March 1984
- T. S. Mishra, 28 March 1984–15 April 1984
- Bhishma Narain Singh, 15 April 1984–10 May 1989
- Harideo Joshi, 10 May 1989–21 July 1989
- Anisetti Roghuvir, 21 July 1989–2 May 1990
- D. D. Thakur, 2 May 1990–17 March 1991
- Lok Nath Misra, 17 March 1991–1 September 1997
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha, 1 September 1997–21 April 2003
- Arvind Dave, 21 April 2003–5 June 2003
- Ajai Singh, 5 June 2003—
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- List of Governors from assamassembly.nic.in
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Assam
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm#Assam
- http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/93/93241.html
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