List of Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current governor is Joginder Jaswant Singh.
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.
List of Chief Commissioners of Arunachal Pradesh
# |
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
1 |
K. A. A. Raja |
20 January 1972 |
1973 |
2 |
Manohar L. Kampani |
1974 |
1975 |
List of Lieutenant Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
# |
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
1 |
K. A. A. Raja |
15 August 1975 |
18 January 1979 |
2 |
R. N. Haldipur |
18 January 1979 |
23 July 1981 |
3 |
H. S. Dubey |
23 July 1981 |
10 August 1983 |
4 |
Thanjavelu Rajeshwar |
10 August 1983 |
21 November 1985 |
5 |
Shiva Swaroop |
21 November 1985 |
20 February 1987 |
List of Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
# |
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
1 |
Bhisma Narain Singh |
20 February 1987 |
18 March 1987 |
2 |
R.D. Pradhan |
19 March 1987 |
16 March 1990 |
3 |
Gopal Singh |
17 March 1990 |
8 May 1990 |
4 |
Devi Das Thakur |
9 May 1990 |
16 March 1991 |
5 |
Loknath Mishra |
17 March 1991 |
25 March 1991 |
6 |
Surandra Nath Dwivedy |
26 March 1991 |
4 July 1993 |
7 |
Madhukar Dighe |
5 July 1993 |
20 October 1993 |
8 |
Mata Prasad |
21 October 1993 |
16 May 1999 |
9 |
S.K. Sinha |
17 May 1999 |
1 August 1999 |
10 |
Arvind Dave |
2 August 1999 |
12 June 2003 |
11 |
V. C. Pande |
13 June 2003 |
15 December. 2004 |
12 |
S.K. Singh |
16 December 2004 |
3 September 2007 |
13 |
K. Sankaranarayanan |
4 September 2007 |
26 January 2008 |
14 |
Joginder Jaswant Singh |
27 January 2008 |
present |
See also
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