Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (Marathi: कातीकाल संकारानारायानन; born 1932) is the current governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra and Goa.[1] He had also served as the Governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand.[2] Prior to his appointment as Governor, he had served as a Minister in several Congress led governments of Kerala headed by Chief Ministers A. K. Antony and K. Karunakaran.[3]
Sankaranarayanan was also asked to assume the additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during the absence on leave of S. K. Singh. The swear-in ceremony was held on April 7, 2007. When Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on August 19, 2007, Sankaranarayanan was also appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh,[4] and he was sworn in on September 4, 2007.[5] He remained in that post until January 2008, when Joginder Jaswant Singh became governor of Arunachal Pradesh. On 22 January 2010, he was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra.[6] On August 27, 2011 he was given additional charge of Goa.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by S.K. Singh |
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Joginder Jaswant Singh |
| Preceded by Shiv Charan Mathur |
Governor of Assam 2009 |
Succeeded by Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Preceded by S.C. Jamir |
Governor of Maharashtra 2010–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |