This is a list of Governors of Tripura since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.[1]
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | B. K. Nehru | 21 January 1972 | 22 September 1973 |
| 2 | L. P. Singh | 23 September 1973 | 13 August 1981 |
| 3 | S. M. H. Burney | 14 August 1981 | 13 June 1984 |
| 4 | General K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM (Retd.) | 14 June 1984 | 11 July 1989 |
| 5 | Sultan Singh | 12 July 1989 | 11 February 1990 |
| 6 | K. V. Raghunath Reddy | 12 February 1990 | 14 August 1993 |
| 7 | Romesh Bhandari | 15 August 1993 | 15 June 1995 |
| 8 | Prof. Siddheswar Prasad | 16 June 1995 | 22 June 2000 |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth, PVSM, AVSM | 23 June 2000 | 31 May 2003 |
| 10 | Dinesh Nandan Sahay | 2 June 2003 | 2009 |
| 11 | Kamla Beniwal | 15 October 2009 | 26 November 2009 |
| 12 | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil | 27 November 2009 | incumbent |
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