List of Governors of Gujarat

The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Gujarat. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Dr. Kamla Beniwal is the current governor (assumed charge of office on 27 November 2009).

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Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

List of all previous governors of Gujarat

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Mehdi Nawaz Jung 1 May 1960 1 Aug 1965
2 Nityanand Kanungo 1 Aug 1965 7 Dec 1967
3 P.N. Bhagwati 7 Dec 1967 26 Dec 1967
4 Shriman Narayan 26 Dec 1967 17 Mar 1973
5 P.N. Bhagwati 17 Mar 1973 4 Apr 1973
6 Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham 4 Apr 1973 14 Aug 1978
7 Sharda Mukherjee 14 Aug 1978 6 Aug 1983
8 Kizhekethil Mathew Chandy 6 Aug 1983 26 Apr 1984
9 Braj Kumar Nehru 26 Apr 1984 26 Feb 1986
10 Ram Krishna Trivedi 26 Feb 1986 2 May 1990
11 Mahipal Shastri 2 May 1990 21 Dec 1990
12 Sarup Singh 21 Dec 1990 1 Jul 1995
13 Naresh Chandra 1 Jul 1995 1 Mar 1996
14 Krishna Pal Singh 1 Mar 1996 25 Apr 1998
15 Anshuman Singh 25 Apr 1998 16 Jan 1999
16 K.G. Balakrishnan[1] 16 Jan 1999 18 Mar 1999
17 Sunder Singh Bhandari 18 Mar 1999 7 May 2003
18 Kailashpati Mishra 7 May 2003 2 Jul 2004
19 Balram Jakhar 2 Jul 2004 24 Jul 2004
20 Nawal Kishore Sharma 24 Jul 2004 24 Jul 2009
21 S.C. Jamir [2] 24 Jul 2009 26 Nov 2009
22 Dr. Kamla Beniwal 27 Nov 2009 present

See also

Major corporations
Districts
Villages
Topics
Major projects of Gujarat
Regions of Gujarat
  • Bhal region
  • Kathiawad region
  • Gujarat Region
  • Sorath Region
  • Gohilwad region
  • Zhalawad region
  • Charotar region
  • Ghed region
  • Portal: Gujarat

References

  1. ^ K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat
  2. ^ Jamir served as acting governor during Dwivedi's official term of service as well as after his death.

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