List of governors of Gujarat
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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. Acharya Devvrat took charge as the Governor on 22 July 2019.
Governor of Gujarat | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Gandhinagar |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
Inaugural holder | Mehdi Nawaz Jung |
Formation | 1 May 1960 |
Website | https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in |
List
change# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
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1 | Mehdi Nawaz Jung | 1 May 1960 | 1 Aug 1965 |
2 | Nityanand Kanungo | 1 Aug 1965 | 7 Dec 1967 |
- | P.N. Bhagwati (Acting) | 7 Dec 1967 | 26 Dec 1967 |
3 | Shriman Narayan | 26 Dec 1967 | 17 Mar 1973 |
- | P.N. Bhagwati (Acting) | 17 Mar 1973 | 4 Apr 1973 |
4 | Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham | 4 Apr 1973 | 14 Aug 1978 |
5 | Sharda Mukherjee | 14 Aug 1978 | 6 Aug 1983 |
6 | Kizhekethil Mathew Chandy | 6 Aug 1983 | 26 Apr 1984 |
7 | Braj Kumar Nehru | 26 Apr 1984 | 26 Feb 1986 |
8 | Ram Krishna Trivedi | 26 Feb 1986 | 2 May 1990 |
9 | Mahipal Shastri | 2 May 1990 | 21 Dec 1990 |
10 | Sarup Singh | 21 Dec 1990 | 1 Jul 1995 |
11 | Naresh Chandra | 1 Jul 1995 | 1 Mar 1996 |
12 | Krishna Pal Singh | 1 Mar 1996 | 25 Apr 1998 |
13 | Anshuman Singh | 25 Apr 1998 | 16 Jan 1999 |
- | K.G. Balakrishnan[1] (Acting) | 16 Jan 1999 | 18 Mar 1999 |
14 | Sunder Singh Bhandari | 18 Mar 1999 | 7 May 2003 |
15 | Kailashpati Mishra | 7 May 2003 | 2 Jul 2004 |
16 | Balram Jakhar
(Additional Charge) |
2 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2004 |
17 | Nawal Kishore Sharma | 24 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2009 |
- | S. C. Jamir(Additional Charge) [2] | 30 Jul 2009 | 26 Nov 2009 |
18 | Kamala Beniwal | 27 Nov 2009 | 6 July 2014 |
- | Margaret Alva (Additional Charge) | 7 July 2014 | 15 July 2014 |
19 | Om Prakash Kohli | 16 July 2014[3] | 21 July 2019 |
20 | Acharya Devvrat | 22 July 2019 | Incumbent |
References
change- ↑ K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jamir served as acting governor during Dwivedi's official term of service as well as after his death.
- ↑ "O P Kohli takes oath as Gujarat governor". Timesofindia Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2014.