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. S.C. Jamir is the current acting governor (assumed charge of office on July 24, 2009).
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 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 November 2009 |
| 22 |
Dr. Kamla Beniwal |
27 November 2009 |
present |
See also
References
- ^ K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat
- ^ Jamir served as acting governor during Dwivedi's official term of service as well as after his death.
External links
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