List of governors of Kerala

Governor of Kerala
കേരള ഗവർണർ
Emblem of Kerala
since 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
StyleThe Honourable, His Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Formation1 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-01)
Websitewww.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in

The governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the government of Kerala; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. The elected council of ministers is headed by the chief minister of Kerala, who thus holds de facto executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon their own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent.[1]

Since 6 September 2019, Arif Mohammad Khan, is the governor of Kerala.

Governors of Kerala

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# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
_ P. S. Rao[a] 1 November 1956 21 November 1956 20 days
1 Burgula Ramakrishna Rao 22 November 1956 1 July 1960 3 years, 222 days
2 V. V. Giri 1 July 1960 2 April 1965 4 years, 275 days
3 Ajith Prasad Jain 2 April 1965 6 February 1966 310 days
4 Bhagwan Sahay 6 February 1966 15 May 1967 1 year, 98 days
5 V. Viswanathan 15 May 1967 1 April 1973 5 years, 321 days
6 N. N. Wanchoo 1 April 1973 10 October 1977 4 years, 192 days
7 Jothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982 5 years, 13 days
8 P. Ramachandran 27 October 1982 23 February 1988 5 years, 119 days
9 Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990 1 year, 354 days
10 Sarup Singh 12 February 1990 20 December 1990 311 days
11 B. Rachaiah 20 December 1990 9 November 1995 4 years, 324 days
_ Gopal Ramanujam[b] 20 April 1995 29 April 1995 9 days
12 P. Shiv Shankar 12 November 1995 1 May 1996 171 days
13 Khurshid Alam Khan 5 May 1996 25 January 1997 265 days
_ C. Rangarajan[b] 29 February 2000 23 April 2000 54 days
19 October 2000 7 November 2000 19 days
16 February 2002 28 February 2002 12 days
— Mohammed Fazal[b] 14 September 2001 28 September 2001 14 days
14 Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 25 January 1997 18 April 2002 5 years, 83 days
15 Sikander Bakht 18 April 2002 23 February 2004 1 year, 311 days
_ T. N. Chaturvedi[c] 25 February 2004 23 June 2004 119 days
16 R. L. Bhatia 23 June 2004 10 July 2008 4 years, 17 days
17 R. S. Gavai 11 July 2008 7 September 2011 3 years, 58 days
18 M. O. H. Farook 8 September 2011 26 January 2012 140 days
— Hansraj Bhardwaj[d] 26 January 2012 22 March 2013 1 year, 55 days
19 Nikhil Kumar 23 March 2013 5 March 2014 347 days
20 Sheila Dikshit 5 March 2014 26 August 2014 174 days
21 P. Sathasivam 5 September 2014 5 September 2019 5 years, 0 days
22 Arif Mohammad Khan 6 September 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 19 days
  1. ^ Acting
  2. ^ a b c Additional charge
  3. ^ Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht
  4. ^ Additional charge after the death of M. O. H. Farook

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Kerala as well.
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