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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 five years and resides in Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Acharya Devvrat took charge as the governor on 22 July 2019.
| Governor of Gujarat | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Powers and functions edit
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.
Governors of Gujarat edit
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | K. K. Viswanathan | 4 Apr 1973 | 14 Aug 1978 |
| 5 | Sharda Mukherjee | 14 Aug 1978 | 6 Aug 1983 |
| 6 | K.M. 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 |
| Balram Jakhar (additional charge) | 2 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2004 | |
| 16 | Nawal Kishore Sharma | 24 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2009 |
| - | S. C. Jamir (additional charge) [2] | 30 Jul 2009 | 26 Nov 2009 |
| 17 | Kamla Beniwal | 27 Nov 2009 | 6 July 2014 |
| - | Margaret Alva (additional charge) | 7 July 2014 | 15 July 2014 |
| 18 | Om Prakash Kohli | 16 July 2014[3] | 21 July 2019 |
| 19 | Acharya Devvrat | 22 July 2019 | Incumbent |
References edit
- ^ K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat 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.