List of governors of Gujarat
Gujarat's heads of state
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The governor of Gujarat is the nominal head of the Indian state of Gujarat. The governor is appointed by the president of India and resides in Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Acharya Devvrat took charge as the 27th governor on 22 July 2019.
AppointerPresident of India
| Governor of Gujarat | |
|---|---|
| |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Lok Bhavan; Gandhinagar |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | Mehdi Nawaz Jung |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
| Website | https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in |
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.
Governors of Bombay State (1948–1960)
| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Raja Sir Maharaj Singh CIE CStJ (1878–1959) |
Punjab | 6 January 1948 |
30 May 1952 |
4 years, 145 days | Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General) |
| 2 |  |
Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai KCSI KBE CIE ICS (1891–1954) |
Uttar Pradesh | 30 May 1952 |
5 December 1954[†] |
2 years, 189 days | Rajendra Prasad |
| – |  |
Justice M. C. Chagla (1900–1981) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting) |
Bombay State | 5 December 1954 |
2 March 1955 |
87 days | |
| 3 |  |
Harekrushna Mahatab (1899–1987) |
Orissa | 2 March 1955 |
14 October 1956[‡] |
1 year, 226 days | |
| – | |
Justice M. C. Chagla (1900–1981) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting) |
Bombay State | 14 October 1956 |
10 December 1956 |
57 days | |
| 4 |  |
Sri Prakasa (1890–1971) |
Uttar Pradesh | 10 December 1956 |
30 April 1960 |
3 years, 142 days | |
List of governors
- Legend
- Color key
- indicates acting/additional charge
| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung (1894–1967) |
Andhra Pradesh | 1 May 1960 |
1 August 1965 |
5 years, 92 days | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 |  |
Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) |
Orissa | 1 August 1965 |
6 December 1967[§][α] |
2 years, 127 days | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 3 |  |
Justice P. N. Bhagwati (1921–2017) (Acting) |
Gujarat | 7 December 1967 |
26 December 1967 |
19 days | Zakir Husain |
| 4 |  |
Shriman Narayan (1912–1974) |
Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 1967 |
17 March 1973 |
5 years, 81 days | |
| 5 | |
Justice P. N. Bhagwati (1921- 2017) (Acting) |
Gujarat | 17 March 1973 |
4 April 1973 |
18 days | V. V. Giri |
| 6 |  |
K. K. Viswanathan (1914–1992) |
Kerala | 4 April 1973 |
13 August 1978 |
5 years, 131 days | |
| 7 |  |
Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007) |
Maharashtra | 14 August 1978 |
6 August 1983 |
4 years, 357 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 8 |  |
Professor K. M. Chandy (1921–1998) |
Kerala | 6 August 1983 |
26 April 1984[§][β] |
264 days | Zail Singh |
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Braj Kumar Nehru ICS (Retd) (1909–2001) |
Uttar Pradesh | 26 April 1984 |
26 February 1986 |
1 year, 306 days | |
| 10 | |
Ram Krishna Trivedi ICS (Retd) (1921–2015) |
Uttar Pradesh | 26 February 1986 |
2 May 1990 |
4 years, 65 days | |
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Mahipal Shastri (1924–1994) |
Uttar Pradesh | 2 May 1990 |
20 December 1990[‡] |
232 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| 12 |  |
Sarup Singh (1917–2003) |
Haryana | 21 December 1990 |
19 June 1993 |
2 years, 180 days | |
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P. C. Alexander IAS (Retd) (Acting) |
Kerala | 20 June 1993 |
20 July 1993 |
30 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 14 | |
Sarup Singh (1917–2003) |
Haryana | 21 July 1993 |
1 July 1995 |
1 year, 345 days | |
| 15 |  |
Naresh Chandra IAS (Retd) (1934–2017) |
Rajasthan | 1 July 1995 |
1 March 1996 |
244 days | |
| 16 |  |
Krishna Pal Singh (1922–1999) |
Madhya Pradesh | 1 March 1996 |
24 April 1998 |
2 years, 54 days | |
| 17 | Justice (Retd) Anshuman Singh (1935–2021) |
Uttar Pradesh | 25 April 1998 |
16 January 1999[§][γ] |
266 days | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 18 |  |
Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (born 1945) (Acting) |
Kerala | 16 January 1999 |
18 March 1999 |
61 days | |
| 19 |  |
Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005) |
Rajasthan | 18 March 1999 |
7 May 2003 |
4 years, 50 days | |
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Kailashpati Mishra (1923–2012) |
Bihar | 7 May 2003 |
12 July 2004[‡] |
1 year, 66 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 21 |  |
Balram Jakhar (1923- 2016) (Additional Charge) |
Punjab | 12 July 2004 |
24 July 2004 |
12 days | |
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Nawal Kishore Sharma (1925–2012) |
Rajasthan | 24 July 2004 |
29 July 2009 |
5 years, 5 days | |
| 23 | .jpg) |
S. C. Jamir (1931-) (Additional Charge) |
Nagaland | 30 July 2009 |
26 November 2009 |
119 days | Pratibha Patil |
| 24 | Kamla Beniwal (1927–2024) |
Rajasthan | 27 November 2009 |
6 July 2014[§][δ] |
4 years, 221 days | ||
| 25 | Margaret Alva (Additional Charge) |
Karnataka | 7 July 2014 |
15 July 2014 |
8 days | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| 26 |  |
Om Prakash Kohli (1935–2023) |
National Capital Territory of Delhi | 16 July 2014 |
21 July 2019 |
5 years, 5 days | |
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Acharya Dev Vrat (born 1959) |
Haryana | 22 July 2019 |
Incumbent | 6 years, 281 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
- Transferred as the Governor of Bihar
- Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Transferred as the Governor of Rajasthan
- Transferred as the Governor of Mizoram
Oath
“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ..………(name of the State).”