List of governors of Kerala

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Governor of Kerala
കേരള ഗവർണർ
Incumbent
Arif Mohammad Khan
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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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.