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List of governors of Kerala

List of Kerala governors

Summary

List of Kerala governors

FieldValue
imageRajendra Arlekar.jpg
postGovernor of Kerala
insigniaGovernment of Kerala Logo.svg
insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionEmblem of Kerala
incumbentRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
incumbentsince
styleThe Honourable, His Excellency
residenceRaj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
termlengthAt the pleasure of the president
formation
appointerPresident of India
website

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, 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.

Since 2 January 2025, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, is the 23rd governor of Kerala.

List

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  • Died in office
  • Transferred
  • Resigned/removed

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  • indicates acting/additional charge
#PortraitName
(borndied)Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)FromToTime in office1234567891011-1213-14-15-16-17-1819-202122-2424252627
[[File:P. S. Rao (cropped).jpg70px]]P. S. Rao
(Acting)Andhra Pradesh1 November
195621 November
1956****Rajendra Prasad
[[File:Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952 (cropped).jpg70px]]Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
(18991967)Andhra Pradesh22 November
19561 July
1960****
[[File:President V. V. Giri.jpg70px]]V. V. Giri
(18941980)Madras Presidency1 July
19602 April
1965****
[[File:Ajit Prasad Jain Lok Sabha portrait.gif70px]]Ajit Prasad Jain
(19021977)Uttar Pradesh2 April
19656 February
1966****Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
[[File:Bhagwan Sahay.jpg70px]]Bhagwan Sahay
ICS (Retd)
(19051986)Uttar Pradesh6 February
196615 May
1967****
[[File:V. Viswanathan.jpg70px]]V. Viswanathan
ICS (Retd)
(19091987)Kerala15 May
19671 April
1973****Zakir Husain
[[File:N. N. Wanchoo.jpg70px]]N. N. Wanchoo
ICS (Retd)
(19101982)Madhya Pradesh1 April
197310 October
1977****V. V. Giri
[[File:Jothi Venkatachalam.jpg70px]]Jothi Venkatachalam
(19171992)Tamil Nadu14 October
197727 October
1982****Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
[[File:P. Ramachandran.jpg70px]]P. Ramachandran
(19212001)Tamil Nadu27 October
198223 February
1988****Zail Singh
[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif70px]]Ram Dulari Sinha
(19221994)Bihar23 February
198812 February
1990****Ramaswamy Venkataraman
[[File:Sarup Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Sarup Singh
(19172003)Haryana12 February
199020 December
1990****
[[File:B. Rachaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]B. Rachaiah
(19222000)Karnataka20 December
199015 April
1995****
[[File:Gopala Ramanujam.jpg70px]]Gopala Ramanujam
(19152001)
Governor of Orissa
(Acting)Tamil Nadu15 April
199530 April
1995****Shankar Dayal Sharma
[[File:B. Rachaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]B. Rachaiah
(19222000)Karnataka1 May
199511 November
1995****
[[File:P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg70px]]P. Shiv Shankar
(19292017)Andhra Pradesh12 November
19954 May
1996****
[[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg70px]]Khurshed Alam Khan
(19192013)
Governor of Karnataka
(Additional Charge)Uttar Pradesh5 May
199625 January
1997****
[[File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
Sukhdev Singh Kang
(19312012)Punjab25 January
199729 February
2000****
[[File:The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a press conference on ‘Economic Review 2012-13’, in New Delhi on April 23, 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]C. Rangarajan
(born 1932)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
(Acting)Tamil Nadu29 February
200023 April
2000****K. R. Narayanan
[[File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
Sukhdev Singh Kang
(19312012)Punjab23 April
200019 October
2000****
[[File:The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a press conference on ‘Economic Review 2012-13’, in New Delhi on April 23, 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]C. Rangarajan
(born 1932)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
(Acting)Tamil Nadu19 October
20007 November
2000****
[[File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
Sukhdev Singh Kang
(19312012)Punjab7 November
200014 September
2001****
[[File:Mohammad Fazal (cropped).jpg70px]]Mohammed Fazal
(19222014)
Governor of Goa
(Acting)Uttar Pradesh14 September
200128 September
2001****
[[File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
Sukhdev Singh Kang
(19312012)Punjab28 September
200116 February
2002****
[[File:The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a press conference on ‘Economic Review 2012-13’, in New Delhi on April 23, 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]C. Rangarajan
(born 1932)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
(Acting)Tamil Nadu16 February
200228 February
2002****
[[File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
Sukhdev Singh Kang
(19312012)Punjab28 February
200218 April
2002****
[[File:Sikander Bakht Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Sikander Bakht
(19182004)National Capital Territory of Delhi18 April
200223 February
2004****
[[File:T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg70px]]T. N. Chaturvedi
IAS (Retd)
(19282020)
Governor of Karnataka
(Additional Charge)Uttar Pradesh25 February
200423 June
2004****A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
[[File:R. L. Bhatia.jpg70px]]R. L. Bhatia
(19202021)Punjab23 June
200410 July
2008****
[[File:R. S. Gavai.jpg70px]]R. S. Gavai
(19292015)Maharashtra11 July
20087 September
2011****Pratibha Patil
[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg70px]]M. O. H. Farook
(19372012)Puducherry8 September
201126 January
2012****
[[File:Hans Raj Bhardwaj.png70px]]H. R. Bhardwaj
(19392020)
Governor of Karnataka
(Additional Charge)Punjab26 January
201222 March
2013****
[[File:Nikhil Kumar Nagaland Governor (cropped).jpg70px]]Nikhil Kumar
IPS (Retd)
(born 1941)Bihar23 March
20135 March
2014****Pranab Mukherjee
[[File:Sheila Dikshit Ji.jpg70px]]Sheila Dikshit
(19382019)National Capital Territory of Delhi5 March
20145 September
2014****
[[File:Justice P. Sathasivam.jpg70px]]Justice (Retd)
P. Sathasivam
(born 1949)Tamil Nadu5 September
20145 September
2019****
[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan (cropped).jpg70px]]Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)Uttar Pradesh6 September
20191 January
2025****Ram Nath Kovind
[[File:Rajendra Arlekar, Governor of Kerala.jpg70px]]Rajendra Arlekar
(born 1954)Goa2 January
2025Incumbent****Droupadi Murmu

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).”

References

References

  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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