List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh
| Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
since 16 February 2023 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Lok Bhavan; Itanagar |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | Bhishma Narain Singh |
| Formation | 20 February 1987 |
| Website | https://arunachalgovernor.gov.in/ |
The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The current governor is Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.[1] A total of 25 governors has served in this state.
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.
List
- Legend
- Color key
- indicates acting/additional charge
Chief Commissioners of Arunachal Pradesh (1972–1975)
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja | 20 January 1972 | 1973 | 1 year | |
| 2 | Manohar L. Kampani | 1974 | 1975 | 1 year |
Lieutenant Governors of Arunachal Pradesh (1975–1987)
| # | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja | 15 August 1975 | 18 January 1979 | 3 years, 5 months and 4 days | |
| 2 | R. N. Haldipur | 18 January 1979 | 23 July 1981 | ||
| 3 | H. S. Dubey | 23 July 1981 | 10 August 1983 | ||
| 4 | Thanjavelu Rajeshwar | 10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 | ||
| 5 | Shiva Swaroop | 21 November 1985 | 20 February 1987 |
Governors of Arunachal Pradesh (1987–present)
| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933–2018) Governor of Assam and Meghalaya |
Bihar | 20 February 1987 |
18 March 1987 |
26 days | Zail Singh | |
| 2 | R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) |
Maharashtra | 18 March 1987 |
16 March 1990[‡] |
2 years, 363 days | ||
| 3 | Gopal Singh (1917–1990) (Additional Charge) |
Punjab | 16 March 1990 |
8 May 1990[‡] |
53 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| 4 | Devi Das Thakur (1929–2007) (Additional Charge) |
Jammu and Kashmir | 8 May 1990 |
16 March 1991[‡] |
312 days | ||
| 5 | Lokanath Misra (1921–2009) (Additional Charge) |
Orissa | 17 March 1991 |
25 March 1991 |
8 days | ||
| 6 | Surendranath Dwivedy (1913–2001) |
Orissa | 26 March 1991 |
4 July 1993[‡] |
2 years, 100 days | ||
| 7 | Madhukar Dighe (1920–2014) (Additional Charge) |
Uttar Pradesh | 4 July 1993 |
20 October 1993 |
108 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 8 | Mata Prasad (1925–2021) |
Uttar Pradesh | 20 October 1993 |
16 May 1999 |
5 years, 208 days | ||
| 9 | Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha (Retd) PVSM ADC (1928- 2016)(Additional Charge) |
Bihar | 16 May 1999 |
1 August 1999 |
77 days | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 10 | Arvind Dave IPS (Retd) (born 1940) |
Uttar Pradesh | 1 August 1999 |
12 June 2003[§][α] |
3 years, 315 days | ||
| 11 | Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005) |
Uttar Pradesh | 12 June 2003 |
15 December 2004 |
1 year, 186 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| 12 | Shilendra Kumar Singh IFS (Retd) (1932–2009) |
Delhi | 16 December 2004 |
23 January 2007 |
2 years, 38 days | ||
| 13 | M. M. Jacob (1926- 2018) (Acting) |
Kerala | 24 January 2007 |
6 April 2007 |
72 days | ||
| 14 | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan(1932- 2022) (Acting) |
Kerala | 7 April 2007 |
14 April 2007 |
7 days | ||
| 15 | Shilendra Kumar Singh IFS (Retd) (1932–2009) |
Delhi | 15 April 2007 |
3 September 2007[§][β] |
141 days | ||
| 16 | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan(1932- 2022) (Acting) |
Kerala | 4 September 2007 |
26 January 2008 |
144 days | Pratibha Patil | |
| 17 | General Joginder Jaswant Singh (Retd) PVSM AVSM VSM ADC (born 1945) |
Punjab | 26 January 2008 |
28 May 2013 |
5 years, 122 days | ||
| 18 | Lieutenant General Nirbhay Sharma (Retd) PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM (born 1946) |
Uttar Pradesh | 28 May 2013 |
31 May 2015[§][γ] |
2 years, 3 days | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| 19 | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa IAS (Retd) (born 1944) |
Assam | 1 June 2015 |
9 July 2016 |
1 year, 38 days | ||
| 20 | Tathagata Roy (born 1945) (Acting) |
West Bengal | 10 July 2016 |
12 August 2016 |
33 days | ||
| 21 | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa IAS (Retd) (born 1944) |
Assam | 13 August 2016 |
13 September 2016[‡] |
31 days | ||
| 22 | V. Shanmuganathan (born 1949) (Additional Charge) |
Tamil Nadu | 14 September 2016 |
27 January 2017[‡] |
135 days | ||
| 23 | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (1931- 2023) (Additional charge) |
Karnataka | 28 January 2017 |
2 October 2017 |
247 days | ||
| 24 | Brigadier B. D. Mishra (Retd) (born 1939) |
Uttar Pradesh | 3 October 2017 |
15 February 2023 |
5 years, 135 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 25 | Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik (Retd) PVSM UYSM YSM (born 1953) |
Maharashtra | 16 February 2023 |
Incumbent | 3 years, 34 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Manipur
- ^ 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).”
References
- ^ Nair, Arun, ed. (30 September 2017). "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh :: Past Governors". arunachalgovernor.gov.in. Governor Secretariat, Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Former Governor – Department of Information, Public Relation & Printing". arunachalipr.gov.in. Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 September 2018.