List of governors of Kerala

Governor of Kerala
കേരള ഗവർണർ
Emblem of Kerala
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

Key
 • Indicates interim
#NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDurationHome StateAppointed by
_P. S. Rao1 November 195621 November 195620 daysNot KnownRajendra Prasad
1.Burgula Ramakrishna Rao22 November 19561 July 19603 years, 222 daysAndhra Pradesh
2.V. V. Giri1 July 19602 April 19654 years, 275 daysOdisha
3.Ajith Prasad Jain2 April 19656 February 1966310 daysUttar PradeshSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4.Bhagwan Sahay6 February 196615 May 19671 year, 98 days
5.V. Viswanathan15 May 19671 April 19735 years, 321 daysKeralaZakir Husain
6.N. N. Wanchoo1 April 197310 October 19774 years, 192 daysMadhya PradeshV. V. Giri
7.Jothi Venkatachalam14 October 197727 October 19825 years, 13 daysTamil NaduNeelam Sanjeeva Reddy
8.P. Ramachandran27 October 198223 February 19885 years, 119 daysZail Singh
9.Ram Dulari Sinha23 February 198812 February 19901 year, 354 daysBiharR. Venkataraman
10.Sarup Singh12 February 199020 December 1990311 daysHaryana
11.B. Rachaiah20 December 19909 November 19954 years, 324 daysKarnataka
_Gopal Ramanujam20 April 199529 April 19959 daysTamil NaduShankar Dayal Sharma
12.P. Shiv Shankar12 November 19951 May 1996171 daysAndhra Pradesh
13.Khurshid Alam Khan5 May 199625 January 1997265 daysUttar Pradesh
14.Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang25 January 199729 February 20003 years, 35 daysPunjab
_C. Rangarajan29 February 200023 April 200054 daysTamil NaduK. R. Narayan
(14).Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang23 April 200019 October 2000179 daysPunjab
_C. Rangarajan19 October 20007 November 200019 daysTamil Nadu
(14).Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang7 November 200014 September 2001311 daysPunjab
—Mohammed Fazal14 September 200128 September 200114 daysUttar Pradesh
(14).Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang28 September 200116 February 2002141 daysPunjab
_C. Rangarajan16 February 200228 February 200212 daysTamil Nadu
(14).Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang28 February 200218 April 200249 daysPunjab
15.Sikander Bakht18 April 200223 February 20041 year, 311 daysDelhi
_T. N. Chaturvedi[a]25 February 200423 June 2004119 daysUttar PradeshA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16.R. L. Bhatia23 June 200410 July 20084 years, 17 daysPunjab
17.R. S. Gavai11 July 20087 September 20113 years, 58 daysMaharashtraPratibha Patil
18.M. O. H. Farook8 September 201126 January 2012140 daysPuducherry
—Hansraj Bhardwaj26 January 201222 March 20131 year, 55 daysHaryana
19.Nikhil Kumar23 March 20135 March 2014347 daysBiharPranab Mukherjee
20.Sheila Dikshit5 March 20145 September 2014184 daysDelhi
21.P. Sathasivam5 September 20145 September 20195 years, 0 daysTamil Nadu
22.Arif Mohammad Khan6 September 2019Incumbent5 years, 50 daysUttar PradeshRamnath Kovind

See also

  • Governors of Kerala

Notes

  1. ^ Interim after the death of Sikander Bakht

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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