List of governors of Kerala

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Governor of Kerala
കേരള ഗവർണർ
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Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg
Incumbent
Arif Mohammad Khan
since 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
Style The Honourable, His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Appointer President of India
Term length Five years
Formation1 November 1956;67 years ago (1956-11-01)
Website www.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]

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Since 6 September 2019, Arif Mohammad Khan, is the governor of Kerala.

Governors of Kerala

#NamePortraitTook officeLeft office
_P. S. Rao [lower-alpha 1] 1 November 195621 November 1956
1 Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952.jpg 22 November 19561 July 1960
2 V. V. Giri V.V.Giri.jpg 1 July 19602 April 1965
3 Ajith Prasad Jain 2 April 19656 February 1966
4 Bhagwan Sahay 6 February 196615 May 1967
5 V. Viswanathan 15 May 19671 April 1973
6 N. N. Wanchoo 1 April 197310 October 1977
7 Jothi Venkatachalam 14 October 197727 October 1982
8 P. Ramachandran 27 October 198223 February 1988
9 Ram Dulari Sinha Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif 23 February 198812 February 1990
10 Sarup Singh 12 February 199020 December 1990
11 B. Rachaiah 20 December 19909 November 1995
_ Gopal Ramanujam [lower-alpha 2] 20 April 199529 April 1995
12 P. Shiv Shankar 12 November 19951 May 1996
13 Khurshid Alam Khan 5 May 199625 January 1997
_ C. Rangarajan [lower-alpha 2] The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to PM, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a Press Conference on Review of Economy 2009-10, in New Delhi on February 19, 2010 (4).jpg 29 February 200023 April 2000
19 October 20007 November 2000
16 February 200228 February 2002
Mohammed Fazal [lower-alpha 2] 14 September 200128 September 2001
14 Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 25 January 199718 April 2002
15 Sikander Bakht 18 April 200223 February 2004
_ T. N. Chaturvedi [lower-alpha 3] T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg 25 February 200423 June 2004
16 R. L. Bhatia R. L. Bhatia.jpg 23 June 200410 July 2008
17 R. S. Gavai R. S. Gavai.jpg 11 July 20087 September 2011
18 M. O. H. Farook The Governor of Jharkhand, Shri M.O.H Farook receiving the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi, at Raj Bhavan Ranchi on August 06, 2010 (cropped).jpg 8 September 201126 January 2012
Hansraj Bhardwaj [lower-alpha 4] Hans Raj Bhardwaj.png 26 January 201222 March 2013
19 Nikhil Kumar 23 March 20135 March 2014
20 Sheila Dikshit Sheila Dikshit Ji.jpg 5 March 201426 August 2014
21 P. Sathasivam Justice P. Sathasivam.jpg 5 September 20145 September 2019
22 Arif Mohammad Khan Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg 6 September 2019Incumbent
  1. Acting
  2. 1 2 3 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

  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.