List of governors of Kerala

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Governor of Kerala
Government of Kerala Logo.svg
Emblem of Kerala
Rajendra Arlekar.jpg
since 2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
Style The Honourable, His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Formation1 November 1956;68 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, 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 2 January 2025, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, is the governor of Kerala.

Governors of Kerala

Key
 •Indicates interim
#NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDurationHome StateAppointed by
_P. S. Rao No image available.svg 1 November 195621 November 195620 daysNot Known Rajendra Prasad
1. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952.jpg 22 November 19561 July 19603 years, 222 days Andhra Pradesh
2. V. V. Giri V.V.Giri.jpg 1 July 19602 April 19654 years, 275 days Odisha
3. Ajith Prasad Jain Ajit Prasad Jain Lok Sabha portrait.gif 2 April 19656 February 1966310 days Uttar Pradesh Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4. Bhagwan Sahay No image available.svg 6 February 196615 May 19671 year, 98 days
5. V. Viswanathan No image available.svg 15 May 19671 April 19735 years, 321 days Kerala Zakir Husain
6. N. N. Wanchoo No image available.svg 1 April 197310 October 19774 years, 192 days Madhya Pradesh V. V. Giri
7. Jothi Venkatachalam No image available.svg 14 October 197727 October 19825 years, 13 days Tamil Nadu Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
8. P. Ramachandran No image available.svg 27 October 198223 February 19885 years, 119 days Zail Singh
9. Ram Dulari Sinha Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif 23 February 198812 February 19901 year, 354 days Bihar R. Venkataraman
10. Sarup Singh No image available.svg 12 February 199020 December 1990311 days Haryana
11. B. Rachaiah No image available.svg 20 December 19909 November 19954 years, 324 days Karnataka
_ Gopal Ramanujam No image available.svg 20 April 199529 April 19959 days Tamil Nadu Shankar Dayal Sharma
12. P. Shiv Shankar P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg 12 November 19951 May 1996171 days Andhra Pradesh
13. Khurshid Alam Khan Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg 5 May 199625 January 1997265 days Uttar Pradesh
14. Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang No image available.svg 25 January 199729 February 20003 years, 35 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 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 200054 days Tamil Nadu K. R. Narayan
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang No image available.svg 23 April 200019 October 2000179 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 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 19 October 20007 November 200019 days Tamil Nadu
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang No image available.svg 7 November 200014 September 2001311 days Punjab
— Mohammed Fazal No image available.svg 14 September 200128 September 200114 days Uttar Pradesh
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang No image available.svg 28 September 200116 February 2002141 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 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 16 February 200228 February 200212 days Tamil Nadu
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang No image available.svg 28 February 200218 April 200249 days Punjab
15. Sikander Bakht Sikander Bakht Lok Sabha photo.jpg 18 April 200223 February 20041 year, 311 days Delhi
_ T. N. Chaturvedi [a] T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg 25 February 200423 June 2004119 days Uttar Pradesh A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16. R. L. Bhatia R. L. Bhatia.jpg 23 June 200410 July 20084 years, 17 days Punjab
17. R. S. Gavai R. S. Gavai.jpg 11 July 20087 September 20113 years, 58 days Maharashtra Pratibha Patil
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 2012140 days Puducherry
— Hansraj Bhardwaj Hans Raj Bhardwaj.png 26 January 201222 March 20131 year, 55 days Haryana
19. Nikhil Kumar Nikhil Kumar Nagaland Governor (cropped).jpg 23 March 20135 March 2014347 days Bihar Pranab Mukherjee
20. Sheila Dikshit Sheila Dikshit Ji.jpg 5 March 20145 September 2014184 days Delhi
21. P. Sathasivam Justice P. Sathasivam.jpg 5 September 20145 September 20195 years, 0 days Tamil Nadu
22. Arif Mohammad Khan Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg 6 September 20191 January 20255 years, 117 days Uttar Pradesh Ramnath Kovind
23. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Rajendra Arlekar.jpg 2 January 2025Incumbent0 days Goa Droupadi Murmu

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Interim after the death of Sikander Bakht

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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.
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