| Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Status | Head of State |
| Residence |
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| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Inaugural holder | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
| Website | http://governor.mp.gov.in |
The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India.
| † | indicates that this was an additional charge |
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration | Home State | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |  | 1 November 1956 | 13 June 1957 | 224 days | Andhra Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2. | Hari Vinayak Pataskar |  | 14 June 1957 | 10 February 1965 | 7 years, 241 days | Maharashtra | |
| 3. | K. Chengalaraya Reddy |  | 11 February 1965 | 2 February 1966 | 356 days | Karnataka | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| — | P. V. Dixit † |  | 3 February 1966 | 9 February 1966 | 6 days | Not Known | |
| (3). | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | | 10 February 1966 | 7 March 1971 | 5 years, 25 days | Karnataka | |
| 4. | Satya Narayan Sinha |  | 8 March 1971 | 13 October 1977 | 6 years, 219 days | Bihar | V. V. Giri |
| 5. | N. N. Wanchu | | 14 October 1977 | 16 August 1978 | 306 days | Madhya Pradesh | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| 6. | C. M. Poonacha |  | 17 August 1978 | 29 April 1980 | 1 year, 256 days | Karnataka | |
| 7. | B. D. Sharma |  | 30 April 1980 | 25 May 1981 | 1 year, 25 days | Haryana | |
| — | G. P. Singh † | | 26 May 1981 | 9 July 1981 | 44 days | Not Known | |
| (7). | B. D. Sharma | | 10 July 1981 | 20 September 1983 | 2 years, 72 days | Haryana | |
| — | G. P. Singh † | | 21 September 1983 | 7 October 1983 | 47 days | Not Known | Zail Singh |
| (7). | B. D. Sharma | | 8 October 1983 | 14 May 1984 | 219 days | Haryana | |
| 8. | K. M. Chandy |  | 15 May 1984 | 30 November 1987 | 3 years, 199 days | Kerala | |
| — | Justice Narayan Dutta Ojha † | | 1 December 1987 | 29 December 1987 | 28 days | Not Known | R. Venkataraman |
| (8). | K. M. Chandy | | 30 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | 1 year, 90 days | Kerala | |
| 9. | Sarla Grewal | | 31 March 1989 | 5 February 1990 | 311 days | Punjab | |
| 10. | M. A. Khan | | 6 February 1990 | 23 June 1993 | 3 years, 137 days | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 11. | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |  | 24 June 1993 | 21 April 1998 | 4 years, 301 days | Jammu and Kashmir | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 12. | Bhai Mahavir | 22 April 1998 | 6 May 2003 | 5 years, 14 days | Punjab | K. R. Narayan | |
| 13. | Ram Prakash Gupta | | 7 May 2003 | 1 May 2004 | 360 days | Uttar Pradesh | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| — | Krishna Mohan Seth † |  | 2 May 2004 | 29 June 2004 | 58 days | ||
| 14. | Balram Jakhar |  | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | Punjab | |
| 15. | Rameshwar Thakur |  | 30 June 2009 | 8 September 2011 [1] | 2 years, 70 days | Jharkhand | Pratibha Patil |
| 16. | Ram Naresh Yadav |  | 8 September 2011 [1] | 8 September 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Uttar Pradesh | |
| — | Om Prakash Kohli † |  | 8 September 2016 [2] | 23 January 2018 | 1 year, 168 days | Delhi | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 17. | Anandiben Patel |  | 23 January 2018 [3] | 29 July 2019 | 1 year, 187 days | Gujarat | Ramnath Kovind |
| 18. | Lalji Tandon |  | 29 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 | 338 days | Uttar Pradesh | |
| — | Anandiben Patel † | | 1 July 2020 | 8 July 2021 | 1 year, 7 days | Gujarat | |
| 19 | Mangubhai C. Patel |  | 8 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 161 days | ||
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