List of governors of West Bengal

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Governor of West Bengal
C. V. Ananda Bose (cropped).jpg
since 18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)
Style The Honourable (formal)
Mr. Governor (informal)
His/Her Excellency
Status Head of state
AbbreviationGoWB
Residence
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Precursor Governor-General of India
Inaugural holder Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
Formation15 August 1947;78 years ago (1947-08-15)
Salary350,000 (US$4,100) (per month)
Website rajbhavankolkata.gov.in

The governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Indian state of West Bengal. The governor is appointed by the president of India. C. V. Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor, having taken office on 18 November 2022. [1]

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Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Ex officio role of governor

In his ex officio capacity, the governor of West Bengal is Chancellor of the universities of West Bengal (at present[ timeframe? ] 16) as per the Acts of the Universities. The Universities are: University of Calcutta; Jadavpur University; Presidency University, Kolkata; University of Kalyani; Rabindra Bharati University; Vidyasagar University; University of Burdwan; North Bengal University; Netaji Subhas Open University; Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology; Aliah University; Bankura University; Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University; Diamond Harbour Women's University; University of Gour Banga; Kazi Nazrul University; Raiganj University; Sidho Kanho Birsha University; Sanskrit College and University; West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration; Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya; West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences; West Bengal University of Health Sciences and West Bengal State University. For Visva Bharati, the governor is the Pradhana (Rector).

The governor is also the chairman or president of some organizations, such as Victoria Memorial Hall, Indian Museum, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Calcutta Cultural Centre (Kolkata Kala Kendra), Special Fund for R&R of Ex-servicemen, West Bengal Rajya Sainik Board, Sri Aurobindo Samiti, Indian Red Cross Society - West Bengal State Branch, St. John Ambulance Brigade No. II (West Bengal) District, Bharat Scouts and Guides, and the Bengal Tuberculosis Association.

The Governor of West Bengal’s Welfare Fund has the governor as its chairman. Contributions from this fund are given to the needy people for meeting, to some extent, the cost of their treatment. Besides the above, at his discretion, the governor accepts the position of Chief Patron/Patron or other posts in the honorary capacity, in various organizations that are rendering yeoman service to society in different fields.

List

Legend
Color key
#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
(1878–1972)
Madras Presidency 15 August
1947
21 June
1948 [‡] [α]
311 days Lord Mountbatten
(Governor-General)
2 Kailash Nath Katju.jpg Kailash Nath Katju
(1887–1968)
Central Provinces and Berar 21 June
1948
1 November
1951
3 years, 133 days
3 Harendra Coomar Mookerjee.jpg Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
(1887–1956)
West Bengal 1 November
1951
7 August
1956 [†]
4 years, 280 days Rajendra Prasad
No image (male).svg Justice
Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
(1898–1981)
Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court

(Acting)
West Bengal 8 August
1956
3 November
1956
87 days
4 No image (female).svg Padmaja Naidu
(1900–1975)
Andhra Pradesh 3 November
1956
1 June
1967
10 years, 210 days
5 Dharma Vir, ICS.jpg Dharma Vira
ICS (Retd.)
(1906–2000)
Uttar Pradesh 1 June
1967
1 April
1969
1 year, 304 days Zakir Husain
No image (male).svg Justice
Deep Narayan Sinha
Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court
(Acting)
West Bengal 1 April
1969
19 September
1969
171 days
6 No image (male).svg Shanti Swaroop Dhavan
(1906–1978)
Uttar Pradesh 19 September
1969
21 August
1971
1 year, 336 days V. V. Giri
7 No image (male).svg Anthony Lancelot Dias
ICS (Retd.)
(1910–2002)
Maharashtra 21 August
1971
6 November
1979
8 years, 77 days
8 Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
Uttar Pradesh 6 November
1979
12 September
1981
1 year, 310 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
9 No image (male).svg Bhairab Dutt Pande
ICS (Retd.)
(1917–2009)
Uttar Pradesh 12 September
1981
10 October
1983 [§] [β]
2 years, 28 days
10 Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg Anant Prasad Sharma
(1919–1988)
Bihar 10 October
1983
16 August
1984
311 days Zail Singh
No image (male).svg Justice
Satish Chandra
Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court
(Acting)
Uttar Pradesh 16 August
1984
1 October
1984
46 days
11 Uma Shankar Dikshit Rajya Sabha photo.jpg Uma Shankar Dikshit
(1901–1991)
Uttar Pradesh 1 October
1984
12 August
1986 [‡]
1 year, 315 days
12 Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Uttar Pradesh 12 August
1986
20 March
1989 [§] [γ]
2 years, 220 days
13 T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg T. V. Rajeswar
IPS (Retd.)
(1926–2018)
Tamil Nadu 20 March
1989
7 February
1990 [‡]
324 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(12) Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Uttar Pradesh 7 February
1990
3 January
1991
330 days
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Governor of Tripura

(Acting)
Andhra Pradesh 4 January
1991
23 January
1991
19 days
(12) Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Uttar Pradesh 24 January
1991
3 January
1992
344 days
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
(1928–2016)
Governor of Bihar

(Acting)
Jammu and Kashmir 3 January
1992
23 January
1992
20 days
(12) Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Uttar Pradesh 24 January
1992
12 July
1993 [†]
1 year, 169 days
B. Satya Narayan Reddy portrait.jpg B. Satya Narayan Reddy
(1927–2012)
Governor of Orissa

(Additional Charge)
Andhra Pradesh 13 July
1993
14 August
1993
32 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
13 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Andhra Pradesh 14 August
1993
27 April
1998
4 years, 256 days
14 A. R. Kidwai in 2009 (cropped).jpg Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
(1921–2016)
National Capital Territory of Delhi 27 April
1998
18 May
1999 [‡]
1 year, 21 days K. R. Narayanan
Shyamal Kumar Sen - Kolkata 2012-10-03 0512.JPG Justice
Shyamal Kumar Sen
(born 1940)
Acting Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court

(Acting)
West Bengal 18 May
1999
4 December
1999
200 days
15 Viren J Shah - Kolkata 2004-05-02 1366.jpg Viren J. Shah
(1926–2013)
Gujarat 4 December
1999
14 December
2004
5 years, 10 days
16 Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010 (cropped).jpg Gopalkrishna Gandhi
IAS (Retd.)
(born 1945)
National Capital Territory of Delhi 14 December
2004
14 December
2009
5 years, 0 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen (cropped).jpg Devanand Konwar
(1934–2020)
Governor of Bihar

(Additional Charge)
Assam 14 December
2009
23 January
2010
40 days Pratibha Patil
17 Mayankote Kelath Narayanan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2702 Cropped.JPG M. K. Narayanan
IPS (Retd.)
(born 1934)
Tamil Nadu 24 January
2010
30 June
2014 [‡]
4 years, 157 days
Shri D.Y. Patil (cropped, 3x4).jpg D. Y. Patil
(born 1935)
Governor of Bihar

(Additional Charge)
Maharashtra 3 July
2014
17 July
2014
14 days Pranab Mukherjee
18 Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG Keshari Nath Tripathi
(1934–2023)
Uttar Pradesh 24 July
2014
29 July
2019
5 years, 5 days
19 Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar 14th Vice President of India.png Jagdeep Dhankhar
(born 1951)
Rajasthan 30 July
2019
17 July
2022 [‡] [δ]
2 years, 352 days Ram Nath Kovind
La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg La. Ganesan
(1945–2025)
Governor of Manipur

(Additional Charge)
Tamil Nadu 18 July
2022
17 November
2022
122 days
20 C. V. Ananda Bose (4x5).jpg C. V. Ananda Bose
IAS (Retd.)
(born 1951)
Kerala 18 November
2022
Incumbent2 years, 273 days Droupadi Murmu
  1. Resigned to become the Governor-General of India
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Punjab
  3. Transferred as the Governor of Orissa
  4. Resigned to become the Vice President of India

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See also

References

  1. Singh, Shiv Sahay (23 November 2022). "C.V. Ananda Bose sworn in as West Bengal Governor". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 23 November 2022.