List of governors of Kerala

Governor of Kerala
Incumbent
P. Sathasivam
since 31 August 2014 (2014-08-31)
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Appointer President of India
Term length Five years
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. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the Chief Minister of Kerala, which thus holds de facto executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government–appointed governor.[1]

Serving since 31 August 2014, P. Sathasivam, a former Chief Justice of India, is the Kerala's incumbent governor.

Governors of Kerala

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Burgula Ramakrishna Rao 22 November 1956 1 July 1960
2 V. V. Giri 1 July 1960 2 April 1965
3 Ajith Prasad Jain 2 April 1965 6 February 1966
4 Bhagwan Sahay 6 February 1966 15 May 1967
5 V. Viswanathan 15 May 1967 1 April 1973
6 N. N. Wanchoo 1 April 1973 10 October 1977
7 Jothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982
8 P. Ramachandran 27 October 1982 23 February 1988
9 Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990
10 Swaroop Singh 12 February 1990 20 December 1990
11 B. Rachaiah 20 December 1990 9 November 1995
12 P. Shiv Shankar 12 November 1995 1 May 1996
13 Khurshid Alam Khan 5 May 1996 25 January 1997
14 Sukhdev Singh Kang 25 January 1997 18 April 2002
15 Sikander Bakht 18 April 2002 23 February 2004
16 T. N. Chaturvedi (Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) 25 February 2004 23 June 2004
17 R. L. Bhatia 23 June 2004 10 July 2008
18 R. S. Gavai 11 July 2008 7 September 2011
19 M. O. H. Farook 8 September 2011 26 January 2012
20 Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M.O.H Farook) 26 January 2012 22 March 2013
21 Nikhil Kumar 23 March 2013 5 March 2014
22 Sheila Dikshit 5 March 2014 26 August 2014
23 P Sathasivam 5 September 2014[2]

See also

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.
  2. ↑ "Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala Governor". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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