List of governors of Kerala

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, who 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]

Governor of Kerala
കേരള ഗവർണർ
Emblem of Kerala
Incumbent
Arif Mohammad Khan
since 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
StyleThe Honourable, His Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Formation1 November 1956 (1956-11-01)
Websitewww.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in

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

Governors of Kerala
SL no. Name Portrait Took office Left
office
_ P. S. Rao (acting) 1 November 1956 21 November 1956
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. Sarup Singh 12 February 1990 20 December 1990
11. B. Rachaiah 20 December 1990 9 November 1995
_ Gopal Ramanujam (additional charge) 20 April 1995 29 April 1995
12. P. Shiv Shankar 12 November 1995 1 May 1996
13. Khurshid Alam Khan 5 May 1996 25 January 1997
_ C. Rangarajan (additional charge) 29 February 2000 23 April 2000
19 October 2000 7 November 2000
16 February 2002 28 February 2002
— Mohammed Fazal (additional charge) 14 September 2001 28 September 2001
14. Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 25 January 1997 18 April 2002
15. Sikander Bakht 18 April 2002 23 February 2004
_ T. N. Chaturvedi (additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) 25 February 2004 23 June 2004
16. R. L. Bhatia 23 June 2004 10 July 2008
17. R. S. Gavai 11 July 2008 7 September 2011
18. M. O. H. Farook 8 September 2011 26 January 2012
— Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M. O. H. Farook) 26 January 2012 22 March 2013
19. Nikhil Kumar 23 March 2013 5 March 2014
20. Sheila Dikshit 5 March 2014 26 August 2014
21. P. Sathasivam 5 September 2014 5 September 2019
22. Arif Mohammad Khan 6 September 2019 Incumbent

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.
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