List of governors of Kerala

Governor of Kerala
Emblem of Kerala
since 24 December 2024 (2024-12-24)
StyleThe Honourable, His Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Formation1 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-01)
Websitewww.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]

Since 25 December 2024, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, is the governor of Kerala.

Governors of Kerala

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Key
 • Indicates interim
# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration Home State Appointed by
_ P. S. Rao 1 November 1956 21 November 1956 20 days Not Known Rajendra Prasad
1. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao 22 November 1956 1 July 1960 3 years, 222 days Andhra Pradesh
2. V. V. Giri 1 July 1960 2 April 1965 4 years, 275 days Odisha
3. Ajith Prasad Jain 2 April 1965 6 February 1966 310 days Uttar Pradesh Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4. Bhagwan Sahay 6 February 1966 15 May 1967 1 year, 98 days
5. V. Viswanathan 15 May 1967 1 April 1973 5 years, 321 days Kerala Zakir Husain
6. N. N. Wanchoo 1 April 1973 10 October 1977 4 years, 192 days Madhya Pradesh V. V. Giri
7. Jothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982 5 years, 13 days Tamil Nadu Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
8. P. Ramachandran 27 October 1982 23 February 1988 5 years, 119 days Zail Singh
9. Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990 1 year, 354 days Bihar R. Venkataraman
10. Sarup Singh 12 February 1990 20 December 1990 311 days Haryana
11. B. Rachaiah 20 December 1990 9 November 1995 4 years, 324 days Karnataka
_ Gopal Ramanujam 20 April 1995 29 April 1995 9 days Tamil Nadu Shankar Dayal Sharma
12. P. Shiv Shankar 12 November 1995 1 May 1996 171 days Andhra Pradesh
13. Khurshid Alam Khan 5 May 1996 25 January 1997 265 days Uttar Pradesh
14. Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 25 January 1997 29 February 2000 3 years, 35 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 29 February 2000 23 April 2000 54 days Tamil Nadu K. R. Narayan
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 23 April 2000 19 October 2000 179 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 19 October 2000 7 November 2000 19 days Tamil Nadu
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 7 November 2000 14 September 2001 311 days Punjab
— Mohammed Fazal 14 September 2001 28 September 2001 14 days Uttar Pradesh
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 28 September 2001 16 February 2002 141 days Punjab
_ C. Rangarajan 16 February 2002 28 February 2002 12 days Tamil Nadu
(14). Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang 28 February 2002 18 April 2002 49 days Punjab
15. Sikander Bakht 18 April 2002 23 February 2004 1 year, 311 days Delhi
_ T. N. Chaturvedi[a] 25 February 2004 23 June 2004 119 days Uttar Pradesh A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16. R. L. Bhatia 23 June 2004 10 July 2008 4 years, 17 days Punjab
17. R. S. Gavai 11 July 2008 7 September 2011 3 years, 58 days Maharashtra Pratibha Patil
18. M. O. H. Farook 8 September 2011 26 January 2012 140 days Puducherry
— Hansraj Bhardwaj 26 January 2012 22 March 2013 1 year, 55 days Haryana
19. Nikhil Kumar 23 March 2013 5 March 2014 347 days Bihar Pranab Mukherjee
20. Sheila Dikshit 5 March 2014 5 September 2014 184 days Delhi
21. P. Sathasivam 5 September 2014 5 September 2019 5 years, 0 days Tamil Nadu
22. Arif Mohammad Khan 6 September 2019 24 December 2024 5 years, 109 days Uttar Pradesh Ramnath Kovind
23. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar 25 December 2024 Incumbent 4 days Goa Droupadi Murmu

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Interim after the death of Sikander Bakht

References

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  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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