List of governors of Meghalaya

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| title = Governor
| native_name =
| body = Meghalaya
| image = File:Governor of Bihar Satya Pal Malik.jpg
| insigniacaption = [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| incumbent = [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| incumbentsince = 18 August 2020 <ref>{{cite news |title= Roy resumes charge as Meghalaya governor after long leave 27 January 2020
|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/meghalaya/tathagata-roy-resumes-charge-as-meghalaya-governor-after-long-leave.html}}</ref>
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Meghalaya)|Raj Bhavan]]; [[Shillong]]
| termlength = Five Years
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1972|01|21}}
| website = {{url|meggovernor.gov.in}}
}}

==List of governors==
This is a '''list of the governors of Meghalaya''' state in northeastern [[India]]. [[Meghalaya]] became an autonomous state within [[Assam]] on 1 April 1970 and a separate state on 21 January 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://meggovernor.gov.in/past_gov.html|title=Past Governors: Raj Bhavan, Meghalaya|website=meggovernor.gov.in|access-date=2016-12-31}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''#'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Name'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Took office'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Left office'''
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Braj Kumar Nehru]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 April 1970
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 September 1973
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Lallan Prasad Singh]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 September 1973
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10 August 1981
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Prakash Mehrotra]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11 August 1981
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 28 March 1984
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 4
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Tribeni Sahai Misra]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 29 March 1984
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 15 April 1984
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 5
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Bhishma Narain Singh]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16 April 1984
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10 May 1989
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 6
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Harideo Joshi]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11 May 1989
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 26 July 1989
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 7
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Abubakar Abdul Rahim]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 July 1989
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 May 1990
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Madhukar Dighe]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9 May 1990
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 June 1995
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[M. M. Jacob]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 June 1995
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11 April 2007
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Banwari Lal Joshi]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12 April 2007
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 28 October 2007
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shivinder Singh Sidhu]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 29 October 2007
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 30 June 2008
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 July 2008
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 30 June 2013
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 13
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Krishan Kant Paul]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 July 2013
| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 6 January 2015
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 6 January 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tripathi-sworn-in-meghalaya-governor/article6760571.ece|title = Tripathi sworn in Meghalaya Governor|date = 6 January 2015|access-date = 9 January 2015|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref>
| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 19 May 2015
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |15
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[V. Shanmuganathan]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |20 May 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/shanmuganthan-to-be-sworn-in-as-new-governor-of-meghalaya-115051900796_1.html|title = Shanmuganthan to be sworn-in as new Governor of Meghalaya|access-date = 19 May 2015|newspaper = Business Standard}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 January 2017 (Resigned) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-pranab-mukherjee-accepts-v-shanmuganathan-resignation/articleshow/56809275.cms|title=President Pranab Mukherjee accepts V Shanmuganathan's resignation - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |16
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Banwarilal Purohit]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/pranab-mukherjee-accepts-shanmuganathan-resignation-appoints-banwarilal-purohit-as-gov-of-meghalaya-4494326/|title=President accepts Shanmuganathan resignation, appoints Banwarilal Purohit as Gov of Meghalaya|date=27 January 2017|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |27 January 2017<br>{{small|''(Assumed full charge from 30 September 2017)''}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |5 October 2017
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |17
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Prasad]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |5 October 2017<ref>{{cite news |title=Ganga Prasad sworn in as Meghalaya Governor |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ganga-prasad-sworn-in-as-meghalaya-governor-4875998/ |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=5 October 2017}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |25 August 2018
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |18
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Tathagata Roy]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |25 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Roy sworn in as Meghalaya governor |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/roy-sworn-in-as-meghalaya-governor-254646 |work=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |18 December 2019
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[R. N. Ravi]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |18 December 2019 {{small|''(Additional charge)''}}<ref>{{cite news |title= R. N. Ravi
|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/nagaland-governor-rn-ravi-to-hold-additional-charge-of-meghalaya-amid-protests-against-citizenship-act-2425979.html |work=News18 |language=en |access-date= 21 December 2019}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |26 January 2020
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |(18)
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Tathagata Roy]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |27 January 2020<ref>{{cite news|title=Roy resumes charge as Meghalaya governor after long leave
|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/meghalaya/tathagata-roy-resumes-charge-as-meghalaya-governor-after-long-leave.html}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |18 August 2020
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Satya Pal Malik]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Satya Pal Malik Appointed Meghalaya Governor, to Replace Tathagata Roy |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/satya-pal-malik-appointed-meghalaya-governor-to-replace-tathagata-roy-2797255.html |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=News18 |date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 August 2020
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Incumbent
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Meghalaya]]
* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Chief Minister of Meghalaya]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html States of India since 1947]

==External links==
* [http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm Name of the Governors/Chief Ministers and Chain of Events in Meghalaya]

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