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{{short description|Bharatpedia list article}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor of Karnataka
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = '''Raj Bhavan'''
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagborder = yes
| image = File:The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, during the last four years, in New Delhi.JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| style = [[The Honourable]],<br/> [[His Excellency]]
| incumbent = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| incumbentsince = 11 July 2021
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Karnataka)|Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru]]
| termlength = Five years
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1956|11|01}}({{small|as a [[Mysuru State]]}})
| inaugural = [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/}}
}}

The '''Governor of Karnataka''' is the constitutional head of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Karnataka]]. 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 Karnataka]]; 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 Karnataka]], 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 (collective executive)|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 [[Government of India|central government]]–appointed governor.<ref>[[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 Karnataka as well.</ref>

Since 1956, eighteen people have served as the '''Governor of Mysore''' (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. The first was [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]], previously the [[Maharaja of Mysore]] (1940–50) and the [[Rajpramukh]] of Mysore (1950–56). A majority of Karnataka's governors have been politicians (ten), another five have been civil servants. [[V. V. Giri]] went on become the fourth [[President of India]], and [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]] the country's fourth [[Vice President of India|Vice President]]. Smt [[V. S. Ramadevi|V.S.Ramadevi]] who was the first and only Women Governor of Karnataka (1999-2002) and also she hold the record of first Women Chief Election Commissioner in india.

==Governors of Mysore and Karnataka==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No
! Portrait
! Name
!colspan=2| Term of office
!scope=col|Duration
! Selected former office(s)
|- align=center
| 1
| [[File:Court portrait of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar of Mysore.jpg|100px]]
! [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]
| 1 November 1956
| 4 May 1963
| {{age in years and days|1956|11|01|1963|05|4}}
| [[Maharaja of Mysore]], [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Mysore State|Mysore]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 2
| [[File:General_Satyawant_Mallana_Srinagesh.jpg|100px]]
! [[S. M. Shrinagesh]]
| 4 May 1963
| 2 April 1965
|{{age in years and days|1963|05|04|1965|04|2}}
| [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 3
| [[File: VV Giri 1974 stamp of India (cropped).jpg |100px]]
! [[V. V. Giri]]
| 2 April 1965
| 13 May 1967
|{{age in years and days|1965|04|02|1967|05|13}}
| Fourth [[President of India]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 4
|
! [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]]
| 13 May 1967
| 30 August 1969
|{{age in years and days|1967|05|13|1969|08|30}}
|Fourth [[Vice President of India|Vice-President of India]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 5
| [[File:Dharma Vir, ICS.jpg|100px]]
! [[Dharma Vira]]
| 23 October 1970
| 1 February 1972
|{{age in years and days|1970|10|23|1972|02|1}}
|Governor of [[Punjab]], [[Haryana]], and [[West Bengal]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 6
| [[File:Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
! [[Mohanlal Sukhadia]]
| 1 February 1972
| 10 January 1975
|{{age in years and days|1972|02|01|1975|01|10}}
|Chief Minister of [[Rajasthan]], Governor of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 7
| {{dash}}
! [[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]
| 10 January 1975
| 2 August 1977
|{{age in years and days|1975|01|10|1977|08|2}}
|Governor of [[West Bengal]] and the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 8
| {{dash}}
! [[Govind Narain]]
| 2 August 1977
| 15 April 1982
|{{age in years and days|1977|08|02|1982|04|15}}
| First and the only member of the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|Imperial Civil Service]] to have been appointed and served as Governor of Karnataka
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 9
| {{dash}}
! [[Ashoknath Banerji]]
| 16 April 1982
| 25 February 1987
|{{age in years and days|1982|04|16|1987|02|25}}
|First member of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] to have served in this office
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 10
| {{dash}}
! [[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]
| 26 February 1987
| 5 February 1990
|{{age in years and days|1987|02|26|1990|02|5}}
|Governor of [[Bihar]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home]] and [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary]] Affairs
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 11
| {{dash}}
! [[Bhanu Pratap Singh]]
| 8 May 1990
| 6 January 1992
|{{age in years and days|1990|05|08|1992|01|6}}
|[[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 12
|
! [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
| 6 January 1992
| 2 December 1999
|{{age in years and days|1992|01|06|1999|12|2}}
|[[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], Governor of [[Goa]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 13
| [[File:VS RamaDevi.jpg|100px]]
! [[V. S. Ramadevi]]
| 2 December 1999
| 20 August 2002
|{{age in years and days|1999|12|02|2002|08|20}}
|[[Chief Election Commissioner of India]], Secretary General of [[Rajya Sabha]], Governor of [[Himachal Pradesh]], the first and only female governor of Karnataka
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 14
| [[File:T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg|100px]]
! [[T. N. Chaturvedi]]
| 21 August 2002
| 20 August 2007
|{{age in years and days|2002|08|21|2007|08|20}}
|[[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 15
| [[File:The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg|100px]]
! [[Rameshwar Thakur]]
| 21 August 2007
| 24 June 2009
|{{age in years and days|2007|08|21|2009|06|24}}
|Governor of [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 16
| [[File:Hans Raj Bhardwaj.png|100px]]
! [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]
| 24 June 2009
| 29 June 2014
|{{age in years and days|2009|06|24|2014|06|29}}
|[[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law and Justice]], Governor of [[Kerala]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 17
| [[File:Konijeti Rosaiah BNC.jpg|100px]]
! [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
| 29 June 2014
| 31 August 2014
|{{age in years and days|2014|06|29|2014|08|31}}
| Former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]], [[Governor]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 18
| [[File:Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.jpg|100px]]
! [[Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala]]
| 1 September 2014
| 10 July 2021
| {{age in years and days|2014|09|01|2021|07|10}}
| Speaker of [[Gujarat Vidhan Sabha]]
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
| 19
| [[File:Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as the new governor of karnataka (cropped).JPG|100px]]
! [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| 11 July 2021 <ref>{{citation |title= Gehlot to swear-in on July 11|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/090721/thawarchand-gehlot-will-be-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka-on-july-1.html |work=[[Deccan Chronical]] |date=9 July 2021 }}</ref>
| ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years and days|2021|07|11}}
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment]], [[Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.karnataka.com/govt/governor/]
* [http://kla.kar.nic.in/prevgovernor.htm Succession of Governors]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174141/http://rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/Governors.htm Karnataka Raj Bhavan Website]

{{Current Indian governors}}

[[Category:Governors of Karnataka| ]]
[[Category:Lists of governors of Indian states|Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka-related lists|Governors]]

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