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	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 (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 Kerala as well.</ref>		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 (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 Kerala as well.</ref>

	Since 6 September 2019, [[Arif Mohammad Khan]], is the [[Governor of Kerala]].		Since 6 September 2019, [[Arif Mohammad Khan]], is the [[Governor of Kerala]].
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{{short description|Bharatpedia list article}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox official post
| image =Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg
| imagesize =
| post = Governor of Kerala
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = [[Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram|Raj Bhavan, Kerala]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagborder = yes
| incumbent = [[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
| incumbentsince = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|9|6}}
| style = [[The Honourable]], [[His Excellency]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Kerala)|Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram]]
| termlength = Five years
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1956|11|1}}
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/}}
| body =
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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 (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 Kerala as well.</ref>

Since 6 September 2019, [[Arif Mohammad Khan]], is the [[Governor of Kerala]].

==Governors of Kerala==

{| class="sortable" width="80%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |SL No.
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Took Office
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Left<br> 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.'''
| [[Swaroop Singh|Dr. Sarup Singh]]
|
| 12 February 1990
| 20 December 1990
|-
|'''11.'''
| [[B. Rachaiah]]
|
| 20 December 1990
| 9 November 1995
|-
|'''_'''
|[[Gopala Ramanujam|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
|-
|rowspan=3 |'''_'''
|rowspan=3 |[[Dr. C. Rangarajan]] ''(additional charge)''
|rowspan=3 |
|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.'''
| [[Sukhdev Singh Kang|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==
* [[Kerala]]
* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Chief Minister of Kerala]]

==External links==
* [http://niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_4.htm Governors of Kerala]

==References==
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[[Category:Governors of Kerala]]
[[Category:Lists of governors of Indian states|Kerala]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Kerala|Governors]]
[[Category:Kerala politics-related lists|Governors]]