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#REDIRECT [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu]]
{{Short description|None}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| body = Tamil Nadu
| native_name = {{lang|ta-Latn|Tamiḻnāṭu Āḷunar}}
| insignia = TamilNadu_Logo.svg
| insigniasize =
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Tamil Nadu]]
| image = File:R.N. Ravi.jpg
| incumbent = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| incumbentsince = 18 September 2021
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| status = [[Head of State]]
| reports_to = [[President of India]]<br>[[Government of India]]
| residence = {{plainlist|
*[[Raj Bhavan, Chennai]] {{small|(primary)}}
*[[Raj Bhavan, Ooty]] {{small|(summer)}}}}
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| termlength = Five years
| termlength_qualified = Renewable
| inaugural = [[Archibald Edward Nye]]<br>{{small|(1946–48)}}
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1946|05|06}}
| salary = {{INRConvert|350000}} (per month)
| website = {{URL|http://www.tnrajbhavan.gov.in/}}
}}
 
[[File:India Tamil Nadu locator map.svg|thumb|The state of Tamil Nadu in India has had 26 Governors since 1946]]
 
The '''governor of Tamil Nadu''' is the [[head of state]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The [[Governor (India)|governors]] have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the [[president of India]] at central level. They exist in the [[States of India|state]] appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the [[Constitution of India|constitution]]. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu|chief minister of the state]] and their [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|council of ministers]].
 
The [[List of current Indian governors|current incumbent]] is [[R. N. Ravi]] since 18 September 2021.
 
==Powers and functions==
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
 
*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''Legislative powers''' related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
 
==Governors==
 
===Madras Presidency and Madras State===
Headquartered in [[Fort St. George]], [[Madras Presidency]] was a province of [[British India]]. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu, the [[Malabar region]] of North [[Kerala]], the [[Coastal Andhra|coastal]] and [[Rayalaseema]] regions of [[Andhra Pradesh]], and the [[Bellary]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], and [[Udupi]] districts of [[Karnataka]]. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the [[Coromandel Coast]]. After India's [[Indian independence movement|independence]] in 1947, [[Madras State]], the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Karnataka and Kerala.<ref name="tnhist">[http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/histn.htm Tamil Nadu Secretariat &mdash; Brief History] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070106185926/http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/histn.htm |date=2007-01-06 }} ([[Government of Tamil Nadu]], 17 September 2008)</ref>
 
=== Tabular ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Name
! class="unsortable" |  Took Office
! class="unsortable" |  Left Office
! Term<ref group="nb" name="term">The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period</ref>
|-
| 1
| [[William Denison|William Thomas Denison]]
| 18 February 1861
| 26 November 1863
|
|-
| 2
| Edward Maltby (acting)
| 26 November 1863
| 18 January 1864
|
|-
| 3
| [[William Denison|William Thomas Denison]]
| 18 January 1864
| 27 March 1866
|
|-
| 4
| [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier|Lord Napier]]
| 27 March 1866
| 19 February 1872
|
|-
| 5
| [[Alexander John Arbuthnot]] (acting)
| 19 February 1872
| 15 May 1872
|
|-
| 6
| [[Vere Henry Hobart, Lord Hobart|Lord Hobart]]
| 15 May 1872
| 29 April 1875
|
|-
| 7
| William Rose Robinson (acting)
| 29 April 1875
| 23 November 1875
|
|-
| 8
| [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]]
| 23 November 1875
| 20 December 1880
|
|-
| 9
| William Huddleston (acting)
| 24 May 1881
|  5 November 1881
|
|-
| 10
| [[Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff]]
| 5 November 1881
| 8 December 1886
|
|-
| 11
| [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara|Robert Bourke, Baron Connemara]]
| 8 December 1886
| 1 December 1890
|
|-
| 12
| John Henry Garstin
| 1 December 1890
| 23 January 1891
|
|-
| 13
| [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock|Bentley Lawley, Baron Wenlock]]
| 23 January 1891
| 18 March 1896
|
|-
| 14
| [[Arthur Elibank Havelock]]
| 18 March 1896
| 28 December 1900
|
|-
| 15
| [[Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill|Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill]]
| 28 December 1900
| 30 April 1904
|
|-
| 16
| James Thompson (acting)
| 30 April 1904
| 13 December 1904
|
|-
| 17
| [[Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill|Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill]]
| 13 December 1904
| 15 February 1906
|
|-
| 18
| Gabriel Stoles (acting)
| 15 February 1906
| 28 March 1906
|
|-
| 19
|  [[Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock|Arthur Lawley, Baron Wenlock]]
| 28 March 1906
|  3 November 1911
|
|-
| 20
| [[Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael|Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Baron Carmichael]]
| 3 November 1911
| 30 March 1912
|
|-
| 21
| Sir Murray Hammick (acting)
| 30 March 1912
| 30 October 1912
|
|-
| 22
| [[John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland|John Sinclair, Baron Pentland]]
| 30 October 1912
| 29 March 1919
|
|-
| 23
| [[Alexander Cardew|Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew]]
| 29 March 1919
| 10 April 1919
|
|-
| 24
|  [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon]]
| 10 April 1919
| 12 April 1924
|
|-
| 25
| [[Sir P. Rajagopalachari]]
| 1920
| 1923
|
|-
| 26
| [[Archibald Nye|Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye]]<ref>[Formerly the last Governor of the Madras Presidency.]</ref>
| 6 May 1946
| 7 September 1948
| 1
|-
| 27
| [[Krishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh|Maharaja Sir Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji]]
| 7 September 1948
| 12 March 1952
| 1
|-
| 28
| [[Sri Prakasa]]
| 12 March 1952
| 10 December 1956
| 1
|-
| 29
| [[A. J. John]]
 
| 10 December 1956
| 30 September 1957
| 1
|-
| -
| [[Pakala Venkata Rajamannar]] ''(acting)''
| 1 October 1957
| 24 January 1958
| 1
|-
| 30
| [[Bhishnuram Medhi]]
| 24 January 1958
| 4 May 1964
| 1
|-
| 31
| [[Jayachamaraja Wodeyar|Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur]]
| 4 May 1964
| 24 November 1964
| 1
|-
| -
| [[P. Chandra Reddy]] ''(acting)''<ref>[http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/pcrj.html HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.CHANDRA REDDI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930001926/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/pcrj.html |date=2008-09-30 }} (High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 20 September 2008)</ref>
| 24 November 1964
| 7 December 1965
| 1
|-
| (31)
| [[Jayachamaraja Wodeyar|Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur]]<ref group="nb">This term is a continuation of the Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur's first term. P. Chandra Reddy served as the acting Governor while Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur was on foreign tours.</ref>
| 7 December 1965
| 28 June 1966
| 1
|-
| 32
| [[Sardar Ujjal Singh]] ''(acting till 16 June 1967)''
| 28 June 1966
| 14 January 1969
| 1
|-
|}
 
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  id:PA  value:blue legend: Appointed
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  from:1948 till:1952 color:PA text:"[[Maharaja Krishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh]] (1948 &ndash; 1952)"
  from:1952 till:1956 color:PA text:"[[Sri Prakasa]] (1952 &ndash; 1956)"
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===Tamil Nadu===
<!-- Image redundant [[File:Tamil Nadu locator map.svg|right|180px|thumb|The [[Political integration of India|political]] state of Tamil Nadu in India was created in 1969 when erstwhile [[Madras State]] was renamed]] -->
Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] for ''Tamil country'') on 14 January 1969. Governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the Central government level. The Governor acts as the nominal head of the state while the [[Chief Ministers of India|Chief Ministers of the states]] and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers are invested with most executive powers.
 
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! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|{{nowrap|(Birth–Death)}}}}
! rowspan="2" |Home State
! colspan="3" |Term of Office<ref name="term">The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Previous post
! rowspan="2" |Appointed by
|-
! Assumed Office
! Left Office
! Time in Office
|-
! 1
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Ujjal Singh]]'''<br />{{small|(1895–1983)}}
| [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
| 14 January 1969
| 25 May 1971
| 2 years, 131 days
| [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
| [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]]
|-
! 2
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Kodardas Kalidas Shah|K. K. Shah]]'''<br /><small>(1908–1986)</small>
| [[Gujarat]]
| 26 May 1971
| 15 June 1976
| 5 years, 20 days
| –
| [[Varahagiri Venkata Giri]]
|-
! 3
| [[File:Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]'''<br /><small>(1916–1982)</small>
| [[Rajasthan]]
| 16 June 1976
| 8 April 1977
| 296 days
| [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)#Governors of United Andhra Pradesh|Governor of United Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
|-
! Acting
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[P. Govindan Nair]]'''<br /><small>(Unknown–Unknown)</small>
| [[Kerala]]
| 9 April 1977
| 26 April 1977
| 17 days
| –
| rowspan = "2" | [[B. D. Jatti]]
|-
! 4
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Prabhudas B. Patwari]]'''<br /><small>(1909–1985)</small>
| [[Gujarat]]
| 27 April 1977
| 26 October 1980
| 3 years, 182 days
| [[India|Indian]] [[Lawyer]]
|-
! Acting
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[M. M. Ismail]]'''<br /><small>(1921–2005)</small>
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 27 October 1980
| 3 November 1980
| 37 days
| [[Chief justice|Chief Justice of]] [[Madras High Court]]
| rowspan = "2"| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
! 5
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Sri Sadiq Ali|Sadiq Ali]]'''<br /><small>(1910–2001)</small>
| [[Rajasthan]]
| 4 November 1980
| 2 September 1982
| 1 year, 302 days
| [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
|-
! 6
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Sundar Lal Khurana|S. L. Khurana]]'''<br /><small>(1918–2007)</small>
| [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]
| 3 September 1982
| 16 February 1988
| 5 years, 166 days
| [[Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry]]
| [[Giani Zail Singh]]
|-
! 7
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[P. C. Alexander]]'''<br /><small>(1921–2011)</small>
| [[Kerala]]
| 17 February 1988
| 23 May 1990
| 2 years, 95 days
| [[Indian Administrative Service|I.A.S.]] [[Officer]]
| rowspan= "3"| [[R. Venkataraman]]
|-
! 8
| [[File:The_Vice_President,_Shri_Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_with_the_Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu,_Shri_Surjit_Singh_Barnala_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu,_Dr._Kalaignar_M._Karunanidhi_(cropped)_(Surjit_Singh_Barnala).png|100px]]
| '''[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]'''<br /><small>(1925–2017)</small>
| [[Haryana]]
| 24 May 1990
| 14 February 1991
| 266 days
| [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
|-
! 9
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[Bhishma Narain Singh]]'''<br /><small>(1933–2018)</small>
| [[Rajasthan]]
| 15 February 1991
| 30 May 1993
| 2 years, 104 days
| [[Governor of Assam]]
|-
! 10
| [[File:Marri Chenna Reddy.png|100px]]
| '''[[M. Channa Reddy]]'''<br /><small>(1919–1996)</small>
| [[Telangana]]
| 31 May 1993
| 2 December 1996{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 3 years, 185 days
| [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
| rowspan = "3" | [[Shanker Dayal Sharma]]
|-
! –
| [[File:Krishan_Kant.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Krishan Kant]]'''<br /><small>(1927–2002)</small>
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 2 December 1996
| 24 January 1997
| 53 days
| [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)#Governors of United Andhra Pradesh|Governor of United Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
! 11
| [[File:Justice_Fathima_Beevi.JPG|100px]]
| '''[[M. Fathima Beevi]]'''<br /><small>(1927–)</small>
| [[Kerala]]
| 25 January 1997
| 2 July 2001
| 4 years, 158 days
| Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]
|-
! –
| [[File:The_Chairman,_Economic_Advisory_Council_to_PM,_Dr._C._Rangarajan_addressing_a_Press_Conference_on_Review_of_Economy_2009-10,_in_New_Delhi_on_February_19,_2010_(4).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[C. Rangarajan]]'''<br /><small>(1932-)</small>
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 3 July 2001
| 17 January 2002
| 198 days
| [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]]
| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
! 12
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| '''[[P. S. Ramamohan Rao]]'''<br /><small>(1934-)</small>
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 18 January 2002
| 2 November 2004
| 2 years, 289 days
| [[Indian Administrative Service|I.P.S.]] [[Officer]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
! (8)
| [[File:The_Vice_President,_Shri_Mohd._Hamid_Ansari_with_the_Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu,_Shri_Surjit_Singh_Barnala_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu,_Dr._Kalaignar_M._Karunanidhi_(cropped)_(Surjit_Singh_Barnala).png|100px]]
| '''[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]'''<br /><small>(1925–2017)</small>
| [[Haryana]]
| 3 November 2004
| 30 August 2011
| 6 years, 300 days
| [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)#Governors of United Andhra Pradesh|Governor of United Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
! 13
| [[File:Konijeti_Rosaiah_BNC.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]'''<br /><small>(1933–2021)</small>
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 31 August 2011
| 1 September 2016
| 5 years, 1 day
| [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)#List of Chief ministers of United Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Pratibha Devisingh Patil]]
|-
! –
| [[File:Vidhyasagar Rao.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]'''<br /><small>(1942–)</small>
| [[Telangana]]
| 2 September 2016
| 5 October 2017
| 1 year, 33 days
| [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
! 14
| [[File:Banwarilal_Purohit.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Banwarilal Purohit]]'''<br /><small>(1939–)</small>
| [[Rajasthan]]
| 6 October 2017
| 17 September 2021
| 3 years, 346 days
| [[Governor of Assam]]
| rowspan = "2" |[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
! 15
| [[File:R.N. Ravi.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[R. N. Ravi]]'''<br /><small>(1952–)</small>
| [[Bihar]]
| 18 September 2021
| ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years and days|2021|09|18}}
| [[Governor of Nagaland]]
|}
 
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  from: 26/05/1971 till: 15/06/1976 color:PA text:"[[Kodardas Kalidas Shah]]"
  from: 16/06/1976 till: 08/04/1977 color:PA text:"[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]"
  from: 09/04/1977 till: 26/04/1977 color:GP text:"[[P. Govindan Nair]]"
  from: 27/04/1977 till: 26/10/1980 color:PA text:"[[Prabhudas Patwari]]"
  from: 27/10/1980 till: 03/11/1980 color:GP text:"[[M. M. Ismail]]"
  from: 04/11/1980 till: 02/09/1982 color:PA text:"[[Sadiq Ali]]"
  from: 03/09/1982 till: 16/02/1988 color:PA text:"[[Sundar Lal Khurana]]"
  from: 17/02/1988 till: 23/05/1990 color:PA text:"[[P. C. Alexander]]"
  from: 24/05/1990 till: 14/02/1991 color:PA text:"[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]"
  from: 15/02/1991 till: 30/05/1993 color:PA text:"[[Bhishma Narain Singh]]"
  from: 31/05/1993 till: 02/12/1996 color:PA text:"[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]"
  from: 02/12/1996 till: 24/01/1997 color:GP text:"[[Krishan Kant]]"
  from: 25/01/1997 till: 02/07/2001 color:PA text:"[[M. Fathima Beevi]]"
  from: 03/07/2001 till: 17/01/2002 color:GP text:"[[C. Rangarajan]]"
  from: 18/01/2002 till: 02/11/2004 color:PA text:"[[P. S. Ramamohan Rao]]"
  from: 03/11/2004 till: 30/08/2011 color:PA text:"[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]"
  from: 31/08/2011 till: 01/09/2016 color:PA text:"[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]"
  from: 02/09/2016 till: 05/10/2017 color:GP text:"[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]"
  from: 06/10/2017 till: 17/09/2021 color:PA text:"[[Banwarilal Purohit]]"
  from: 18/09/2021 till: {{#time:d/m/Y}} color:PA text:"[[R. N. Ravi]]"
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==Records==
* Surjit Singh Barnala is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office (24 May 1990&ndash;15 February 1991 and 3 November 2004&ndash;31 August 2011).
* The longest term in office was that of Surjit Singh Barnala who served as the Governor for a period of almost six and a half years (3 November 2004&ndash;31 August 2011).
* The shortest term in office was that of M. M. Ismail who served as the acting Governor for a period of nine days (27 October 1980&ndash;4 November 1980).
* The longest term in office as additional in-charge was that of C. Vidyasagar Rao for a period of 1 year 1 month and 4 days (2 September 2016&ndash; 6 October 2017).

Revision as of 13:28, 9 December 2022


Governor of Tamil Nadu
Tamiḻnāṭu Āḷunar
File:TamilNadu Logo.svg
Emblem of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
R. N. Ravi
since 18 September 2021
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of State
Reports toPresident of India
Government of India
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Renewable
Inaugural holderArchibald Edward Nye
(1946–48)
Formation6 May 1946; 80 years ago (1946-05-06)
Salary₹350,000 (US$4,900) (per month)
Websitewww.tnrajbhavan.gov.in
The state of Tamil Nadu in India has had 26 Governors since 1946

The governor of Tamil Nadu is the head of state of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief minister of the state and their council of ministers.

The current incumbent is R. N. Ravi since 18 September 2021.

Powers and functions

See also: Governors of India § Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  • Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
  • Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

Governors

Madras Presidency and Madras State

Headquartered in Fort St. George, Madras Presidency was a province of British India. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the Coromandel Coast. After India's independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Karnataka and Kerala.[1]

Tabular

# Name Took Office Left Office Term[nb 1]
1 William Thomas Denison 18 February 1861 26 November 1863
2 Edward Maltby (acting) 26 November 1863 18 January 1864
3 William Thomas Denison 18 January 1864 27 March 1866
4 Lord Napier 27 March 1866 19 February 1872
5 Alexander John Arbuthnot (acting) 19 February 1872 15 May 1872
6 Lord Hobart 15 May 1872 29 April 1875
7 William Rose Robinson (acting) 29 April 1875 23 November 1875
8 Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 23 November 1875 20 December 1880
9 William Huddleston (acting) 24 May 1881 5 November 1881
10 Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff 5 November 1881 8 December 1886
11 Robert Bourke, Baron Connemara 8 December 1886 1 December 1890
12 John Henry Garstin 1 December 1890 23 January 1891
13 Bentley Lawley, Baron Wenlock 23 January 1891 18 March 1896
14 Arthur Elibank Havelock 18 March 1896 28 December 1900
15 Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill 28 December 1900 30 April 1904
16 James Thompson (acting) 30 April 1904 13 December 1904
17 Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill 13 December 1904 15 February 1906
18 Gabriel Stoles (acting) 15 February 1906 28 March 1906
19 Arthur Lawley, Baron Wenlock 28 March 1906 3 November 1911
20 Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Baron Carmichael 3 November 1911 30 March 1912
21 Sir Murray Hammick (acting) 30 March 1912 30 October 1912
22 John Sinclair, Baron Pentland 30 October 1912 29 March 1919
23 Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew 29 March 1919 10 April 1919
24 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon 10 April 1919 12 April 1924
25 Sir P. Rajagopalachari 1920 1923
26 Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye[2] 6 May 1946 7 September 1948 1
27 Maharaja Sir Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji 7 September 1948 12 March 1952 1
28 Sri Prakasa 12 March 1952 10 December 1956 1
29 A. J. John 10 December 1956 30 September 1957 1
- Pakala Venkata Rajamannar (acting) 1 October 1957 24 January 1958 1
30 Bhishnuram Medhi 24 January 1958 4 May 1964 1
31 Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur 4 May 1964 24 November 1964 1
- P. Chandra Reddy (acting)[3] 24 November 1964 7 December 1965 1
(31) Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur[nb 2] 7 December 1965 28 June 1966 1
32 Sardar Ujjal Singh (acting till 16 June 1967) 28 June 1966 14 January 1969 1

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Sardar Ujjal SinghMaharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur of MysoreP. Chandra ReddyMaharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur of MysoreBhishnuram MedhiDr. Pakala Venkata RajamannarA. J. John, AnaparambilSri PrakasaMaharaja Krishna Kumarasingh BhavasinghSir Archibald Edward Nye

Tamil Nadu

Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu (Tamil for Tamil country) on 14 January 1969. Governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the Central government level. The Governor acts as the nominal head of the state while the Chief Ministers of the states and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers are invested with most executive powers.

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Home State Term of Office[4] Previous post Appointed by
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Ujjal Singh
(1895–1983) 		Punjab 14 January 1969 25 May 1971 2 years, 131 days Governor of Punjab Zakir Hussain
2 K. K. Shah
(1908–1986) 		Gujarat 26 May 1971 15 June 1976 5 years, 20 days – Varahagiri Venkata Giri
3 Mohan Lal Sukhadia
(1916–1982) 		Rajasthan 16 June 1976 8 April 1977 296 days Governor of United Andhra Pradesh Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Acting P. Govindan Nair
(Unknown–Unknown) 		Kerala 9 April 1977 26 April 1977 17 days – B. D. Jatti
4 Prabhudas B. Patwari
(1909–1985) 		Gujarat 27 April 1977 26 October 1980 3 years, 182 days Indian Lawyer
Acting M. M. Ismail
(1921–2005) 		Tamil Nadu 27 October 1980 3 November 1980 37 days Chief Justice of Madras High Court Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
5 Sadiq Ali
(1910–2001) 		Rajasthan 4 November 1980 2 September 1982 1 year, 302 days Governor of Maharashtra
6 S. L. Khurana
(1918–2007) 		National Capital Territory of Delhi 3 September 1982 16 February 1988 5 years, 166 days Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Giani Zail Singh
7 P. C. Alexander
(1921–2011) 		Kerala 17 February 1988 23 May 1990 2 years, 95 days I.A.S. Officer R. Venkataraman
8 File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (cropped) (Surjit Singh Barnala).png Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017) 		Haryana 24 May 1990 14 February 1991 266 days Chief Minister of Punjab
9 Bhishma Narain Singh
(1933–2018) 		Rajasthan 15 February 1991 30 May 1993 2 years, 104 days Governor of Assam
10 File:Marri Chenna Reddy.png M. Channa Reddy
(1919–1996) 		Telangana 31 May 1993 2 December 1996[†] 3 years, 185 days Governor of Rajasthan Shanker Dayal Sharma
– File:Krishan Kant.jpg Krishan Kant
(1927–2002) 		Punjab 2 December 1996 24 January 1997 53 days Governor of United Andhra Pradesh
11 M. Fathima Beevi
(1927–) 		Kerala 25 January 1997 2 July 2001 4 years, 158 days Judge of the Supreme Court of India
– C. Rangarajan
(1932-) 		Tamil Nadu 3 July 2001 17 January 2002 198 days Governor of the Reserve Bank of India K. R. Narayanan
12 P. S. Ramamohan Rao
(1934-) 		Andhra Pradesh 18 January 2002 2 November 2004 2 years, 289 days I.P.S. Officer A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(8) File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (cropped) (Surjit Singh Barnala).png Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017) 		Haryana 3 November 2004 30 August 2011 6 years, 300 days Governor of United Andhra Pradesh
13 Konijeti Rosaiah
(1933–2021) 		Andhra Pradesh 31 August 2011 1 September 2016 5 years, 1 day Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Pratibha Devisingh Patil
– C. Vidyasagar Rao
(1942–) 		Telangana 2 September 2016 5 October 2017 1 year, 33 days Governor of Maharashtra Pranab Mukherjee
14 File:Banwarilal Purohit.jpg Banwarilal Purohit
(1939–) 		Rajasthan 6 October 2017 17 September 2021 3 years, 346 days Governor of Assam Ram Nath Kovind
15 R. N. Ravi
(1952–) 		Bihar 18 September 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 330 days Governor of Nagaland
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Records

  • Surjit Singh Barnala is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office (24 May 1990–15 February 1991 and 3 November 2004–31 August 2011).
  • The longest term in office was that of Surjit Singh Barnala who served as the Governor for a period of almost six and a half years (3 November 2004–31 August 2011).
  • The shortest term in office was that of M. M. Ismail who served as the acting Governor for a period of nine days (27 October 1980–4 November 1980).
  • The longest term in office as additional in-charge was that of C. Vidyasagar Rao for a period of 1 year 1 month and 4 days (2 September 2016– 6 October 2017).
  1. ↑ Tamil Nadu Secretariat — Brief History Archived 2007-01-06 at Archive.today (Government of Tamil Nadu, 17 September 2008)
  2. ↑ [Formerly the last Governor of the Madras Presidency.]
  3. ↑ HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.CHANDRA REDDI Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 20 September 2008)
  4. ↑ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period


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