List of governors of Maharashtra

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Governor of Maharashtra
Emblem of India.svg
Raj Bhavan
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Incumbent
Bhagat Singh Koshyari

since 5 September 2019
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr.Governor (informal)
His/Her Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Mumbai

Raj Bhavan, Nagpur Raj Bhavan, Pune

Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
PrecursorGovernor of Bombay
Inaugural holderRaja Maharaj Singh
Formation24 March 1943 (80 years ago) (1943-03-24)
WebsiteRaj Bhavan Maharashtra

The Governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the Governor, however the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.[1]

Bhagat Singh Koshiyari is the governor of Maharashtra since September 5, 2019.[2]

Powers and duties[edit]

The Governor appoints many top authorities as follows:

Advocate General of Maharashtra.
Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta
State Election Commissioner
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
Chairmen and Members of the 3 Development Boards
Sheriff of Mumbai
State Chief Information Commissioner

Governors of Maharashtra[edit]

This is a list of governors of Maharashtra:[3]

No Name Portrait Term of office Duration Governor General(s)
1 Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE Raja Maharaj Singh.jpg 6 January 1948 30 May 1952 4 years, 145 days L. Mountbatten
(Governor General)
2 Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE Girja Shankar Bajpai.jpg 30 May 1952 5 December 1954 2 years, 189 days Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3 Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg 2 March 1955 14 October 1956 1 year, 226 days
4 Sri Prakasa Sri Prakasa 1991 stamp of India.jpg 10 December 1956 16 April 1962 5 years, 127 days Dr. Rajendra Prasad
5 Dr P. Subbarayan P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg 17 April 1962 6 October 1962 172 days
6 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg 28 November 1962 18 October 1964 1 year, 325 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
7 Dr. P V Cherian 14 November 1964 8 November 1969 4 years, 359 days
8 Ali Yavar Jung 26 February 1970 11 December 1976 6 years, 289 days V. V. Giri
9 Sri Sadiq Ali 30 April 1977 3 November 1980 3 years, 187 days B. D. Jatti
(acting President)
10 O P Mehra 3 November 1980 5 March 1982 1 year, 122 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
11 Idris Hasan Latif ACM IH Latif.jpg 6 March 1982 16 April 1985 3 years, 41 days
- Peer Mohammed (acting) Acting Governor PM.png 19 April 1985 30 May 1985 41 days
12 Kona Prabhakara Rao 31 May 1985 2 April 1986 306 days Zail Singh
13 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg 3 April 1986 2 September 1987 1 year, 152 days
14 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg 20 February 1988 18 January 1990 1 year, 332 days R. Venkataraman
15 Dr. C Subramaniam Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg 15 February 1990 9 January 1993 2 years, 329 days
16 Dr. P.C. Alexander 12 January 1993 13 July 2002 9 years, 182 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
17 Mohammed Fazal 10 October 2002 5 December 2004 2 years, 56 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
18 S.M. Krishna Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (cropped).jpg 12 December 2004 5 March 2008 3 years, 84 days
19 S.C. Jamir Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg 9 March 2008 22 January 2010 1 year, 319 days Pratibha Patil
20 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan K. Sankaranarayanan.jpg 22 January 2010 24 August 2014 4 years, 214 days
21 Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao.jpg 30 August 2014 4 September 2019 5 years, 5 days Pranab Mukherjee
22 Bhagat Singh Koshyari Governor of Maharashtra Shri B S Koshyari.jpg 5 September 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 158 days Ramnath Kovind

Seen also[edit]

  • List of governors of Maharashtra
  • List of Deputy Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
  • Governors of India

References[edit]

  1. "Governor - Information under RTI Act" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Previous Governors". Rajbhavan, Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.