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List of governors of Meghalaya
| Governor of Meghalaya | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Shillong |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Formation | 21 January 1972 |
| Website | meggovernor |
List of governors[edit]
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.[2]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Braj Kumar Nehru | 1 April 1970 | 18 September 1973 |
| 2 | Lallan Prasad Singh | 19 September 1973 | 10 August 1981 |
| 3 | Prakash Mehrotra | 11 August 1981 | 28 March 1984 |
| 4 | Tribeni Sahai Misra | 29 March 1984 | 15 April 1984 |
| 5 | Bhishma Narain Singh | 16 April 1984 | 10 May 1989 |
| 6 | Harideo Joshi | 11 May 1989 | 26 July 1989 |
| 7 | Abubakar Abdul Rahim | 27 July 1989 | 8 May 1990 |
| 8 | Madhukar Dighe | 9 May 1990 | 18 June 1995 |
| 9 | M. M. Jacob | 19 June 1995 | 11 April 2007 |
| 10 | Banwari Lal Joshi | 12 April 2007 | 28 October 2007 |
| 11 | Shivinder Singh Sidhu | 29 October 2007 | 30 June 2008 |
| 12 | Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2013 |
| 13 | Krishan Kant Paul | 1 July 2013 | 6 January 2015 |
| 14 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | 6 January 2015[3] | 19 May 2015 |
| 15 | V. Shanmuganathan | 20 May 2015[4] | 27 January 2017 (Resigned) [5] |
| 16 | Banwarilal Purohit[6] | 27 January 2017 (Assumed full charge from 30 September 2017) |
5 October 2017 |
| 17 | Ganga Prasad | 5 October 2017[7] | 25 August 2018 |
| 18 | Tathagata Roy | 25 August 2018[8] | 18 December 2019 |
| - | R. N. Ravi | 18 December 2019 (Additional charge)[9] | 26 January 2020 |
| (18) | Tathagata Roy | 27 January 2020[10] | 18 August 2020 |
| 19 | Satya Pal Malik[11] | 18 August 2020 | Incumbent |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Roy resumes charge as Meghalaya governor after long leave 27 January 2020".
- ↑ "Past Governors: Raj Bhavan, Meghalaya". meggovernor.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tripathi sworn in Meghalaya Governor". The Hindu. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Shanmuganthan to be sworn-in as new Governor of Meghalaya". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee accepts V Shanmuganathan's resignation - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "President accepts Shanmuganathan resignation, appoints Banwarilal Purohit as Gov of Meghalaya". indianexpress.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ganga Prasad sworn in as Meghalaya Governor". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Roy sworn in as Meghalaya governor". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "R. N. Ravi". News18. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Roy resumes charge as Meghalaya governor after long leave".
- ↑ PTI (18 August 2020). "Satya Pal Malik Appointed Meghalaya Governor, to Replace Tathagata Roy". News18. Retrieved 18 August 2020.