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The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of india in the state of Gujarat. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years and resides in Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Acharya Devvrat took charge as the governor on 22 July 2019.
Governor of Gujarat | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Gandhinagar |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
Inaugural holder | Mehdi Nawaz Jung |
Formation | 1 May 1960 |
Website | https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in |
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | Mehdi Nawaz Jung | ![]() |
1 May 1960 | 1 Aug 1965 | |
2 | Nityanand Kanungo | ![]() |
1 Aug 1965 | 7 Dec 1967 | |
- | P.N. Bhagwati (acting) | ![]() |
7 Dec 1967 | 26 Dec 1967 | |
3 | Shriman Narayan | ![]() |
26 Dec 1967 | 17 Mar 1973 | |
- | P.N. Bhagwati (acting) | ![]() |
17 Mar 1973 | 4 Apr 1973 | |
4 | K. K. Viswanathan | ![]() |
4 Apr 1973 | 14 Aug 1978 | |
5 | Sharda Mukherjee | ![]() |
14 Aug 1978 | 6 Aug 1983 | |
6 | K.M. Chandy | ![]() |
6 Aug 1983 | 26 Apr 1984 | |
7 | Braj Kumar Nehru | ![]() |
26 Apr 1984 | 26 Feb 1986 | |
8 | Ram Krishna Trivedi | ![]() |
26 Feb 1986 | 2 May 1990 | |
9 | Mahipal Shastri | ![]() |
2 May 1990 | 21 Dec 1990 | |
10 | Sarup Singh | ![]() |
21 Dec 1990 | 1 Jul 1995 | |
11 | Naresh Chandra | ![]() |
1 Jul 1995 | 1 Mar 1996 | |
12 | Krishna Pal Singh | ![]() |
1 Mar 1996 | 25 Apr 1998 | |
13 | Anshuman Singh | ![]() |
25 Apr 1998 | 16 Jan 1999 | |
- | K.G. Balakrishnan[1] (acting) | ![]() |
16 Jan 1999 | 18 Mar 1999 | |
14 | Sunder Singh Bhandari | ![]() |
18 Mar 1999 | 7 May 2003 | |
15 | Kailashpati Mishra | ![]() |
7 May 2003 | 2 Jul 2004 | |
Balram Jakhar
(additional charge) |
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2 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2004 | ||
16 | Nawal Kishore Sharma | ![]() |
24 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2009 | |
- | S. C. Jamir (additional charge) [2] | ![]() |
30 Jul 2009 | 26 Nov 2009 | |
17 | Kamla Beniwal | ![]() |
27 Nov 2009 | 6 July 2014 | |
- | Margaret Alva (additional charge) | ![]() |
7 July 2014 | 15 July 2014 | |
18 | Om Prakash Kohli | ![]() |
16 July 2014[3] | 21 July 2019 | |
19 | Acharya Devvrat | ![]() |
22 July 2019 | Incumbent |
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