List of governors of Gujarat

{{Short description|Gujarat's heads of state}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}  {{Infobox official post | post = Governor | native_name = | body = Gujarat | insignia = Government Of Gujarat Seal In All Languages.svg | insigniasize = 110px | insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Gujarat]] | image = Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = 200 | incumbent = [[Acharya Devvrat]] | incumbentsince = 22 July 2019 | style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] | residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar|Lok Bhavan]]; [[Gandhinagar]] | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]] | appointer = [[President of India]] | formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1960|05|01}} | inaugural = [[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]] | website = https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in }}

[[File:IN-GJ.svg|upright|thumb|Gujarat is in western India.]] The '''governor of Gujarat''' is the nominal head of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]] and resides in [[Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar|Lok Bhavan]] in [[Gandhinagar]]. [[Acharya Devvrat]] took charge as the 27th governor on 22 July 2019.

==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 of Bombay State (1948{{ndash}}1960) ===

;Color key *{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;" ! rowspan="2"| # ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name (born{{spaced ndash}}died) ! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state ! colspan="3"| Tenure in office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Appointer (President) |- ! style="width:7em"| From ! style="width:7em"| To ! style="width:5em"| Time in office |- ! 1 | [[File:Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung.jpg|70px]] | {{small|Nawab}} '''[[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]]''' {{small|(1894{{ndash}}1967)}} | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | {{small|1 May}} 1960 | {{small|1 August}} 1965 | '''{{ayd|1 May 1960|1 Aug 1965}}''' | [[Rajendra Prasad]] |- ! 2 | [[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]''' {{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)}} | [[Orissa]] | {{small|1 August}} 1965 | {{small|6 December}} 1967{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Bihar]]}} | '''{{ayd|1 Aug 1965|6 Dec 1967}}''' | [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] |- ! 3 | bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Justice P.N. Bhagwati.jpg|70px]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}} '''[[P. N. Bhagwati]]''' {{small|(1921{{ndash}}2017)}} (Acting) | bgcolor="wheat"| [[Gujarat]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|7 December}} 1967 | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|26 December}} 1967 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|7 Dec 1967|26 Dec 1967}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[Zakir Husain]] |- ! 4 | [[File:Shriman Narayan Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Shriman Narayan]]''' {{small|(1912{{ndash}}1974)}} | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | {{small|26 December}} 1967 | {{small|17 March}} 1973 | '''{{ayd|26 Dec 1967|17 Mar 1973}}''' |- ! 5 | bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Justice P.N. Bhagwati.jpg|70px]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}} '''[[P. N. Bhagwati]]''' (1921- 2017) (Acting) | bgcolor="wheat"| [[Gujarat]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|17 March}} 1973 | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|4 April}} 1973 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|17 Mar 1973|4 Apr 1973}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[V. V. Giri]] |- ! 6 | [[File:Blank.svg|70px]] | '''[[K. K. Viswanathan]]''' {{small|(1914{{ndash}}1992)}} | [[Kerala]] | {{small|4 April}} 1973 | {{small|13 August}} 1978 | '''{{ayd|4 Apr 1973|13 Aug 1978}}''' |- ! 7 | [[File:Sharda Mukherjee official portrait.gif|70px]] | '''[[Sharda Mukherjee]]''' {{small|(1919{{ndash}}2007)}} | [[Maharashtra]] | {{small|14 August}} 1978 | {{small|6 August}} 1983 | '''{{ayd|14 Aug 1978|6 Aug 1983}}''' | [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] |- ! 8 | [[File:Prof.K.M.Chandy.jpg|70px]] | {{small|Professor}} '''[[K. M. Chandy (politician)|K. M. Chandy]]''' {{small|(1921{{ndash}}1998)}} | [[Kerala]] | {{small|6 August}} 1983 | {{small|26 April}} 1984{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]}} | '''{{ayd|6 Aug 1983|26 Apr 1984}}''' | rowspan="3"| [[Zail Singh]] |- ! 9 | [[File:Braj Kumar Nehru with Kennedy (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Braj Kumar Nehru]]''' {{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd) (1909{{ndash}}2001)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|26 April}} 1984 | {{small|26 February}} 1986 | '''{{ayd|26 Apr 1984|26 Feb 1986}}''' |- ! 10 | [[File:Blank.svg|70px]] | '''[[R. K. Trivedi|Ram Krishna Trivedi]]''' {{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd) (1921{{ndash}}2015)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|26 February}} 1986 | {{small|2 May}} 1990 | '''{{ayd|26 Feb 1986|2 May 1990}}''' |- ! 11 | [[File:Mahipal Shastri (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Mahipal Shastri]]''' {{small|(1924{{ndash}}1994)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|2 May}} 1990 | {{small|20 December}} 1990{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}} | '''{{ayd|2 May 1990|20 Dec 1990}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]] |- ! 12 | [[File:Sarup Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Sarup Singh]]''' {{small|(1917{{ndash}}2003)}} | [[Haryana]] | {{small|21 December}} 1990 | {{small|19 June}} 1993 | '''{{ayd|21 Dec 1990|19 Jun 1993}}''' |- ! 13 | bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:P. C. Alexander (cropped).jpg|70px]] | bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[P. C. Alexander]]''' [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.) {{small|(1921–2011)}} (Acting) | bgcolor="wheat"| [[Kerala]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|20 June}} 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|20 July}} 1993 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|20 Jun 1993|20 Jul 1993}}''' | rowspan="4"| [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] |- ! 14 | [[File:Sarup Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Sarup Singh]]''' {{small|(1917{{ndash}}2003)}} | [[Haryana]] | {{small|21 July}} 1993 | {{small|1 July}} 1995 | '''{{ayd|21 Jul 1993|1 Jul 1995}}''' |- ! 15 | [[File:Naresh Chandra July 2012.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Naresh Chandra]]''' {{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd) (1934{{ndash}}2017)}} | [[Rajasthan]] | {{small|1 July}} 1995 | {{small|1 March}} 1996 | '''{{ayd|1 Jul 1995|1 Mar 1996}}''' |- ! 16 | [[File:Krishnapal singh.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Krishna Pal Singh]]''' {{small|(1922{{ndash}}1999)}} | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | {{small|1 March}} 1996 | {{small|24 April}} 1998 | '''{{ayd|1 Mar 1996|24 Apr 1998}}''' |- ! 17 | | {{small|Justice (Retd)}} '''[[Anshuman Singh (politician)|Anshuman Singh]]''' {{small|(1935{{ndash}}2021)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|25 April}} 1998 | {{small|16 January}} 1999{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Rajasthan]]}} | '''{{Ayd|25 Apr 1998|16 Jan 1999}}''' | rowspan="3"| [[K. R. Narayanan]] |- bgcolor="wheat" ! 18 | [[File:K. G. Balakrishnan.jpg|70px]] | {{small|Justice}} '''[[K. G. Balakrishnan]]''' (born 1945) (Acting) | [[Kerala]] | {{small|16 January}} 1999 | {{small|18 March}} 1999 | '''{{ayd|16 Jan 1999|18 Mar 1999}}''' |- ! 19 | [[File:Sunder Singh Bhandari Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]''' {{small|(1921{{ndash}}2005)}} | [[Rajasthan]] | {{small|18 March}} 1999 | {{small|7 May}} 2003 | '''{{ayd|18 Mar 1999|7 May 2003}}''' |- ! 20 | [[File:Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Kailashpati Mishra]]''' {{small|(1923{{ndash}}2012)}} | [[Bihar]] | {{small|7 May}} 2003 | {{small|12 July}} 2004{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}} | '''{{ayd|7 May 2003|12 Jul 2004}}''' | rowspan="3"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] |- bgcolor="wheat" ! 21 | [[File:Dr Balram Jakhar.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Balram Jakhar]]''' (1923- 2016) (Additional Charge) | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | {{small|12 July}} 2004 | {{small|24 July}} 2004 | '''{{ayd|12 Jul 2004|24 Jul 2004}}''' |- ! 22 | [[File:Nawal Kishore Sharma (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Nawal Kishore Sharma]]''' {{small|(1925{{ndash}}2012)}} | [[Rajasthan]] | {{small|24 July}} 2004 | {{small|29 July}} 2009 | '''{{ayd|24 Jul 2004|29 Jul 2009}}''' |- ! 23 | bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg|70px]] | bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[S. C. Jamir]]''' (born 1931) (Additional Charge) | bgcolor="wheat"| [[Nagaland]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|30 July}} 2009 | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|26 November}} 2009 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|30 Jul 2009|26 Nov 2009}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[Pratibha Patil]] |- ! 24 | [[File:Kamla_Beniwal_2009.jpg|70px]] | '''[[Kamla Beniwal]]''' {{small|(1927{{ndash}}2024)}} | [[Rajasthan]] | {{small|27 November}} 2009 | {{small|6 July}} 2014{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Mizoram]]}} | '''{{ayd|27 Nov 2009|6 Jul 2014}}''' |- ! 25 | bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:The_Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabha,_Shri_Somnath_Chatterjee_addressing_at_the_inauguration_of_the_Orientation_Programme_for_the_media_persons_accredited_to_the_press_gallery_of_Lok_Sabha,_in_New_Delhi_on_July_28,_2006_(cropped).jpg|70px]] | bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Margaret Alva]]''' {{small|(born 1942)}} (Additional Charge) | bgcolor="wheat"| [[Karnataka]] | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|7 July}} 2014 | bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|15 July}} 2014 | bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|7 Jul 2014|15 Jul 2014}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]] |- ! 26 | [[File:Om Prakash Kohli on 3 October 2016.jpg|70x70px]] | '''[[Om Prakash Kohli]]''' {{small|(1935{{ndash}}2023)}} | [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] | {{small|16 July}} 2014 | {{small|16 July}} 2019 | '''{{ayd|16 Jul 2014|16 Jul 2019}}''' |- ! 27 | [[File:Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg|93x93px]] | '''[[Acharya Devvrat]]''' {{small|(born 1959)}} | [[Haryana]] | {{small|22 July}} 2019 | ''Incumbent'' | '''{{ayd|22 Jul 2019}}''' | [[Ram Nath Kovind]] |- |}

== Oath == "Hu, [Name], Bhagwan na name sogand lau chu ke, hu pramanikta purvak [Name of State] na Governor tarike ni mhari duty bajaveesh (ke Governor na badha functions ne execute kareesh). Hu mhari poori ability thi Constitution ane Law ne preserve, protect, ane defend kareesh. Ane hu mhari jat ne [Name of State] na loko ni service ane emna well-being ma devote kareesh."

==References== <references/>{{Current Indian governors}} {{Gujarat}}

[[Category:Lists of governors of Indian states|Gujurat]] [[Category:Governors of Gujarat| ]] [[Category:Gujarat politics-related lists|Governors]]