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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

Note: Only portraits with square size are allowed. Giving any other size portraits is strictly prohibited. The governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India 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 is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor, serving for 9 years and 208 days. The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.

Infobox

Style
His/Her Excellency
Status
Head of State
Reports to
President of India Government of India
Residence
Lok Bhavan, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Appointer
President of India
Term length
At the pleasure of the president
Precursor
Governor of Andhra State
Inaugural holder
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Formation
1 November 1956 (1956-11-01)
Salary
₹350,000 (US$3,700) (per month)
Website
www

Tables

· List › Governors of Andhra State (1953–1956)
Time in office
Time in office
#
From
Name (born – died)
Time in office
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
#
1
Name (born – died)
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Home state
Bombay State
Tenure in office
1 October 1953
Tenure in office
31 October 1956
Tenure in office
3 years, 30 days
Appointer (President)
Rajendra Prasad
#
Portrait
Name (born – died)
Home state
Tenure in office
Appointer (President)
From
To
Time in office
1
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Bombay State
1 October 1953
31 October 1956
3 years, 30 days
Rajendra Prasad
· List › Governors of Andhra Pradesh (1956–present)
Time in office
Time in office
#
From
Name (born – died)
Time in office
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
#
1
Name (born – died)
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Home state
Bombay State
Tenure in office
1 November 1956
Tenure in office
31 July 1957
Tenure in office
272 days
Appointer (President)
Rajendra Prasad
Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978)
Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978)
#
2
Name (born – died)
Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
1 August 1957
Tenure in office
7 September 1962
Tenure in office
5 years, 37 days
General S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd) (1903–1977)
General S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd) (1903–1977)
#
3
Name (born – died)
General S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd) (1903–1977)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
8 September 1962
Tenure in office
3 May 1964[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 238 days
Appointer (President)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970)
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970)
#
4
Name (born – died)
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970)
Home state
Kerala
Tenure in office
4 May 1964
Tenure in office
11 April 1968
Tenure in office
3 years, 343 days
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975)
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975)
#
5
Name (born – died)
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
11 April 1968
Tenure in office
25 January 1975[‡]
Tenure in office
6 years, 289 days
Appointer (President)
Zakir Husain
Justice S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) (Acting)
Justice S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) (Acting)
#
6
Name (born – died)
Justice S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) (Acting)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
25 January 1975
Tenure in office
9 January 1976
Tenure in office
349 days
Appointer (President)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982)
#
7
Name (born – died)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982)
Home state
Rajasthan
Tenure in office
10 January 1976
Tenure in office
15 June 1976[§]
Tenure in office
157 days
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
#
8
Name (born – died)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
16 June 1976
Tenure in office
16 February 1977[‡]
Tenure in office
245 days
Justice B. J. Divan (1919–2012) (Acting)
Justice B. J. Divan (1919–2012) (Acting)
#
9
Name (born – died)
Justice B. J. Divan (1919–2012) (Acting)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
17 February 1977
Tenure in office
4 May 1977
Tenure in office
76 days
Appointer (President)
B. D. Jatti
Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007)
Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007)
#
10
Name (born – died)
Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
5 May 1977
Tenure in office
14 August 1978[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 101 days
K. C. Abraham (1899–1986)
K. C. Abraham (1899–1986)
#
11
Name (born – died)
K. C. Abraham (1899–1986)
Home state
Kerala
Tenure in office
15 August 1978
Tenure in office
14 August 1983
Tenure in office
4 years, 364 days
Appointer (President)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002)
Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002)
#
12
Name (born – died)
Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002)
Home state
Himachal Pradesh
Tenure in office
15 August 1983
Tenure in office
29 August 1984
Tenure in office
1 year, 14 days
Appointer (President)
Zail Singh
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)
#
13
Name (born – died)
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
29 August 1984
Tenure in office
26 November 1985[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 89 days
Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022)
Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022)
#
14
Name (born – died)
Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
26 November 1985
Tenure in office
7 February 1990[‡]
Tenure in office
4 years, 73 days
Krishan Kant (1927–2002)
Krishan Kant (1927–2002)
#
15
Name (born – died)
Krishan Kant (1927–2002)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
7 February 1990
Tenure in office
21 August 1997[‡]
Tenure in office
7 years, 195 days
Appointer (President)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Gopala Ramanujam (1915- 2001) (Additional Charge)
Gopala Ramanujam (1915- 2001) (Additional Charge)
#
16
Name (born – died)
Gopala Ramanujam (1915- 2001) (Additional Charge)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
22 August 1997
Tenure in office
23 November 1997
Tenure in office
93 days
Appointer (President)
K. R. Narayanan
C. Rangarajan (born 1932)
C. Rangarajan (born 1932)
#
17
Name (born – died)
C. Rangarajan (born 1932)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
24 November 1997
Tenure in office
3 January 2003
Tenure in office
5 years, 40 days
Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017)
Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017)
#
18
Name (born – died)
Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
3 January 2003
Tenure in office
3 November 2004[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 305 days
Appointer (President)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941)
Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941)
#
19
Name (born – died)
Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
4 November 2004
Tenure in office
29 January 2006[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 86 days
Rameshwar Thakur (1925- 2015) (Additional Charge)
Rameshwar Thakur (1925- 2015) (Additional Charge)
#
20
Name (born – died)
Rameshwar Thakur (1925- 2015) (Additional Charge)
Home state
Jharkhand
Tenure in office
29 January 2006
Tenure in office
22 August 2007[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 205 days
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (1925–2018)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (1925–2018)
#
21
Name (born – died)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (1925–2018)
Home state
Uttarakhand
Tenure in office
22 August 2007
Tenure in office
27 December 2009[‡]
Tenure in office
2 years, 127 days
Appointer (President)
Pratibha Patil
E. S. L. Narasimhan (born 1945) IAS (Retd) (Additional charge till 22 January 2010)
E. S. L. Narasimhan (born 1945) IAS (Retd) (Additional charge till 22 January 2010)
#
22
Name (born – died)
E. S. L. Narasimhan (born 1945) IAS (Retd) (Additional charge till 22 January 2010)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
28 December 2009
Tenure in office
24 July 2019[§]
Tenure in office
9 years, 208 days
Biswabhusan Harichandan (born 1934)
Biswabhusan Harichandan (born 1934)
#
23
Name (born – died)
Biswabhusan Harichandan (born 1934)
Home state
Odisha
Tenure in office
24 July 2019
Tenure in office
23 February 2023[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 214 days
Appointer (President)
Ram Nath Kovind
Justice (Retd) Syed Abdul Nazeer (born 1958)
Justice (Retd) Syed Abdul Nazeer (born 1958)
#
24
Name (born – died)
Justice (Retd) Syed Abdul Nazeer (born 1958)
Home state
Karnataka
Tenure in office
24 February 2023
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
3 years, 85 days
Appointer (President)
Droupadi Murmu
#
Portrait
Name (born – died)
Home state
Tenure in office
Appointer (President)
From
To
Time in office
1
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)
Bombay State
1 November 1956
31 July 1957
272 days
Rajendra Prasad
2
Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978)
Punjab
1 August 1957
7 September 1962
5 years, 37 days
3
General S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd) (1903–1977)
Maharashtra
8 September 1962
3 May 1964[§]
1 year, 238 days
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970)
Kerala
4 May 1964
11 April 1968
3 years, 343 days
5
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975)
Gujarat
11 April 1968
25 January 1975[‡]
6 years, 289 days
Zakir Husain
6
Justice S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) (Acting)
Andhra Pradesh
25 January 1975
9 January 1976
349 days
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
7
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982)
Rajasthan
10 January 1976
15 June 1976[§]
157 days
8
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Maharashtra
16 June 1976
16 February 1977[‡]
245 days
9
Justice B. J. Divan (1919–2012) (Acting)
Gujarat
17 February 1977
4 May 1977
76 days
B. D. Jatti
10
Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007)
Maharashtra
5 May 1977
14 August 1978[§]
1 year, 101 days
11
K. C. Abraham (1899–1986)
Kerala
15 August 1978
14 August 1983
4 years, 364 days
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
12
Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002)
Himachal Pradesh
15 August 1983
29 August 1984
1 year, 14 days
Zail Singh
13
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)
Madhya Pradesh
29 August 1984
26 November 1985[§]
1 year, 89 days
14
Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022)
Gujarat
26 November 1985
7 February 1990[‡]
4 years, 73 days
15
Krishan Kant (1927–2002)
Punjab
7 February 1990
21 August 1997[‡]
7 years, 195 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
16
Gopala Ramanujam (1915- 2001) (Additional Charge)
Tamil Nadu
22 August 1997
23 November 1997
93 days
K. R. Narayanan
17
C. Rangarajan (born 1932)
Tamil Nadu
24 November 1997
3 January 2003
5 years, 40 days
18
Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017)
Punjab
3 January 2003
3 November 2004[§]
1 year, 305 days
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
19
Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941)
Maharashtra
4 November 2004
29 January 2006[‡]
1 year, 86 days
20
Rameshwar Thakur (1925- 2015) (Additional Charge)
Jharkhand
29 January 2006
22 August 2007[§]
1 year, 205 days
21
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (1925–2018)
Uttarakhand
22 August 2007
27 December 2009[‡]
2 years, 127 days
Pratibha Patil
22
E. S. L. Narasimhan (born 1945) IAS (Retd) (Additional charge till 22 January 2010)
Tamil Nadu
28 December 2009
24 July 2019[§]
9 years, 208 days
23
Biswabhusan Harichandan (born 1934)
Odisha
24 July 2019
23 February 2023[§]
3 years, 214 days
Ram Nath Kovind
24
Justice (Retd) Syed Abdul Nazeer (born 1958)
Karnataka
24 February 2023
Incumbent
3 years, 85 days
Droupadi Murmu
· Timeline
Timeline of Andhra Pradesh governors

References

  1. Transferred as the Governor of Madras State
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
  3. Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
  4. Transferred as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
  5. Resigned to become the Vice President of India
  6. Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
  7. Transferred as the Governor of Telangana
  8. Transferred as the Governor of Chhattisgarh
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