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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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.This 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. The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.

Infobox

Style
His/Her Excellency
Status
Head of State
Reports to
President of IndiaGovernment of India
Residence
Raj 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; 69 years ago (1956-11-01)
Salary
₹350,000 (US$4,100) (per month)
Website
www.rajbhavan.ap.gov.in

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 October1953
Tenure in office
31 October1956
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 October1953
31 October1956
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 November1956
Tenure in office
31 July1957
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 August1957
Tenure in office
7 September1962
Tenure in office
5 years, 37 days
GeneralS. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)(1903–1977)
GeneralS. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)(1903–1977)
#
3
Name(born – died)
GeneralS. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)(1903–1977)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
8 September1962
Tenure in office
3 May1964[§]
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 May1964
Tenure in office
11 April1968
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 April1968
Tenure in office
25 January1975[‡]
Tenure in office
6 years, 289 days
Appointer(President)
Zakir Husain
JusticeS. Obul Reddy(1916–1996)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
JusticeS. Obul Reddy(1916–1996)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
#
–
Name(born – died)
JusticeS. Obul Reddy(1916–1996)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
25 January1975
Tenure in office
9 January1976
Tenure in office
349 days
Appointer(President)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Mohan Lal Sukhadia(1916–1982)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia(1916–1982)
#
6
Name(born – died)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia(1916–1982)
Home state
Rajasthan
Tenure in office
10 January1976
Tenure in office
15 June1976[§]
Tenure in office
157 days
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare(1916–1988)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare(1916–1988)
#
7
Name(born – died)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare(1916–1988)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
16 June1976
Tenure in office
16 February1977[‡]
Tenure in office
245 days
JusticeB. J. Divan(1919–2012)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
JusticeB. J. Divan(1919–2012)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
#
–
Name(born – died)
JusticeB. J. Divan(1919–2012)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
17 February1977
Tenure in office
4 May1977
Tenure in office
76 days
Appointer(President)
B. D. Jatti
Sharda Mukherjee(1919–2007)
Sharda Mukherjee(1919–2007)
#
8
Name(born – died)
Sharda Mukherjee(1919–2007)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
5 May1977
Tenure in office
14 August1978[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 101 days
K. C. Abraham(1899–1986)
K. C. Abraham(1899–1986)
#
9
Name(born – died)
K. C. Abraham(1899–1986)
Home state
Kerala
Tenure in office
15 August1978
Tenure in office
14 August1983
Tenure in office
4 years, 364 days
Appointer(President)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Thakur Ram Lal(1929–2002)
Thakur Ram Lal(1929–2002)
#
10
Name(born – died)
Thakur Ram Lal(1929–2002)
Home state
Himachal Pradesh
Tenure in office
15 August1983
Tenure in office
29 August1984
Tenure in office
1 year, 14 days
Appointer(President)
Zail Singh
Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)
Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)
#
11
Name(born – died)
Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
29 August1984
Tenure in office
26 November1985[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 89 days
Kumudben Joshi(1934–2022)
Kumudben Joshi(1934–2022)
#
12
Name(born – died)
Kumudben Joshi(1934–2022)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
26 November1985
Tenure in office
7 February1990[‡]
Tenure in office
4 years, 73 days
Krishan Kant(1927–2002)
Krishan Kant(1927–2002)
#
13
Name(born – died)
Krishan Kant(1927–2002)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
7 February1990
Tenure in office
21 August1997[‡]
Tenure in office
7 years, 195 days
Appointer(President)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Gopala Ramanujam(1915–2001)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Gopala Ramanujam(1915–2001)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Gopala Ramanujam(1915–2001)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
22 August1997
Tenure in office
23 November1997
Tenure in office
93 days
Appointer(President)
K. R. Narayanan
C. Rangarajan(born 1932)
C. Rangarajan(born 1932)
#
14
Name(born – died)
C. Rangarajan(born 1932)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
24 November1997
Tenure in office
3 January2003
Tenure in office
5 years, 40 days
Surjit Singh Barnala(1925–2017)
Surjit Singh Barnala(1925–2017)
#
15
Name(born – died)
Surjit Singh Barnala(1925–2017)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
3 January2003
Tenure in office
3 November2004[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 305 days
Appointer(President)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Sushilkumar Shinde(born 1941)
Sushilkumar Shinde(born 1941)
#
16
Name(born – died)
Sushilkumar Shinde(born 1941)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
4 November2004
Tenure in office
29 January2006[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 86 days
Rameshwar Thakur(1925–2015)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Rameshwar Thakur(1925–2015)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Rameshwar Thakur(1925–2015)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Home state
Jharkhand
Tenure in office
29 January2006
Tenure in office
22 August2007[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 205 days
Narayan Dutt Tiwari(1925–2018)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari(1925–2018)
#
17
Name(born – died)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari(1925–2018)
Home state
Uttarakhand
Tenure in office
22 August2007
Tenure in office
27 December2009[‡]
Tenure in office
2 years, 127 days
Appointer(President)
Pratibha Patil
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)Governor of Chhattisgarhuntil 22 January 2010
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)Governor of Chhattisgarhuntil 22 January 2010
#
–
Name(born – died)
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)Governor of Chhattisgarhuntil 22 January 2010
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
27 December2009
Tenure in office
22 January2010
Tenure in office
9 years, 208 days
23 July2019
23 July2019
#
18
Name(born – died)
23 July2019
Biswabhusan Harichandan(born 1934)
Biswabhusan Harichandan(born 1934)
#
19
Name(born – died)
Biswabhusan Harichandan(born 1934)
Home state
Odisha
Tenure in office
24 July2019
Tenure in office
23 February2023[§]
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)
#
20
Name(born – died)
Justice (Retd)Syed Abdul Nazeer(born 1958)
Home state
Karnataka
Tenure in office
24 February2023
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
2 years, 253 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 November1956
31 July1957
272 days
Rajendra Prasad
2
Bhim Sen Sachar(1894–1978)
Punjab
1 August1957
7 September1962
5 years, 37 days
3
GeneralS. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)(1903–1977)
Maharashtra
8 September1962
3 May1964[§]
1 year, 238 days
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai(1885–1970)
Kerala
4 May1964
11 April1968
3 years, 343 days
5
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai(1898–1975)
Gujarat
11 April1968
25 January1975[‡]
6 years, 289 days
Zakir Husain
–
JusticeS. Obul Reddy(1916–1996)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
Andhra Pradesh
25 January1975
9 January1976
349 days
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6
Mohan Lal Sukhadia(1916–1982)
Rajasthan
10 January1976
15 June1976[§]
157 days
7
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare(1916–1988)
Maharashtra
16 June1976
16 February1977[‡]
245 days
–
JusticeB. J. Divan(1919–2012)Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court(Acting)
Gujarat
17 February1977
4 May1977
76 days
B. D. Jatti
8
Sharda Mukherjee(1919–2007)
Maharashtra
5 May1977
14 August1978[§]
1 year, 101 days
9
K. C. Abraham(1899–1986)
Kerala
15 August1978
14 August1983
4 years, 364 days
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
10
Thakur Ram Lal(1929–2002)
Himachal Pradesh
15 August1983
29 August1984
1 year, 14 days
Zail Singh
11
Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)
Madhya Pradesh
29 August1984
26 November1985[§]
1 year, 89 days
12
Kumudben Joshi(1934–2022)
Gujarat
26 November1985
7 February1990[‡]
4 years, 73 days
13
Krishan Kant(1927–2002)
Punjab
7 February1990
21 August1997[‡]
7 years, 195 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
–
Gopala Ramanujam(1915–2001)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Tamil Nadu
22 August1997
23 November1997
93 days
K. R. Narayanan
14
C. Rangarajan(born 1932)
Tamil Nadu
24 November1997
3 January2003
5 years, 40 days
15
Surjit Singh Barnala(1925–2017)
Punjab
3 January2003
3 November2004[§]
1 year, 305 days
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16
Sushilkumar Shinde(born 1941)
Maharashtra
4 November2004
29 January2006[‡]
1 year, 86 days
–
Rameshwar Thakur(1925–2015)Governor of Orissa(Additional Charge)
Jharkhand
29 January2006
22 August2007[§]
1 year, 205 days
17
Narayan Dutt Tiwari(1925–2018)
Uttarakhand
22 August2007
27 December2009[‡]
2 years, 127 days
Pratibha Patil
–
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)Governor of Chhattisgarhuntil 22 January 2010
Tamil Nadu
27 December2009
22 January2010
9 years, 208 days
18
23 January2010
23 July2019
19
Biswabhusan Harichandan(born 1934)
Odisha
24 July2019
23 February2023[§]
3 years, 214 days
Ram Nath Kovind
20
Justice (Retd)Syed Abdul Nazeer(born 1958)
Karnataka
24 February2023
Incumbent
2 years, 253 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. Also held additional charge of the Governor of Telangana from 2 June 2014
  8. Transferred as the Governor of Chhattisgarh
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