List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh
Appearance
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Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
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since 16 February 2023 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Itanagar |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
Inaugural holder | Bhishma Narain Singh |
Formation | 20 February 1987 |
Website | http://arunachalgovernor.gov.in/ |

The governor of Arunachal Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current governor is Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.[1]
Powers and functions
[edit]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.
List of chief commissioners of Arunachal Pradesh
[edit]# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | K. A. A. Raja | ![]() |
20 January 1972 | 1973 | 1 year |
2 | Manohar L. Kampani | ![]() |
1974 | 1975 | 1 year |
List of lieutenant governors of Arunachal Pradesh
[edit]# | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | K. A. A. Raja | ![]() |
15 August 1975 | 18 January 1979 | 3 years, 5 months and 4 days |
2 | R. N. Haldipur | ![]() |
18 January 1979 | 23 July 1981 | |
3 | H. S. Dubey | ![]() |
23 July 1981 | 10 August 1983 | |
4 | Thanjavelu Rajeshwar | ![]() |
10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 | |
5 | Shiva Swaroop | ![]() |
21 November 1985 | 20 February 1987 |
List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh
[edit]Data from Arunachal Pradesh Governor's Secretariat[2] and Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Government of Arunachal Pradesh[3]
# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | Bhishma Narain Singh | ![]() |
20 February 1987 | 18 March 1987 | |
2 | R. D. Pradhan | ![]() |
18 March 1987 | 16 March 1990 | |
3 | Gopal Singh | ![]() |
16 March 1990 | 8 May 1990 | |
4 | Devi Das Thakur | ![]() |
8 May 1990 | 16 March 1991 | |
5 | Loknath Mishra | ![]() |
16 March 1991 | 25 March 1991 | |
6 | Surendranath Dwivedy | ![]() |
25 March 1991 | 4 July 1993 | |
7 | Madhukar Dighe | ![]() |
4 July 1993 | 20 October 1993 | |
8 | Mata Prasad | ![]() |
20 October 1993 | 16 May 1999 | |
9 | S. K. Sinha | ![]() |
16 May 1999 | 1 August 1999 | |
10 | Arvind Dave | ![]() |
1 August 1999 | 12 June 2003 | |
11 | V. C. Pande | ![]() |
12 June 2003 | 15 December 2004 | |
12 | Shilendra Kumar Singh | ![]() |
16 December 2004 | 23 January 2007 | |
— | M. M. Jacob (acting) | ![]() |
24 January 2007 | 6 April 2007 | |
— | K. Sankaranarayanan (acting) | ![]() |
7 April 2007 | 14 April 2007 | |
(12) | Shilendra Kumar Singh | ![]() |
15 April 2007 | 3 September 2007 | |
— | K. Sankaranarayanan (acting) | ![]() |
3 September 2007 | 26 January 2008 | |
13 | Joginder Jaswant Singh | ![]() |
26 January 2008 | 28 May 2013 | |
14 | Nirbhay Sharma | ![]() |
28 May 2013 | 31 May 2015 | |
15 | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa | ![]() |
1 June 2015 | 9 July 2016 | |
16 | Tathagata Roy | ![]() |
10 July 2016 | 12 August 2016 | |
(15) | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa | ![]() |
13 August 2016 | 13 September 2016 | |
17 | V. Shanmuganathan | ![]() |
14 September 2016 | 27 January 2017 (resigned) | |
18 | Padmanabha Acharya[4] | ![]() |
28 January 2017 | 2 October 2017 | |
19 | B. D. Mishra[5] | ![]() |
3 October 2017 | 15 February 2023 | |
20 | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik | ![]() |
16 February 2023 | Incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ Nair, Arun, ed. (30 September 2017). "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh :: Past Governors". arunachalgovernor.gov.in. Governor Secretariat, Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Former Governor – Department of Information, Public Relation & Printing". arunachalipr.gov.in. Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "President Mukherjee accepts V Shanmuganathan's resignation". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Bureau, Delhi (30 September 2017). "Profiles of new Governors of T.N., Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
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