List of governors of Tamil Nadu

The Governor of the State of Tamil Nadu is the ceremonial head of state of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like all states, the governor is a nominal head and representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a five-year term. This list includes both nominated and acting heads of state in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1946. The area under the present-day state of Tamil Nadu has been part of different territorial configurations under Madras Presidency and Madras State in its history.[1]

Governor of Tamil Nadu
தமிழக ஆளுநர்
Incumbent
Banwarilal Purohit

since 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of State
Reports toPresident of India
Government of India
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Renewable
Inaugural holderArchibald Edward Nye
(1946–48)
Formation6 May 1946 (1946-05-06)
Salary350,000 (US$4,900) (per month)
Websitewww.tnrajbhavan.gov.in
The state of Tamil Nadu in India has had 26 Governors since 1946

Governors

Madras Presidency and Madras State

Headquartered in Fort St. George, Madras Presidency was a province of British India. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the Coromandel Coast. After India's independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.[2]

Tabular

# Name Took Office Left Office Term[nb 1]
1 Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye[3] 6 May 1946 7 September 1948 1
2 Maharaja Sir Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji 7 September 1948 12 March 1952 1
3 Sri Prakasa 12 March 1952 10 December 1956 1
4 A. J. John 10 December 1956 30 September 1957 1
- Pakala Venkata Rajamannar (acting) 1 October 1957 24 January 1958 1
5 Bhishnuram Medhi 24 January 1958 4 May 1964 1
6 Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur 4 May 1964 24 November 1964 1
- P. Chandra Reddy (acting)[4] 24 November 1964 7 December 1965 1
(6) Maharaja Sir Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur[nb 2] 7 December 1965 28 June 1966 1
7 Sardar Ujjal Singh (acting till 16 June 1967) 28 June 1966 14 January 1969 1

Graphical

Tamil Nadu

Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu (Tamil for Tamil country) on 14 January 1969. Governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the Central government level. The Governor acts as the nominal head of the state while the Chief Ministers of the states and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers are invested with most executive powers.

Tabular
S.No Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office[5] Previous post Appointed by
1 Sardar Ujjal Singh
(1895–1983)
14 January 1969 27 May 1971 1st
(2 years, 133 days)
Governor of Punjab Zakir Hussain
2 Kodardas Kalidas Shah
(1908–1986)
27 May 1971 16 June 1976 1st
(5 years, 20 days)
- Varaha Venkata Giri
3 Mohan Lal Sukhadia
(1916–1982)
16 June 1976 8 April 1977 1st
(296 days)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- P. Govindan Nair
(Acting)[6]
9 April 1977 27 April 1977 1st
(18 days)
- Basappa Danappa Jatti
4 Prabhudas Patwari
(1909–1985)
27 April 1977 27 October 1980 1st
(3 years, 183 days)
Indian Lawyer
- M. M. Ismail
(Acting)
(1921–2005)
27 October 1980 4 November 1980 1st
(38 days)
Chief Justice of Madras High Court Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
5 Sadiq Ali
(1910–2001)
4 November 1980 3 September 1982 1st
(1 year, 303 days)
Governor of Maharashtra
6 Sundar Lal Khurana
(1918–)
3 September 1982 17 February 1988 1st
(5 years, 167 days)
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Giani Zail Singh
7 P. C. Alexander
(1921–2011)
17 February 1988 24 May 1990 1st
(2 years, 96 days)
IAS Officer R. Venkataraman
8 Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017)
24 May 1990 15 February 1991 1st
(267 days)
Chief Minister of Punjab
9 Bhishma Narain Singh
(1933–2018)
15 February 1991 31 May 1993 1st
(2 years, 105 days)
Governor of Assam
10 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
31 May 1993 2 December 1996[†] 1st
(3 years, 185 days)
Governor of Rajasthan Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Krishan Kant
(Additional Charge)[6]
(1927–2002)
2 December 1996 25 January 1997 1st
(54 days)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
11 M. Fathima Beevi
(1927-)
25 January 1997 3 July 2001 1st
(4 years, 159 days)
Judge at the Supreme Court of India
- C. Rangarajan
(Additional Charge)
(1932-)
3 July 2001 18 January 2002 1st
(199 days)
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India K. R. Narayanan
12 P. S. Ramamohan Rao
(1934-)
18 January 2002 3 November 2004 1st
(2 years, 290 days)
IAS Officer A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(8) Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017)
3 November 2004 31 August 2011 2nd
(6 years, 301 days)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
13 Konijeti Rosaiah
(1933–)
31 August 2011 30 August 2016 1st
(4 years, 365 days)
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pratibha Patil
- C. Vidyasagar Rao
(Additional Charge)
(1942–)
2 September 2016 6 October 2017 1st
(1 year, 34 days)
Governor of Maharashtra Pranab Mukherjee
14 Banwarilal Purohit
(1939–)
6 October 2017 Incumbent 1st
(3 years, 119 days)
Governor of Assam Ram Nath Kovind
Graphical
Banwarilal PurohitC. Vidyasagar RaoKonijeti RosaiahSurjit Singh BarnalaP. S. Ramamohan RaoC. RangarajanM. Fatima BeeviKrishan KantM. Chenna ReddyBhishma Narain SinghSurjit Singh BarnalaP. C. AlexanderSundar Lal KhuranaSadiq AliM. M. IsmailPrabhudas PatwariMohan Lal SukhadiaK. Kalidas ShahUjjal Singh

Records

  • Surjit Singh Barnala is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office (24 May 199015 February 1991 and 3 November 200431 August 2011).
  • The longest term in office was that of Surjit Singh Barnala who served as the Governor for a period of almost six and a half years (3 November 200431 August 2011).
  • The shortest term in office was that of M. M. Ismail who served as the acting Governor for a period of nine days (27 October 19804 November 1980).
  • The longest term in office as additional in-charge was that of C. Vidyasagar Rao for a period of 1 year 1 month and 4 days (2 September 2016 6 October 2017).

See also

Notes

  1. The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
  2. This term is a continuation of the Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur's first term. P. Chandra Reddy served as the acting Governor while Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur was on foreign tours.

References

  1. Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946, (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)
  2. Tamil Nadu Secretariat Brief History Archived 2007-01-06 at Archive.today (Government of Tamil Nadu, 17 September 2008)
  3. [Formerly the last Governor of the Madras Presidency.]
  4. HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.CHANDRA REDDI Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 20 September 2008)
  5. The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
  6. Past Governors (Raj Bhavan, Chennai, 20 September 2008)
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