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]
| Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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/ |
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Powers and functions
editThe 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 | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja | 20 January 1972 | 1973 |
| 2 | Manohar L. Kampani | 1974 | 1975 |
List of lieutenant governors of Arunachal Pradesh
edit| # | Name | Image | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja |  | 15 August 1975 | 18 January 1979 |
| 2 | R. N. Haldipur | | 18 January 1979 | 23 July 1981 |
| 3 | H. S. Dubey | | 23 July 1981 | 10 August 1983 |
| 4 | Thanjavelu Rajeshwar | .jpg) | 10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 |
| 5 | Shiva Swaroop | | 21 November 1985 | 20 February 1987 |
List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh
editData from Arunachal Pradesh Governor's Secretariat[2] and Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Government of Arunachal Pradesh[3]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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