List of governors of West Bengal
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The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of West Bengal. He is the Head of State of West Bengal. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years.
Governor of West Bengal | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Status | Head of state of West Bengal |
Residence |
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Appointer | President of India |
Term length | 5 Years |
Inaugural holder | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari |
Formation | 15 August 1947 |
Website | http://rajbhavankolkata.nic.in |
List
Sl. No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari | 15 August 1947 | 21 June 1948 |
2 | Kailash Nath Katju | 21 June 1948 | 1 November 1951 |
3 | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee | 1 November 1951 | 8 August 1956 |
4 | Phani Bhusan Chakravartti | 8 August 1956 | 3 November 1956 |
5 | Padmaja Naidu | 3 November 1956 | 1 June 1967 |
6 | Dharma Vira | 1 June 1967 | 1 April 1969 |
7 | Deep Narayan Sinha (acting) | 1 April 1969 | 19 September 1969 |
8 | Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | 19 September 1969 | 21 August 1971 |
9 | Anthony Lancelot Dias | 21 August 1971 | 6 November 1979 |
10 | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 6 November 1979 | 12 September 1981 |
11 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | 12 September 1981 | 10 October 1983 |
12 | Anant Prasad Sharma | 10 October 1983 | 16 August 1984 |
13 | Satish Chandra (acting) | 16 August 1984 | 1 October 1984 |
14 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 1 October 1984 | 12 August 1986 |
15 | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 12 August 1986 | 20 March 1989 |
16 | T. V. Rajeswar | 20 March 1989 | 7 February 1990 |
17 | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 7 February 1990 | 12 July 1993 |
18 | B. Satyanarayan Reddy (additional charge) | 13 July 1993 | 14 August 1993 |
18 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 14 August 1993 | 27 April 1998 |
20 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 27 April 1998 | 18 May 1999 |
21 | Shyamal Kumar Sen | 18 May 1999 | 4 December 1999 |
22 | Viren J. Shah | 4 December 1999 | 14 December 2004 |
23 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | 14 December 2004 | 14 December 2009 |
24 | Devanand Konwar (additional charge) | 14 December 2009 | 23 January 2010 |
25 | M.K. Narayanan | 24 January 2010 | 30 June 2014 |
26 | D. Y. Patil (acting charge)[1] | 3 July 2014 | 17 July 2014 |
27 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | 24 July 2014 | 29 July 2019 |
28 | Jagdeep Dhankhar[2] | 30 July 2019 | 18 July 2022 |
29 | La. Ganesan (additional charge) | 18 July 2022 | 22 Nov 2022 |
30 | Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose | 23 Nov 2022 | Present |
List Of Governors Of West Bengal Media
Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs & Sports and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar ,releasing a book on the occasion of the commemoration of the 150th years of first war of independence of 1857 in Meerut ( UP) on May 0 6, 2007. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh Mr. T.V. Rajeshwar is also seen.
References
- ↑ "Dr D Y Patil appointed West Bengal's acting Governor". The Economic Times. 3 July 2014. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dr-d-y-patil-appointed-west-bengals-acting-governor/articleshow/37718348.cms. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Senior Advocate Jagdeep Dhankhar Made West Bengal Governor" (in en). www.livelaw.in. 20 July 2019. https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/senior-advocate-jagdeep-dhankhar-made-west-bengal-governor-146538. Retrieved 24 December 2019.