List of governors of Kerala

Template:Infobox official post The governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the president of India, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the government of Kerala; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. The elected council of ministers is headed by the chief minister of Kerala, who thus holds de facto executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon their own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent.

Since 2 January 2025, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, is the 28th governor of Kerala.

List

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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name (bornTemplate:Spaced ndashdied)	Home state	Tenure in office			Appointer (President)
				From	To	Time in office
1	File:P. S. Rao (cropped).jpg	P. S. Rao (Acting)	Andhra Pradesh	Template:Small 1956	Template:Small 1956	Template:Ayd	Rajendra Prasad
2	File:Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, 1952 (cropped).jpg	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Template:Small	Andhra Pradesh	Template:Small 1956	Template:Small 1960Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd
3	File:President V. V. Giri.jpg	V. V. Giri Template:Small	Madras Presidency	Template:Small 1960	Template:Small 1965Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd
4	File:Ajit Prasad Jain Lok Sabha portrait.gif	Ajit Prasad Jain Template:Small	Uttar Pradesh	Template:Small 1965	Template:Small 1966Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
5	File:Bhagwan Sahay.jpg	Bhagwan Sahay Template:Small	Uttar Pradesh	Template:Small 1966	Template:Small 1967Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd
6	File:V. Viswanathan.jpg	V. Viswanathan Template:Small	Kerala	Template:Small 1967	Template:Small 1973	Template:Ayd	Zakir Husain
6	File:N. N. Wanchoo.jpg	N. N. Wanchoo Template:Small	Madhya Pradesh	Template:Small 1973	Template:Small 1977Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd	V. V. Giri
7	File:Jothi Venkatachalam.jpg	Jothi Venkatachalam Template:Small	Tamil Nadu	Template:Small 1977	Template:Small 1982	Template:Ayd	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
8	File:P. Ramachandran.jpg	P. Ramachandran Template:Small	Tamil Nadu	Template:Small 1982	Template:Small 1988	Template:Ayd	Zail Singh
9	File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif	Ram Dulari Sinha Template:Small	Bihar	Template:Small 1988	Template:Small 1990Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
10	File:Sarup Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg	Sarup Singh Template:Small	Haryana	Template:Small 1990	Template:Small 1990Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd
11	File:B. Rachaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg	B. Rachaiah Template:Small	Karnataka	Template:Small 1990	Template:Small 1995	Template:Ayd
12	File:Gopala Ramanujam.jpg	Gopala Ramanujam Template:Small (Acting)	Tamil Nadu	Template:Small 1995	Template:Small 1995	Template:Ayd	Shankar Dayal Sharma
13	File:B. Rachaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg	B. Rachaiah Template:Small	Karnataka	Template:Small 1995	Template:Small 1995	Template:Ayd
14	File:P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg	P. Shiv Shankar Template:Small	Andhra Pradesh	Template:Small 1995	Template:Small 1996Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd
15	File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg	Khurshed Alam Khan Template:Small (Additional Charge)	Uttar Pradesh	Template:Small 1996	Template:Small 1997	Template:Ayd
16	File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg	Template:Small Sukhdev Singh Kang Template:Small	Punjab	Template:Small 1997	Template:Small 2002	Template:Ayd
17	File:Sikander Bakht Lok Sabha photo.jpg	Sikander Bakht Template:Small	National Capital Territory of Delhi	Template:Small 2002	Template:Small 2004Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd	K. R. Narayanan
18	File:T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg	T. N. Chaturvedi Template:Small (Additional Charge)	Uttar Pradesh	Template:Small 2004	Template:Small 2004	Template:Ayd	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
19	File:R. L. Bhatia.jpg	R. L. Bhatia Template:Small	Punjab	Template:Small 2004	Template:Small 2008Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd
20	File:R. S. Gavai.jpg	R. S. Gavai Template:Small	Maharashtra	Template:Small 2008	Template:Small 2011	Template:Ayd	Pratibha Patil
21	File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg	M. O. H. Farook Template:Small	Puducherry	Template:Small 2011	Template:Small 2012Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd
22	File:Hans Raj Bhardwaj.png	H. R. Bhardwaj Template:Small (Additional Charge)	Punjab	Template:Small 2012	Template:Small 2013	Template:Ayd
23	File:Nikhil Kumar Nagaland Governor (cropped).jpg	Nikhil Kumar Template:Small	Bihar	Template:Small 2013	Template:Small 2014Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd	Pranab Mukherjee
24	File:Sheila Dikshit Ji.jpg	Sheila Dikshit Template:Small	National Capital Territory of Delhi	Template:Small 2014	Template:Small 2014Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd
25	File:Justice P. Sathasivam.jpg	Template:Small P. Sathasivam Template:Small	Tamil Nadu	Template:Small 2014	Template:Small 2019	Template:Ayd
26	File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg	Arif Mohammad Khan Template:Small	Uttar Pradesh	Template:Small 2019	Template:Small 2025Template:Ref labelTemplate:Efn-lg	Template:Ayd	Ram Nath Kovind
27	File:Rajendra Arlekar.jpg	Rajendra Arlekar Template:Small	Goa	Template:Small 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Droupadi Murmu

See also

• Kerala
• Governors of India
• Chief Minister of Kerala

External links

• Governors of Kerala

Oath

“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ..………(name of the State).”