List of governors of Gujarat explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Gujarat
Insignia:	File:Government Of Gujarat Seal In All Languages.svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of Gujarat
Incumbent:	Acharya Devvrat
Incumbentsince:	21 July 2019
Style:	His Excellency
Residence:	Raj Bhavan Gandhinagar
Termlength:	Five Years
Appointer:	President of India
Inaugural:	Mehdi Nawaz Jung
Website:	https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in

The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of india in the state of Gujarat. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years and resides in Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Acharya Devvrat took charge as the governor on 22 July 2019.

Powers and functions

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.

Governors of Gujarat

	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration
	1			1 May 1960	1 Aug 1965
	2			1 Aug 1965	7 Dec 1967
	-		P.N. Bhagwati (acting)		7 Dec 1967	26 Dec 1967
	3			26 Dec 1967	17 Mar 1973
	-		P.N. Bhagwati (acting)		17 Mar 1973	4 Apr 1973
	4			4 Apr 1973	14 Aug 1978
	5			14 Aug 1978	6 Aug 1983
	6			6 Aug 1983	26 Apr 1984
	7			26 Apr 1984	26 Feb 1986
	8			26 Feb 1986	2 May 1990
	9			2 May 1990	21 Dec 1990
	10			21 Dec 1990	1 Jul 1995
	11			1 Jul 1995	1 Mar 1996
	12			1 Mar 1996	25 Apr 1998
	13			25 Apr 1998	16 Jan 1999
	-		K.G. Balakrishnan^[1] (acting)		16 Jan 1999	18 Mar 1999
	14			18 Mar 1999	7 May 2003
	15			7 May 2003	2 Jul 2004
		Balram Jakhar(additional charge)		2 Jul 2004	24 Jul 2004
	16			24 Jul 2004	24 Jul 2009
	-	S. C. Jamir (additional charge) ^[2]		30 Jul 2009	26 Nov 2009
	17			27 Nov 2009	6 July 2014
	-	Margaret Alva (additional charge)		7 July 2014	15 July 2014
	18			16 July 2014^[3]	21 July 2019
	19			22 July 2019	Incumbent

References

1. http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990114/01450725.html K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat
2. Jamir served as acting governor during Dwivedi's official term of service as well as after his death.
3. Web site: O P Kohli takes oath as Gujarat governor. Timesofindia Journal. 19 July 2014.