| Post: | Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Insignia: | Seal of Uttarakhand.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Uttarakhand |
| Incumbent: | Gurmit Singh |
| Incumbentsince: | 15 September 2021 |
| Department: | Government of Uttarakhand |
| Termlength: | Five years |
| Termlength Qualified: | Renewable |
| Nominator: | Union Government of India |
| Appointer: | President of India |
| Website: | Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Status: | Head of state |
The Governor of Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल) is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and representative of the president of India and is appointed by him for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected Uttarakhand Council of Ministers, headed by the chief minister of Uttarakhand, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent. The governor of Uttarakhand has their official residences at the Raj Bhavans in Dehradun and Nainital.
Uttarakhand was created on 9 November 2000, when it was carved out from the Himalayan districts of Uttar Pradesh. The first governor of the state was Surjit Singh Barnala who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) who has been in office since 14 September 2021. As of date, eight individuals have served as the governor of the state including two women - Margaret Alva and Baby Rani Maurya. No governor has till date completed full term in office. Sudarshan Agarwal holds the record of the longest-serving governor with 4 years, 293 days in office.
Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:
A governor must:
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Uttarakhand is the ex-officio Chancellor of the twelve state universities of Uttarakhand. The universities include Doon University, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Kumaun University, Soban Singh Jeena University, Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Uttarakhand Open University, Uttarakhand Residential University, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Uttarakhand Technical University, and Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Home state | Tenure in office | Immediate prior position held | Appointed by (President) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Surjit Singh Barnala | Punjab | 9 November 2000 | 7 January 2003 | K. R. Narayanan | |||
| 2 | Sudarshan Agarwal | Punjab | 8 January 2003 | 28 October 2007 | Member, National Human Rights Commission | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | ||
| 3 | Banwari Lal Joshi | Rajasthan | 29 October 2007 | 5 August 2009 | Governor of Meghalaya | Pratibha Patil | ||
| 4 | Margaret Alva | Karnataka | 6 August 2009 | 14 May 2012 | General Secretary, All India Congress Committee | |||
| 5 | Aziz Qureshi | Madhya Pradesh | 15 May 2012 | 7 January 2015 | ||||
| 6 | Krishan Kant Paul | Chandigarh | 8 January 2015 | 21 August 2018 | Governor of Meghalaya | Pranab Mukherjee | ||
| 7 | Baby Rani Maurya | Uttar Pradesh | 26 August 2018 | 14 September 2021 | Member, Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights | Ram Nath Kovind | ||
| 8 | Gurmit Singh | Punjab | 15 September 2021 | Incumbent | ||||