Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
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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 5 years. The current governor is Joginder Jaswant Singh
.
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
in the state of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current governor is Joginder Jaswant Singh
Joginder Jaswant Singh
General Joginder Jaswant Singh was the first Sikh chief of army staff of India. He served as chief of army staff from January 31, 2005, to September 30, 2007....
.
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.
List of Chief Commissioners of Arunachal Pradesh
# | 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
# | Name | 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 | 10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 |
5 | Shiva Swaroop | 21 November 1985 | 20 February 1987 |
List of Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
1 | Bhisma Narain Singh | 20 February 1987 | 18 March 1987 |
2 | R.D. Pradhan | 19 March 1987 | 16 March 1990 |
3 | Gopal Singh Gopal Singh Gopal Singh is a former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He served as speaker in Janata Party rule from 25 September 1979 to 7 July 1980. Gopal Singh belongs to Rajput esrwhile Thakur family of Bhadrajun thikana. He currently looks after affairs of family heritage hotel He was MLA from... |
17 March 1990 | 8 May 1990 |
4 | Devi Das Thakur | 9 May 1990 | 16 March 1991 |
5 | Loknath Mishra | 17 March 1991 | 25 March 1991 |
6 | Surandra Nath Dwivedy | 26 March 1991 | 4 July 1993 |
7 | Madhukar Dighe | 5 July 1993 | 20 October 1993 |
8 | Mata Prasad | 21 October 1993 | 16 May 1999 |
9 | S.K. Sinha | 17 May 1999 | 1 August 1999 |
10 | Arvind Dave Arvind Dave Arvind Dave is the former Governor of four states in India. He was the governor of Arunachal Pradesh during 1999-2003; of Manipur, from 2003 until August 6, 2004 and acting governor of Meghalaya and Assam briefly during 2002 and 2003 respectively... |
2 August 1999 | 12 June 2003 |
11 | V. C. Pande | 13 June 2003 | 15 December. 2004 |
12 | S.K. Singh | 16 December 2004 | 3 September 2007 |
13 | K. Sankaranarayanan K. Sankaranarayanan Kateekal Sankaranarayanan is the current governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra and Goa. He had also served as the Governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand. Prior to his appointment as Governor, he had served as a Minister in several Congress led governments of Kerala headed by Chief Ministers A.... |
4 September 2007 | 26 January 2008 |
14 | Joginder Jaswant Singh Joginder Jaswant Singh General Joginder Jaswant Singh was the first Sikh chief of army staff of India. He served as chief of army staff from January 31, 2005, to September 30, 2007.... |
27 January 2008 | present |
See also
- Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
- Governors of India