List of governors of Maharashtra
| Governor of Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Government of Maharashtra | |
 Incumbent Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao since 30 August 2014 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan (Mumbai) Additional: Raj Bhavan (Nagpur); Raj Bhavan (Pune) & Raj Bhavan (Mahabaleshwar) |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder | John Colville, PC, GCIE |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 (1947-08-15) |
| Website | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra |
The Governor of Maharashtra is the Executive Head of the State of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the State to the Governor and the Governor exercises all powers on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.[1]
Contents
1 Powers and duties
2 Governors of Maharashtra
3 See also
4 References
Powers and duties
The Governor appoints many top authorities as follows:
- Advocate General of Maharashtra.
- Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta
- State Election Commissioner
- Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
- Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
- Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
- Chairmen and Members of the 3 Development Boards
- Sheriff of Mumbai
- State Chief Information Commissioner
Governors of Maharashtra
This is a list of governors of the erstwhile Bombay State and Maharashtra:[2]
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay State | |||
| 1 | John Colville, PC, GCIE | 1943 | 1948 |
| 2 | Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE | 1948 | 1952 |
| 3 | Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE | 1952 | 1954 |
| 4 | Dr Harekrushna Mahatab | 1955 | 1956 |
| Maharashtra | |||
| 1 | Sri Prakasa | 1956 | 1962 |
| 2 | Dr P. Subbarayan | 17 April 1962 | 6 October 1962 |
| 3 | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | 28 November 1962 | 18 October 1964 |
| 4 | Dr P V Cherian | 14 November 1964 | 8 November 1969 |
| 5 | Ali Yavar Jung | 26 February 1970 | 11 December 1976 |
| 6 | Sri Sadiq Ali | 30 April 1977 | 3 November 1980 |
| 7 | Air Chief Marshal O P Mehra | 3 November 1980 | 5 March 1982 |
| 8 | Air Chief Marshal I H Latif | 6 March 1982 | 16 April 1985 |
| 9 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | 31 May 1985 | 2 April 1986 |
| 10 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma | 3 April 1986 | 2 September 1987 |
| 11 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 20 February 1988 | 18 January 1990 |
| 12 | Dr. C Subramaniam | 15 February 1990 | 9 January 1993 |
| 13 | Dr. P.C. Alexander | 12 January 1993 | 13 July 2002 |
| 14 | Mohammed Fazal | 10 October 2002 | 5 December 2004 |
| 15 | S.M. Krishna | 12 December 2004 | 5 March 2008 |
| 16 | S.C. Jamir | 9 March 2008 | 22 January 2010 |
| 17 | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan | 22 January 2010 | 24 August 2014 |
| 18 | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 30 August 2014 | Present |
See also
- Government of Maharashtra
- Governors of India
References
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^ "Previous Governors". Rajbhavan, Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
