List of governors of Meghalaya facts for kids

The Governor of Meghalaya is like the state's main representative, chosen by the President of India. Think of them as a special guest who helps make sure things run smoothly in the state of Meghalaya. They live in a special house called the Raj Bhavan in Shillong. The current Governor is C. H. Vijayashankar.

The Governor's job started when Meghalaya became its own state in January 1972. Before that, it was part of Assam. The very first Governor was Braj Kumar Nehru, who was also the Governor of Assam at the time. He looked after both states for a while! The first Governor who worked only for Meghalaya was A. A. Rahim, starting in 1989. The person who served as Governor for the longest time was M. M. Jacob, from 1995 to 2007.

Quick facts for kids Governor of Meghalaya
Emblem of Meghalaya
Incumbent C. H. Vijayashankar since 30 July 2024
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan; Shillong
Appointer	President of India
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder	Braj Kumar Nehru
Formation	21 January 1972; 53 years ago (1972-01-21)

History of the Governor's Role

Meghalaya became a separate state on January 21, 1972. This is when the job of the Governor of Meghalaya officially began.

The first person to hold this position was Braj Kumar Nehru. He was already the Governor of Assam. So, he took on the extra responsibility of being Meghalaya's Governor too. This continued until September 1973.

For many years, the Governor of Assam also looked after Meghalaya. This meant one person had two important jobs! In July 1989, Meghalaya got its first full-time Governor, A. A. Rahim. Since then, most Governors have been full-time, meaning their main job was just for Meghalaya.

Sometimes, if a Governor's term ends or they leave, another state's Governor might temporarily take on the role for Meghalaya. This happened a few times, like when the Governor of Manipur or West Bengal helped out for a short period.

What Does the Governor Do?

The Governor has several important jobs and powers:

• Executive powers: These are about running the state. The Governor helps with appointments and removals of certain officials.
• Legislative powers: These relate to making laws. The Governor plays a role in the state's lawmaking body, like the Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly).
• Discretionary powers: These are special powers the Governor can use in certain situations, based on their own judgment.

Besides these, the Governor of Meghalaya is also the Chief Rector of the North Eastern Hill University. This means they are the main leader of this important university in the state.

Who Has Been Governor of Meghalaya?

This is a list of the people who have served as the Governor of Meghalaya. Meghalaya became a special state within Assam in 1970 and a completely separate state in 1972.

Key

• Died in office
• Resigned from office
• Removed from office

Legend

•      Shows acting governors or those holding extra charge

No.	Name (born – died)	Portrait	Home state	Time in office			What they did before	Appointed by
				From	To	How long
1	Braj Kumar Nehru Governor of Assam (1909–2001)		Uttar Pradesh	21 January 1972	18 September 1973	1 year, 240 days	Governor of Assam (still was)	V. V. Giri (President)
2	Lallan Prasad Singh Governor of Assam (1912–1998)		Bihar	19 September 1973	10 August 1981	7 years, 325 days	Governor of Assam (still was)
3	Prakash Mehrotra Governor of Assam (1925–1988)		Uttar Pradesh	11 August 1981	28 March 1984	2 years, 230 days	Governor of Assam (still was)	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (President)
–	Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra Acting Governor of Assam (1922–2005) (Acting)		Uttar Pradesh	29 March 1984	15 April 1984	17 days	Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and Acting Governor of Assam (still was)	Zail Singh (President)
4	Bhishma Narain Singh Governor of Assam (1933–2018)		Bihar	16 April 1984	10 May 1989	5 years, 24 days	Governor of Assam (still was)
5	Harideo Joshi Governor of Assam (1920–1995)		Rajasthan	11 May 1989	21 July 1989	71 days	Governor of Assam (still was)	Ramaswamy Venkataraman (President)
6	A. A. Rahim (1920–1995)		Kerala	27 July 1989	8 May 1990	285 days	Union Minister of State for External Affairs (until 1984)
7	Madhukar Dighe (1920–2014)		Uttar Pradesh	9 May 1990	18 June 1995	5 years, 40 days	Cabinet Minister of Finance, Uttar Pradesh (until 1979)
8	M. M. Jacob (1926–2018)		Kerala	19 June 1995	11 April 2007	11 years, 296 days	Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha	Shankar Dayal Sharma (President)
9	Banwari Lal Joshi (1936–2017)		Rajasthan	12 April 2007	28 October 2007	199 days	Lieutenant Governor of Delhi	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (President)
–	Shivinder Singh Sidhu Governor of Manipur (1929–2018) (Additional Charge)		Punjab	29 October 2007	30 June 2008	245 days	Governor of Manipur (still was)	Pratibha Patil (President)
10	Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary (born 1947)		Assam	1 July 2008	30 June 2013	4 years, 364 days	Chief Information Commissioner, Assam
11	Krishan Kant Paul (born 1948)		Chandigarh	1 July 2013	6 January 2015	1 year, 189 days	Member, Union Public Service Commission	Pranab Mukherjee (President)
–	Keshari Nath Tripathi Governor of West Bengal (1934–2023) (Additional Charge)		Uttar Pradesh	6 January 2015	19 May 2015	133 days	Governor of West Bengal (still was)
12	V. Shanmuganathan (born 1949)		Tamil Nadu	20 May 2015	27 January 2017	1 year, 252 days
–	Banwarilal Purohit Governor of Assam (born 1940) (Additional Charge)		Maharashtra	27 January 2017	5 October 2017	251 days	Governor of Assam (still was)
13	Ganga Prasad (born 1939)		Bihar	5 October 2017	25 August 2018	324 days	Member, Bihar Legislative Council	Ram Nath Kovind (President)
14	Tathagata Roy (born 1945)		West Bengal	25 August 2018	18 December 2019	1 year, 115 days	Governor of Tripura
–	R. N. Ravi Governor of Nagaland (born 1952) (Acting)		Bihar	18 December 2019	26 January 2020	39 days	Governor of Nagaland (still was)
(14)	Tathagata Roy (born 1945)		West Bengal	27 January 2020	18 August 2020	204 days	Governor of Meghalaya
15	Satya Pal Malik (born 1946)		Uttar Pradesh	18 August 2020	3 October 2022	2 years, 46 days	Governor of Goa
–	B. D. Mishra Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1939) (Additional Charge)		Uttar Pradesh	4 October 2022	13 February 2023	132 days	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (still was)
16	Phagu Chauhan (born 1948)		Uttar Pradesh	18 February 2023	29 July 2024	1 year, 159 days	Governor of Bihar	Droupadi Murmu (President)
17	C H Vijayashankar (born 1956)		Karnataka	30 July 2024	Incumbent	337 days	Environment and Forest Minister of Karnataka

See also

• Meghalaya
• Governors of India
• Chief Minister of Meghalaya