List of governors of Mizoram facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Governor of Mizoram |
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Raj Bhavan, Aizawl
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 Kambhampati Hari Babu since 6 November 2021 |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Aizawl |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder | S.P.Mukherjee |
| Formation | 20 February 1987 |
| Website | https://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in |
This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India
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.
Before statehood
S.J.Das was the chief commissioner of Mizoram from 21 January 1972 to 23 April 1972. He was followed by these Lieutenant Governors:
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | S. P. Mukherjee | 24 April 1972 | 12 June 1974 |
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| 2 | S. K. Chibber | 13 June 1974 | 26 September 1977 |
| 3 | N. P. Mathur | 27 September 1977 | 15 April 1981 |
| 4 | S. N. Kohli | 16 April 1981 | 9 August 1983 |
| 5 | H. S. Dubey | 10 August 1983 | 10 December 1986 |
| 6 | Hiteswar Saikia | 11 December 1986 | 19 February 1987 |
Governors of Mizoram
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Hiteswar Saikia | 20 February 1987 | 30 April 1989 |
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| - | General K. V. Krishna Rao (additional charge) | 1 May 1989 | 20 July 1989 |
| 2 | Capt W. A. Sangma | 21 July 1989 | 7 February 1990 |
| 3 | Swaraj Kaushal | 8 February 1990 | 9 February 1993 |
| 4 | P. R. Kyndiah | 10 February 1993 | 28 January 1998 |
| 5 | Dr. Arun Prasad Mukherjee | 29 January 1998 | 1 May 1998 |
| 6 | A. Padmanabhan | 2 May 1998 | 30 November 2000 |
| - | Ved Marwah (additional charge) | 1 December 2000 | 17 May 2001 |
| 7 | Amolak Rattan Kohli | 18 May 2001 | 24 July 2006 |
| 8 | Lt. Gen (Retd.) M. M. Lakhera | 25 July 2006 | 2 September 2011 |
| 9 | Vakkom Purushothaman | 2 September 2011 | 6 July 2014 |
| 10 | Kamla Beniwal | 6 July 2014 | 6 August 2014 |
| - | Vinod Kumar Duggal (additional charge) | 8 August 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
| - | K. K. Paul (additional charge) | 16 September 2014 | 8 January 2015 |
| 11 | Aziz Qureshi | 9 January 2015 | 28 March 2015 |
| - | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) | 4 April 2015 | 25 May 2015 |
| 12 | Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma | 26 May 2015 | 28 May 2018 |
| 13 | Kummanam Rajasekharan | 29 May 2018 | 8 March 2019 |
| - | Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge) | 9 March 2019 | 25 October 2019 |
| 14 | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai | 25 October 2019 | 6 July 2021 |
| 15 | Kambhampati Hari Babu | 7 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 |
| - | B. D. Mishra (additional charge) | 11 August 2021 | 5 November 2021 |
| (15) | Kambhampati Hari Babu | 6 November 2021 | Incumbent |
Secretariat
| Name | Designation |
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| V Lalsangliana IAS | Secretary to Governor |
| Joseph Lalrinawma MCS | Addl. Secretary to Governor |
| Lalngaihzuala MCS | PS to Governor |
| Saurabh Khamar | OSD to Governor |
See also
- Governors of India
- Chief Minister of Mizoram
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