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List of governors of Mizoram

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Governor of Mizoram
Raj Bhavan, Aizawl
since 6 November 2021
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Aizawl
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderS.P.Mukherjee
Formation20 February 1987; 37 years ago (1987-02-20)
Websitehttps://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in
The state of Mizoram is in northeastern India.

This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India

Powers and functions

See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

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
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
- 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)[1] 16 September 2014 8 January 2015
11 Aziz Qureshi[2] 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[3]

Name Designation
V Lalsangliana IAS Secretary to Governor
Joseph Lalrinawma MCS Addl. Secretary to Governor
Lalngaihzuala MCS PS to Governor
Saurabh Khamar OSD to Governor

References

  1. ^ "KK Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram governor on September 16". The Times of India. 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Aziz Qureshi to take oath as Mizoram governor on Friday". The Economic Times. 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Who's Who | Raj Bhavan Mizoram | India". Retrieved 12 May 2023.

See also

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