List of governors of Goa
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| Governor of Goa | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Goa, India.svg | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Goa, Panaji |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Precursor | Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu |
| Inaugural holder | Gopal Singh |
| Formation | 30 May 1987 |
| Website | www |
The governor of Goa is the nominal head of the Indian state of Goa. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju became 20th governor on 26 July 2025.[1]
Powers and functions
[edit | edit source]The governor has:
- 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.
Ex officio powers
[edit | edit source]- The governor is the chancellor of Goa University and exercises powers delegated under the Goa University Act, 1984, and the statutes of the university.
- The governor is the ex officio president of the Indian Red Cross Society, Goa Branch, and has the powers to appoint the chairman, hon. secretary, etc.
- The governor is the president of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an advisory body, set up by the government of Goa. The council consisting of government authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the state.
- The governor is the chairman of the Special Fund for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Ex-Servicemen and Widows.
Lieutenant governors of Goa, Daman and Diu
[edit | edit source]Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a union territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.[2]
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunhiraman Palat Candeth | File:Kunhiraman Palath Candeth-.jpg | 19 December 1961 | 6 June 1962 |
| 2 | Tumkur Sivasankar | File:Blank.svg | 7 June 1962 | 1 September 1963 |
| 3 | M. R. Sachdev | File:Blank.svg | 2 September 1963 | 8 December 1964 |
| 4 | Hari Sharma | File:Blank.svg | 12 December 1964 | 23 February 1965 |
| 5 | K. R. Damle | File:Blank.svg | 24 February 1965 | 17 April 1967 |
| 6 | Nakul Sen | File:Blank.svg | 18 April 1967 | 15 November 1972 |
| 7 | S. K. Banerji | File:Blank.svg | 16 November 1972 | 15 November 1977 |
| 8 | P. S. Gill | File:Blank.svg | 16 November 1977 | 30 March 1981 |
| 9 | Jagmohan | File:The Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Jagmohan briefing the media about further plans of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture for Yamuna Pushta Area and activities of ASI in New Delhi on February 13, 2004.jpg | 31 March 1981 | 29 August 1982 |
| 10 | Idris Hasan Latif | File:ACM IH Latif.jpg | 30 August 1982 | 23 February 1983 |
| 11 | K. T. Satarawala | File:Blank.svg | 24 February 1983 | 3 July 1984 |
| 12 | Idris Hasan Latif | File:ACM IH Latif.jpg | 4 July 1984 | 23 September 1984 |
| 13 | Gopal Singh | File:Blank.svg | 24 September 1984 | 29 May 1987 |
Governors of Goa (1987–present)
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- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Nagaland
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Orissa
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
- ^ a b Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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