Governor of Andhra Pradesh

                           The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the state-level.

                            The Governor of Andhra Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh . The Governor is appointed by the President for a period of 5 years.

                            Lists of Governor of Andhra Pradesh  from 1953 to 2020.Name and  Tenure.

1st Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.

Term   : 1 Oct 1953 -1 Aug 1957

2nd  Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Bhim Sen Sachar

 Term   : 1 Aug 1957- 8 Sept 1962

3rd Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh

 Term  : 8 Sept 1962 - 4 May 1964

4th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Pattom A. Thanu Pillai

Term   : 4 May 1964 - 11 April 1968

5th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Khandubhai Kasanji Desai

Term : 11 April 1968  - 25 Jan 1975 

6th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : S. Obul Reddy

Term   : 25 Jan 1975 - 10 Jan 1976

7th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Mohanlal Sukhadia

Term   : 10 Jan 1976  - 16 June 1976

8th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare

Term   : 16 June 1976  - 17 Feb 1977

9th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : B. J. Divan

Term   : 17 Feb 1977 - 5 May 1977

10th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Sharda Mukherjee

Term   : 5 May 1977 - 15 August 1978

11th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : K. C. Abraham

Term   : 15 Aug 1978 - 15 Aug  1983

12th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Thakur Ram Lal

Term   : 15 Aug 1983 - 29 Aug 1984

13th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Shankar Dayal Sharma

Term   : 29 Aug 1984 - 26 Nov 1985

14th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Kumud Ben Joshi

Term   : 26 Nov 1985 - 7 Feb 1990

15th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Krishan Kant

Term   : 7 Feb 1990 - 22 Aug 1997

16th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Gopala Ramanujam

Term   : 22 Aug 1997 - 24 Nov 1997

17th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : C. Rangarajan

Term   : 24 Nov 1997 - 3 Jan 2003

18th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Surjit Singh Barnala

Term   : 3 Jan 2003 - 4 Nov 2004

19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Sushilkumar Shinde

Term   : 4 Nov 2004 - 29 Jan 2006

20th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Rameshwar Thakur

Term   : 29 Jan 2006  - 22 Aug 2007

21th Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : N. D. Tiwari

Term   : 22 Aug 2007 - 27 Dec 2009

22nd Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : E. S. L. Narasimhan

Term   : 28 Dec 2009 - 23 July 2019

23rd Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Name : Biswabhusan Harichandan

Term   : 24 July 2019 - Incumbent