Governor Of Madhya Pradesh

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

              Lists of Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 1956 to 2020 . Name and  Tenure.

1st Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Dr. Sitaramayya

Term : 1 November 1956 - 13 June 1957 

2nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Hari Vinayak Pataskar

Term : 14 June 1957 -10 February 1965

3rd  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : K. Chengalaraya Reddy

Term : 11 February 1965 - 2 February 1966

Acting Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : P. V. Dixit 

Term : 2 February 1966 - 9 February 1966

4th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : K. Chengalaraya Reddy

Term 2nd  : 10 February 1966 - 7 March 1971

5th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Satya Narayan Sinha   

Term  : 8 March 1971 - 13 October 1977

6th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Niranjan Nath Wanchoo 

Term  : 14 October 1977 - 16 August 1978

7th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha  

Term : 14 October 1977 - 16 August 1978

8th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Bhagwat Dayal Sharma

Term  : 30 April 1980 - 25 May 1981

Acting  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Guru Prasanna Singh

Term : 26 May 1981 - 9 July 1981

9th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Bhagwat Dayal Sharma 

Term  2nd : 10 July 1981 -  20 September 1983

Acting  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Guru Prasanna Singh

Term : 21 September 1983 - 7 October 1983

10th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Bhagwat Dayal Sharma 

Term  3rd  : 8 October 1983 - 14 May 1984

11th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Kizhakkayil Mathai Chandy 

Term   : 15 May 1984 - 30 November 1987

Acting  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Narayan Dutta Ojha 

Term   : 1 December 1987 - 29 December 1987

12th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Kizhakkayil Mathai Chandy 

Term 2nd : 30 December 1987 - 30 March 1989

13th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Sarla Grewal

Term  : 31 March 1989 - 5 February 1990

14th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Kunwar Mahmud Ali Khan

Term  : 6 February 1990  - 23 June 1993

15th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Term  : 24 June 1993 - 21  April 1998

16th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Bhai Mahavir

Term  : 22 April 1998  - 6 May 2003

17th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Ram Prakash Gupta

Term  : 7 May 2003 - 1 May 2004

Acting  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Lt. Gen. K. M. Seth

Term  : 2 May 2004 - 29 June 2004

18th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Balram Jakhar

Term  : 30 June 2004 - 29 June 2009

19th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Rameshwar Thakur

Term   : 30 June 2009 - 7 September  2011

20th Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Ram Naresh Yadav

Term : 8 September 2011 - 7 September 2016

Acting Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Om Prakash Kohli 

Term   : 8 September 2016 - January 23, 2018

21st  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Anandiben Patel

Term : 23 January  2018 - July 29, 2019

22nd  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Lalji Tandon

Term   : 29 July 2019 - June 30 2020

23rd  Governor of Madhya Pradesh 

Name : Anandiben Pate

Term  2nd  : 1 July 2020  - Incumbent