List of Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh
Inaugural Governor of Himachal PradeshS. Chakravarti served as the inaugural Governor of Himachal Pradesh, assuming office on January 25, 1971, and concluding his tenure on February 16, 1977.
S. Chakravarti assumed the mantle of the inaugural Governor of Himachal Pradesh on January 25, 1971, and served until February 16, 1977. His tenure marked the genesis of administrative leadership in the region, overseeing the initial phase of state development and governance. As the first appointed official to hold this esteemed position, Chakravarti?s stewardship laid crucial groundwork for the governance structures and policies that followed in Himachal Pradesh.
List of Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh
Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh S. No. Name From To 1. Sh. S. Chakravarti 25 Jan 1971 16 Feb 1977 2. Sh. Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan 17 Feb 1977 25 Aug 1981 3. Sh. A. K. Banerjee 26 Aug 1981 15 Apr 1983 4. Sh. Hokishe Sema 16 Apr 1983 7 Mar 1986 5. Justice Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai 8 Mar 1986 16 Apr 1986 6. Vice Admiral R. K. S. Ghandhi 17 Apr 1986 15 Feb 1990 7. Sh. S. M. H. Burney 2 Dec 1987 10 Jan 1988 8. Sh. H. A. Brari 20 Dec 1989 12 Jan 1990 9. Sh. B. Rachaiah 16 Feb 1990 19 Dec 1990 10. Sh. Virendra Verma 20 Dec 1990 29 Jan 1993 11. Sh. Surendra Nath 30 Jan 1993 10 Dec 1993 12. Sh. Bali Ram Bhagat 11 Feb 1993 29 June 1993 13. Sh. Gulsher Ahmad 30 Jun 1993 26 Nov 1993 14. Sh. Surendra Nath 27 Nov 1993 9 Jul 1994 15. Justice Viswanathan Ratnam 10 Jul 1994 30 Jul 1994 16. Sh. Sudhakarrao Naik 30 Jul 1994 17 Sep 1995 17. Sh. Mahabir Prasad 18 Sep 1995 16 Nov 1995 18. Smt. Sheila Kaul 17 Nov 1995 22 Apr 1996 19. Sh. Mahabir Prasad 23 Apr 1996 25 Jul 1997 20. Smt. V. S. Ramadevi 26 Jul 1997 1 Dec 1999 21. Sh. Vishnu Kant Shastri 2 Dec 1999 23 Nov 2000 22. Sh. Suraj Bhan 23 Nov 2000 7 May 2003 23. Justice Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje 8 May 2003 19 Jul 2008 24. Prabhu Rau 19 Jul 2008 24 Jan 2010 25. Urmila Singh 25 Jan 2010 24 Jan 2015 26. Kalyan Singh 28 Jan 2015 12 Aug 2015 27. Acharya Devrat 12 Aug 2015 21 Jul 2019 28. Kalraj Mishra 22 Jul 2019 10 Sep 2019 29. Bandaru Dattatreya 11 Sep 2019 13 Jul 2021 30. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar 13 July 2021 13 Feb 2023 31. Shiv Pratap Shukla 13 Feb 2023 Incumbent