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The state of Tamil Nadu in India has had 25 Governors since 1946

Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India. Like all states, the governor is a nominal head and representative of the President of India. He or she is appointed by the president for a five year term. This list includes both nominated and acting heads of state in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1946. The area under the present-day state of Tamil Nadu has been part of different territorial configurations under Madras Presidency and Madras State in its history.^[1]^[2]

The current governor is Surjit Singh Barnala, who took office on 3 November 2004; his term will expire in 2009.

[edit] Governors

[edit] Madras Presidency and Madras State

Madras Presidency in 1909, southern portion

Headquartered in Fort St. George, Madras Presidency was a province of British India. It comprised present day Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the Coromandel Coast. After India's independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.^[3]

Tabular

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Term^{[nb 1]}
1	Archibald Edward Nye	6 May 1946	7 September 1948	1
2	Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji	7 September 1948	12 March 1952	1
3	Sri Prakasa	12 March 1952	10 December 1956	1
4	A. J. John, Anaparambil	10 December 1956	30 September 1958	1
5	Pakala Venkata Rajamannar (acting)	1 October 1958	24 January 1958	1
6	Bhishnuram Medhi	24 January 1958	4 May 1964	1
7	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur	4 May 1964	24 November 1964	1
8	P. Chandra Reddy (acting)^[4]	24 November 1964	7 December 1965	1
9	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur^{[nb 2]}	7 December 1965	28 June 1966	1
10	Ujjal Singh (acting till 16 June 1967)	28 June 1966	14 January 1969	1

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[edit] Tamil Nadu

Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu (Tamil for Tamil country) on 14 January, 1969.^[2] Governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the Central government level. The Governor acts as the nominal head of the state while the Chief Ministers of the states and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers are invested with most executive powers.

Tabular

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Term^{[nb 1]}	President that appointed the Governor
1	Ujjal Singh	14 January 1969	27 May 1971	1	Zakir Hussain
2	K. K. Shah	27 May 1971	16 June 1976	1	V. V. Giri
3	Mohan Lal Sukhadia	16 June 1976	8 April 1977	1	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4	P. Govindan Nair (acting)^[5]	9 April 1977	27 April 1977	1
5	Prabhudas B. Patwari	27 April 1977	27 October 1980	1	Basappa Danappa Jatti
6	M. M. Ismail (acting)	27 October 1980	4 November 1980	1
7	Sadiq Ali	4 November 1980	3 September 1982	1	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
8	S. L. Khurana	3 September 1982	17 February 1988	1	Zail Singh
9	P. C. Alexander	17 February 1988	24 May 1990	1	R. Venkataraman
10	Surjit Singh Barnala	24 May 1990	15 February 1991	1	R. Venkataraman
11	Bhishma Narain Singh	15 February 1991	31 May 1993	1	R. Venkataraman
12	M. Chenna Reddy	31 May 1993	2 December 1996	1	Shankar Dayal Sharma
13	Krishan Kant (acting)^[5]	2 December 1996	25 January 1997	1
14	M. Fatima Beevi	25 January 1997	3 July 2001	1	Shankar Dayal Sharma
15	C. Rangarajan (acting)	3 July 2001	18 January 2002	1
16	P. S. Ramamohan Rao	18 January 2002	3 November 2004	1	Abdul Kalam
17	Surjit Singh Barnala	3 November 2004	Incumbent	2	Abdul Kalam

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[edit] Records

Surjit Singh Barnala, the incumbent, is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office

Surjit Singh Barnala is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office (24 May 1990–15 February 1991 and 3 November 2004–present).
The longest term in office was that of Sundar Lal Khurana who served as the Governor for a period of almost five and a half years (13 September 1982–17 February 1988).
The shortest term in office was that of M. M. Ismail who served as the acting Governor for a period of nine days (27 October 1980–4 November 1980).

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
^ This term is a continuation of the Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur's first term. P. Chandra Reddy served as the acting Governor while Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur was on foreign tours.

[edit] References

^ Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946, (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)
^ ^a ^b Indian states since 1947, (Worldstatesmen, 15 September 2008)
^ Tamil Nadu Secretariat — Brief History (Government of Tamil Nadu, 17 September 2008)
^ HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.CHANDRA REDDI (High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 20 September 2008)
^ ^a ^b Past Governors (Raj Bhavan, Chennai, 20 September 2008)

[edit] External links

Official website of the Governor of Tamil Nadu

[term-3] The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period

[5] This term is a continuation of the Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur's first term. P. Chandra Reddy served as the acting Governor while Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur was on foreign tours.

[0] Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946, (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)

[worldstatesmen-1] Indian states since 1947, (Worldstatesmen, 15 September 2008)

[tnhist-2] Tamil Nadu Secretariat — Brief History (Government of Tamil Nadu, 17 September 2008)

[4] HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.CHANDRA REDDI (High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 20 September 2008)

[past-6] Past Governors (Raj Bhavan, Chennai, 20 September 2008)

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