Government Teaching Jobs are a great opportunity for teaching aspirants in India. Every year lakhs of teaching aspirants prepare and appear for the Teaching Jobs Exams with the main to crack the exam and get a good Government Teaching Job in India. However, the Teaching Job Exam preparation requires great determination and dedication along with extensive knowledge of the subjects that are included in the respective Government Teaching Job Exams. One of the most common subjects that is part of the Teaching Job Exams is General Awareness.
To cope with the vast subjects such as General Awareness, candidates are required to read and learn about current affairs of national and international importance. One of the most important topics within General Awareness is the Heads of state and countries or the list of people holding important positions in Government. In the following article, we will discuss the List of Gujarat Governors 1960- 2023.
Gujarat Governors
The Gujarat Governor is the titular head of the state appointed by the President of India. The Governor of Gujarat is bestowed with various ceremonial responsibilities and limited executive powers by the Constitution of India. The designated tenure of the Gujarat Governor is 5 years however, the Gujarat Governor’s tenure can be reduced by the President of India. Gujarat Governor is responsible to appoint the Chief Minister of Gujarat and the other council of ministers on the advice of the Gujarat Chief Minister. The current Governor of Gujarat is Acharya Devvrat since 22 July 2019.
List of Gujarat Governors 1960-2023
As Gujarat attained statehood in 1960 and Mehdi Nawaz Jung became the first Gujarat Governor. Find the list of Gujarat Governors from 1960 to 2023 in the following table. The candidates will find the name of the Gujarat Governor as well as their tenure.
| List of Gujarat Governors 1947-2023 | ||
| Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| Mehdi Nawaz Jung | 1 May 1960 | 1 Aug 1965 |
| Nityanand Kanungo | 1 Aug 1965 | 7 Dec 1967 |
| P.N. Bhagwati (acting) | 7 Dec 1967 | 26 Dec 1967 |
| Shriman Narayan | 26 Dec 1967 | 17 Mar 1973 |
| P.N. Bhagwati (acting) | 17 Mar 1973 | 4 Apr 1973 |
| K. K. Viswanathan | 4 Apr 1973 | 14 Aug 1978 |
| Sharda Mukherjee | 14 Aug 1978 | 6 Aug 1983 |
| K.M. Chandy | 6 Aug 1983 | 26 Apr 1984 |
| Braj Kumar Nehru | 26 Apr 1984 | 26 Feb 1986 |
| Ram Krishna Trivedi | 26 Feb 1986 | 2 May 1990 |
| Mahipal Shastri | 2 May 1990 | 21 Dec 1990 |
| Sarup Singh | 21 Dec 1990 | 1 Jul 1995 |
| Naresh Chandra | 1 Jul 1995 | 1 Mar 1996 |
| Krishna Pal Singh | 1 Mar 1996 | 25 Apr 1998 |
| Anshuman Singh | 25 Apr 1998 | 16 Jan 1999 |
| K.G. Balakrishnan (acting) | 16 Jan 1999 | 18 Mar 1999 |
| Sunder Singh Bhandari | 18 Mar 1999 | 7 May 2003 |
| Kailashpati Mishra | 7 May 2003 | 2 Jul 2004 |
| Balram Jakhar (additional charge) | 2 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2004 |
| Nawal Kishore Sharma | 24 Jul 2004 | 24 Jul 2009 |
| S. C. Jamir (additional charge) | 30 Jul 2009 | 26 Nov 2009 |
| Kamla Beniwal | 27 Nov 2009 | 6 July 2014 |
| Margaret Alva (additional charge) | 7 July 2014 | 15 July 2014 |
| Om Prakash Kohli | 16 July 2014 | 21 July 2019 |
| Acharya Devvrat | 22 July 2019 | Incumbent |
