List of Governor of Haryana: The Governor of Haryana represents the President of India and serves as the nominal head of the state. Appointed by the President, the Governor holds office for a term of up to five years. Here is the list of Governors of Haryana.
The Governor acts as the constitutional head of the state and is responsible for appointing the Chief Minister, who must have a majority in the assembly. Additionally, the Governor appoints the members of the Cabinet based on the advice of the Chief Minister.
List of Governor of Haryana
Dharma Veer was the first Governor of Haryana, taking office on 1 November 1966 when the state was formed. Currently, Bandaru Dattatreya serves as the Governor, having assumed office on 6 July 2021. Below is the complete list of Governors of Haryana from 1966 to the present.
S.No. | Name of Governor | From | Left |
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1 | Dharma Veer | 1st November, 1966 | 14 September 1967 |
2 | Birendra Narayan Chakraborty (Long Time) | 15th September, 1967 | 26 March, 1976 |
3 | Ranjit Singh Narula | 27 March, 1976 | 13 August 1976 |
4 | Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 14 August, 1976 | 23 September, 1977 |
5 | Harcharan Singh Barar | 24 September, 1977 | 9 December, 1979 |
6 | Surjit Singh Sandha Valia | 10 December, 1979 | 27 February, 1980 |
7 | Ganpat Rao Devji Tapase | 28 February, 1980 | 13 June, 1984 |
8 | Saiyid Muzaffar Hussain Burney | 14 June, 1984 | 21 February, 1988 |
9 | Hari Anand Barari | 22 February, 1988 | 6 February, 1990 |
10 | Dhanik Lal Mandal | 7 February, 1990 | 13 June 1995 |
11 | Mhabir Prasad | 14 June, 1995 | 18 June, 2000 |
12 | Babu Parmanand | 19 June, 2000 | 1 July, 2004 |
13 | O.P.Verma | 2 July, 2004 | 7 July, 2004 |
14 | Akhlak qur Rehman Kidvai | 7 July, 2004 | 27 July, 2009 |
15 | Jaganath Pahadiya | 27 July, 2009 | 26 July, 2014 |
16 | SatyaDev Narayana Arya | 27 July, 2014 | 25 August, 2018 |
17 | SatyaDev Narayana Arya | 25 August, 2018 | 06 July 2021 |
18 | Bandaru Dattatreya | 06 July 2021 | Incumbent |
Haryana Former Governors List with Photo
For a list of former Governors of Haryana along with their photographs and tenures, visit the link below.
https://haryanarajbhavan.gov.in/former-heads/
Read: Haryana Chief Ministers List
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