List of governors of Goa

Governor of Goa
Emblem of Goa
Flag of India
since 26 July 2025
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceLok Bhavan, Panaji
Appointer
Term length
PrecursorLieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu
Inaugural holderGopal Singh
Formation30 May 1987; 39 years ago (1987-05-30)
Websitewww.rajbhavan.goa.gov.in

The governor of Goa is the nominal head of the Indian state of Goa. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju became 21st governor on 26 July 2025.

Powers and functions

The governor has:

Ex officio powers

Lieutenant governors of Goa, Daman and Diu

Goa, Daman and Diu was a union territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.

# Portrait Name
(born – died)		 Took office Left office
1 Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
(1916–2003)		 19 December 1961 6 June 1962
2 Tumkur Sivasankar 7 June 1962 1 September 1963
3 M. R. Sachdev
(1903–1964)		 2 September 1963 8 December 1964
4 Hari Sharma
(1910–1987)		 12 December 1964 23 February 1965
5 K. R. Damle 24 February 1965 17 April 1967
6 Nakul Sen 18 April 1967 15 November 1972
7 S. K. Banerji 16 November 1972 15 November 1977
8 P. S. Gill 16 November 1977 30 March 1981
9 Jagmohan
(1927–2021)		 31 March 1981 29 August 1982
10 Idris Hasan Latif
(1923–2018)		 30 August 1982 23 February 1983
11 K. T. Satarawala
(1916–2001)		 24 February 1983 3 July 1984
(10) Idris Hasan Latif
(1923–2018)		 4 July 1984 23 September 1984
13 Gopal Singh
(1917–1990)		 24 September 1984 29 May 1987

Governors of Goa (1987–present)

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# Portrait Name
(born – died)		 Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Gopal Singh
(1917–1990)		 Punjab 30 May
1987		 17 July
1989[§]		 2 years, 48 days Zail Singh
2 Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)		 Uttar Pradesh 18 July
1989		 17 March
1991		 1 year, 242 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
3 Bhanu Prakash Singh
(1929–2019)		 Madhya Pradesh 18 March
1991		 3 April
1994[‡]		 3 years, 16 days
4 B. Rachaiah
(1922–2000)
(Additional charge)		 Karnataka 4 April
1994		 3 August
1994		 121 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
5 Gopala Ramanujam
(1915–2001)		 Tamil Nadu 4 August
1994		 15 June
1995[§]		 315 days
6 Romesh Bhandari
IFS (Retd)
(1928–2013)		 Punjab 16 June
1995		 18 July
1996[§]		 1 year, 32 days
7 P. C. Alexander
IAS (Retd)
(1921–2011)
(Additional charge)		 Kerala 19 July
1996		 15 January
1998		 1 year, 180 days
8 T. R. Satishchandran
IAS (Retd)
(1929–2009)		 Karnataka 16 January
1998		 18 April
1998[‡]		 92 days K. R. Narayanan
9 Lieutenant General
J. F. R. Jacob PVSM
(Retd.)
(1921–2016)		 West Bengal 19 April
1998		 26 November
1999[§]		 1 year, 221 days
10 Mohammed Fazal
(1922–2014)		 Uttar Pradesh 26 November
1999		 25 October
2002[§]		 2 years, 333 days
11 Kidar Nath Sahani
(1926–2012)		 National Capital Territory of Delhi 26 October
2002		 2 July
2004[‡]		 1 year, 250 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
12 Mohammed Fazal
(1922–2014)
(Additional charge)		 Uttar Pradesh 3 July
2004		 16 July
2004		 13 days
13 S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)		 Nagaland 17 July
2004		 20 July
2008[§]		 4 years, 3 days
14 Shivinder Singh Sidhu
IAS (Retd)
(1929–2018)		 Punjab 21 July
2008		 7 September
2011		 3 years, 48 days Pratibha Patil
14 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
(1932–2022)
(Additional charge)		 Kerala 8 September
2011		 3 May
2012		 238 days
15 Bharat Vir Wanchoo
IPS (Retd)
(born 1951)		 Madhya Pradesh 4 May
2012		 11 July
2014[‡]		 2 years, 68 days
15 Margaret Alva
(born 1942)
(Additional charge)		 Karnataka 12 July
2014		 5 August
2014		 24 days Pranab Mukherjee
16 Om Prakash Kohli
(1935–2023)
(Additional charge)		 National Capital Territory of Delhi 6 August
2014		 30 August
2014		 24 days
17 Mridula Sinha
(1942–2020)		 Bihar 31 August
2014		 2 November
2019		 5 years, 63 days
18 Satya Pal Malik
(1946–2025)		 Uttar Pradesh 3 November
2019		 18 August
2020[§]		 289 days Ram Nath Kovind
19 Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(born 1942)
(Additional charge)		 Uttarakhand 18 August
2020		 14 July
2021		 322 days
20 P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
(born 1954)		 Kerala 7 July
2021		 25 July
2025		 4 years, 18 days
21 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
(born 1951)		 Andhra Pradesh 26 July
2025		 Incumbent 1 year, 87 days Droupadi Murmu
  1. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Nagaland
  2. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Orissa
  3. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh
  4. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
  5. 1 2 Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
  6. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prakash Kamat (31 August 2014). "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Governors of Goa since Liberation". rajbhavangoa.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.