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| List of Governors of Goa |
The Governor seat of Goa was formed with the elevation of Goa to a state from a union territory on 30th May 1987. Earlier, the similar constitutional powers were held by Lt. Governor of Goa.
Maj Gen K. P. Candeth was the first Lt. Governor of Goa. He served from 19 December 1961 to 6 June 1962. Gopal Singh became the first Governor of Goa, who happened to be the last Lt. Governor of Goa. He served as Lt Governor of Goa from 24 September 1984 to 29 May 1987 and as Governor of Goa from 30 May 1987 to 17 July 1989.
Mridula Sinha is the current and first female Governor of Goa. She took the charge on 26 August 2014 and by completing four years as the Governor, she became longest serving Governor of Goa till now.
Lieutenant Governors of Goa, Daman and Diu
| # | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj Gen K. P. Candeth | 19 December 1961 | 6 June 1962 |
| 2 | T. Sivasankar | 7 June 1962 | 1 September 1963 |
| 3 | M. R. Sachdev | 2 September 1963 | 8 December 1964 |
| 4 | Hari Sharma | 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 | 31 March 1981 | 29 August 1982 |
| 10 | I H Latif | 30 August 1982 | 23 February 1983 |
| 11 | K. T. Satarawala | 24 February 1983 | 3 July 1984 |
| 12 | I H Latif | 4 July 1984 | 23 September 1984 |
| 13 | Gopal Singh | 24 September 1984 | 29 May 1987 |
Governors of Goa after 1987
| # | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Singh | 30 May 1987 | 17 July 1989 |
| 2 | Khurshed Alam Khan | 18 July 1989 | 17 March 1991 |
| 3 | Bhanu Prakash Singh | 18 March 1991 | 3 April 1994 |
| 4 | B. Rachaiah | 4 April 1994 | 3 August 1994 |
| 5 | Gopala Ramanujam | 4 August 1994 | 15 June 1995 |
| 6 | Romesh Bhandari | 16 June 1995 | 18 July 1996 |
| 7 | P.C. Alexander | 19 July 1996 | 15 January 1998 |
| 8 | T. R. Satish Chandran | 16 January 1998 | 18 April 1998 |
| 9 | J. F. R. Jacob | 19 April 1998 | 26 November 1999 |
| 10 | Mohammed Fazal | 26 November 1999 | 25 October 2002 |
| 11 | Kidar Nath Sahani | 26 October 2002 | 2 July 2004 |
| 12 | Mohammed Fazal | 3 July 2004 | 16 July 2004 |
| 13 | S. C. Jamir | 17 July 2004 | 21 July 2008 |
| 14 | Shivinder Singh Sidhu | 22 July 2008 | 26 August 2011 |
| 15 | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan | 27 August 2011 | 3 May 2012 |
| 16 | Bharat Vir Wanchoo | 4 May 2012 | 4 July 2014 |
| 17 | Margaret Alva | 12 July 2014 | 5 August 2014 |
| 18 | Om Prakash Kohli | 6 August 2014 | 25 August 2014 |
| 19 | Mridula Sinha | 26 August 2014 | Incumbent |