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| List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh |
Maj. Gen. K. S. Himmatsinhji was the first Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He held the office from 1 March 1952 to 31 December 1954.
After 1971, when Himachal Pradesh was given statehood, S. Chakravarti became the first Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He took the charge on 25 January 1971 and left the office on 16 February 1977.
Smt. Sheila Kaul was the first female Governor of Himachal Pradesh. She took the charge on 17 November 1995 and left the office on 22 April 1996.
Acharya Dev Vrat is the current and 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He is in the office from 12 August 2015.
Lt. Governors of Himachal Pradesh
| # | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj. Gen. K. S. Himmatsinhji (retd.) | 1 March 1952 | 31 December 1954 |
| 2 | Raja Bajrang Bahadur Singh of Bhadri | 1 January 1955 | 13 August 1963 |
| 3 | Sh. Bhagawan Sahay | 14 August 1963 | 25 February 1966 |
| 4 | Sh. V. Viswanathan, ICS (retd.) | 26 February 1966 | 6 May 1967 |
| 5 | Sh. Om Parkash | 7 May 1967 | 15 May 1967 |
| 6 | Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.) | 16 May 1967 | 24 January 1971 |
Governors of Himachal Pradesh
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh. S. Chakravarti | 25 January 1971 | 16 February 1977 |
| 2 | Sh. Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan | 17 February 1977 | 25 August 1981 |
| 3 | Sh. A. K. Banerjee | 26 August 1981 | 15 April 1983 |
| 4 | Sh. Hokishe Sema | 16 April 1983 | 7 March 1986 |
| 5 | Justice P. D. Desai* | 8 March 1986 | 16 April 1986 |
| 6 | Vice Admiral R. K. S. Ghandhi | 17 April 1986 | 15 February 1990 |
| 7 | Sh. S. M. H. Burney | 2 December 1987 | 10 January 1988 |
| 8 | Sh. H. A. Brari | 20 December 1989 | 12 January 1990 |
| 9 | Sh. B. Rachaiah | 16 February 1990 | 19 December 1990 |
| 10 | Sh. Virendra Verma | 20 December 1990 | 29 January 1993 |
| 11 | Sh. Surendra Nath | 30 January 1993 | 10 December 1993 |
| 12 | Sh. Bali Ram Bhagat | 11 February 1993 | 29 June 1993 |
| 13 | Sh. Gulsher Ahmad | 30 June 1993 | 26 November 1993 |
| 14 | Sh. Surendra Nath | 27 November 1993 | 9 July 1994 |
| 15 | Justice V. Ratnam* | 10 July 1994 | 30 July 1994 |
| 16 | Sh. Sudhakarrao Naik | 30 July 1994 | 17 September 1995 |
| 17 | Sh. Mahabir Prasad | 18 September 1995 | 16 November 1995 |
| 18 | Smt. Sheila Kaul | 17 November 1995 | 22 April 1996 |
| 19 | Sh. Mahabir Prasad | 23 April 1996 | 25 July 1997 |
| 20 | Smt. V. S. Ramadevi | 26 July 1997 | 1 December 1999 |
| 21 | Sh. Vishnu Kant Shastri | 2 December 1999 | 23 November 2000 |
| 22 | Sh. Suraj Bhan | 23 November 2000 | 7 May 2003 |
| 23 | Justice(Retd) Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje | 8 May 2003 | 19 July 2008 |
| 24 | Prabha Rau | 19 July 2008 | 24 January 2010 |
| 25 | Urmila Singh | 25 January 2010 | 24 January 2015 |
| 26 | Kalyan Singh | 28 January 2015 | 12 August 2015 |
| 27 | Acharya Dev Vrat | 12 August 2015 | Incumbent |
*Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court holding additional charge