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| List of Governors of Kerala |
The Governor of Kerala is the nominative head of Indian state of Kerala. He is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure.
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao is the first person to hold the office of Governor of Kerala.
Jyothi Venkatachalam is the first female Governor of Kerala, and
P Sathasivam is the current Governor of Kerala.
| # | Name | From | To |
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| 1 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 22 November 1956 | 1 July 1960 |
| 2 | V. V. Giri | 1 July 1960 | 2 April 1965 |
| 3 | Ajith Prasad Jain | 2 April 1965 | 6 February 1966 |
| 4 | Bhagwan Sahay | 6 February 1966 | 15 May 1967 |
| 5 | V. Viswanathan | 15 May 1967 | 1 April 1973 |
| 6 | N. N. Wanchoo | 1 April 1973 | 10 October 1977 |
| 7 | Jothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 |
| 8 | P. Ramachandran | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 |
| 9 | Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| 10 | Swaroop Singh | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 |
| 11 | B. Rachaiah | 20 December 1990 | 9 November 1995 |
| 12 | P. Shiv Shankar | 12 November 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| 13 | Khurshid Alam Khan | 5 May 1996 | 25 January 1997 |
| 14 | Sukhdev Singh Kang | 25 January 1997 | 18 April 2002 |
| 15 | Sikander Bakht | 18 April 2002 | 23 February 2004 |
| 16 | T. N. Chaturvedi | 25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| 17 | R. L. Bhatia | 23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| 18 | R. S. Gavai | 11 July 2008 | 7 September 2011 |
| 19 | M. O. H. Farook | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 |
| 20 | Hansraj Bhardwaj | 26 January 2012 | 22 March 2013 |
| 21 | Nikhil Kumar | 23 March 2013 | 5 March 2014 |
| 22 | Sheila Dikshit | 5 March 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| 23 | P Sathasivam | 5 September 2014 | Incumbent |
