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| List of Governors of West Bengal |
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari served as the Governor of West Bengal at the time of Independence of India.
Padmaja Naidu was the first female Governor of West Bengal. She was the longest serving woman Governor of any state. Alongwith her mother Sarojini Naidu, she creates a unique pairing of Mother-Daughter who has served as Governor of any Indian state. Sarojini Naidu was the first female Governor of any Indian State. She headed the United Province, now known as Uttar Pradesh.
Keshari Nath Tripathi is the current Governor of West Bengal. He took the charge of the office on 24 July 2014.
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (acting) | 15 August 1947 | 21 June 1948 |
| 2 | Kailash Nath Katju | 21 June 1948 | 1 November 1951 |
| 3 | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee | 1 November 1951 | 8 August 1956 |
| 4 | Phani Bhusan Chakravartti | 8 August 1956 | 3 November 1956 |
| 5 | Padmaja Naidu | 3 November 1956 | 1 June 1967 |
| 6 | Dharma Vira | 1 June 1967 | 1 April 1969 |
| 7 | Deep Narayan Sinha (acting) | 1 April 1969 | 19 September 1969 |
| 8 | Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | 19 September 1969 | 21 August 1971 |
| 9 | Anthony Lancelot Dias | 21 August 1971 | 6 November 1979 |
| 10 | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 6 November 1979 | 12 September 1981 |
| 11 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | 12 September 1981 | 10 October 1983 |
| 12 | Anant Prasad Sharma | 10 October 1983 | 16 August 1984 |
| 13 | Satish Chandra (acting) | 16 August 1984 | 1 October 1984 |
| 14 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 1 October 1984 | 12 August 1986 |
| 15 | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 12 August 1986 | 20 March 1989 |
| 16 | T. V. Rajeswar | 20 March 1989 | 7 February 1990 |
| 17 | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 7 February 1990 | 12 July 1993 |
| 18 | B. Satyanarayan Reddy (additional charge) | 13 July 1993 | 14 August 1993 |
| 19 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 14 August 1993 | 27 April 1998 |
| 20 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (additional charge) | 27 April 1998 | 18 May 1999 |
| 21 | Shyamal Kumar Sen (acting) | 18 May 1999 | 4 December 1999 |
| 22 | Viren J. Shah | 4 December 1999 | 14 December 2004 |
| 23 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | 14 December 2004 | 14 December 2009 |
| 24 | Devanand Konwar (additional charge) | 14 December 2009 | 19 December 2009 |
| 25 | M.K. Narayanan | 19 December 2009 (acting until January 2010) | 30 June 2014 |
| 26 | D. Y. Patil (acting charge) | 3 July 2014 | 17 July 2014 |
| 27 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | 24 July 2014 | Incumbent |