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The Governor is the state's chief executive officer, and he has full authority over all state business. He is employed at the President's pleasure and is appointed by the Indian President. Any Indian citizen who is older than 35 years old is eligible for appointment as governor. Article 168 mandates that a governor should not be a member of the legislature of the Union or of a state. He is also prohibited from holding any positions that would bring in money. The state's governor will have judicial, legislative, financial, and executive powers. He does not, however, have the same diplomatic, military, or emergency powers as the Indian President. The 29th Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit took office in August 2021. The current governor has held that position in a number of different states. All of the governors of Punjab have served as Chandigarh's administrators since 1985. The names of all the governors of Punjab have been mentioned in this list.
| Sl.No | Governor | From | To | |
| 1 | Vijayendra Pal Singh Badnore | "August 22 | 2016" | Incumbent |
| 2 | Kaptan Singh Solanki | "January 22 | 2015" | 22 August 2016 |
| 3 | Shivraj Vishwanath Patil | "January 22 | 2010" | 22 January 2015 |
| 4 | Sunith Francis Rodrigues | "November 16 | 2004" | 22 January 2010 |
| 5 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | "November 3 | 2004" | 16 November 2004 |
| 6 | Om Prakash Verma | "May 8 | 2003" | 3 November 2004 |
| 7 | Jack Farj Rafael Jacob | "November 27 | 1999" | 8 May 2003 |
| 8 | Bakshi Krishan Nath Chhibber | "September 18 | 1994" | 27 November 1999 |
| 9 | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar | "July 10 | 1994" | 18 September 1994 |
| 10 | Surendra Nath | "August 7 | 1991" | 9 July 1994 |
| 11 | Om Prakash Malhotra | "December 18 | 1990" | 7 August 1991 |
| 12 | Virendra Verma | "June 14 | 1990" | 18 December 1990 |
| 13 | Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee | "December 8 | 1989" | 14 June 1990 |
| 14 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | "April 2 | 1986" | 8 December 1989 |
| 15 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | "November 26 | 1985" | 2 April 1986 |
| 16 | Hokishe Sema | "November 14 | 1985" | 26 November 1985 |
| 17 | Arjun Singh | "March 14 | 1985" | 14 November 1985 |
| 18 | Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala | "July 3 | 1984" | 14 March 1985 |
| 19 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | "October 10 | 1983" | 3 July 1984 |
| 20 | Anant Prasad Sharma | "February 21 | 1983" | 10 October 1983 |
| 21 | Surjit Singh Sandhawalia | "February 7 | 1983" | 21 February 1983 |
| 22 | Marri Chenna Reddy | "April 21 | 1982" | 7 February 1983 |
| 23 | Aminuddin Ahmad Khan | "August 26 | 1981" | 21 April 1982 |
| 24 | Jaisukh Lal Hathi | "September 24 | 1977" | 26 August 1981 |
| 25 | Ranjit Singh Narula | "September 1 | 1977" | 24 September 1977 |
| 26 | Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | "May 21 | 1973" | 1 September 1977 |
| 27 | Dadappa Chintappa Pavate | "October 16 | 1967" | 21 May 1973 |
| 28 | Mehar Singh | "June 1 | 1967" | 16 October 1967 |
| 29 | Dharma Vira | "June 27 | 1966" | 1 June 1967 |
| 30 | Sardar Ujjal Singh | 1 September 1965 | 26 June 1966 | |
| 31 | Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | "May 4 | 1964" | 1 September 1965 |
| 32 | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | "October 1 | 1962" | 4 May 1964 |
| 33 | Narahar Vishnu Gadgil | "September 15 | 1958" | 1 October 1962 |
| 34 | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh | "March 11 | 1953" | 15 September 1958 |
| 35 | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | 15 August 1947 | 11 March 1953 |
Also Read: List of Chief Ministers of Punjab: From 1966 to 2022