Full list of Governors of West Bengal after independence
Mr. C.V Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor of West Bengal. But do you know the names of all the previous 26 governors? In this list, we have mentioned all the eminent personalities who have graced the position before Mr. Bose.
Governor | Served From | Served Till | ||
C.V Ananda Bose | "November 23 | 2022" | incumbent | |
Jagdeep Dhankhar | "July 30 | 2019" | "November 22 | 2022" |
Keshari Nath Tripathi | "July 24 | 2014" | "July 29 | 2019" |
D. Y. Patil (acting charge) | "July 3 | 2014" | 17 July 2014 | |
M. K. Narayanan | "January 24 | 2010" | "June 30 | 2014" |
Devanand Konwar (additional charge) | 14 December 2009 | "January 23 | 2010" | |
Gopalkrishna Gandhi | "December 14 | 2004" | 14 December 2009 | |
Viren J. Shah | "December 4 | 1999" | "December 14 | 2004" |
Shymal Kumar Sen | 18 May 1999 | "December 4 | 1999" | |
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 27 April 1998 | "May 18 | 1999" | |
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 14 August 1993 | "April 27 | 1998" | |
B. Satyanarayan Reddy (additional charge) | 13 July 1993 | "August 14 | 1993" | |
Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 7 February 1990 | "July 12 | 1993" | |
T. V. Rajeswar | 20 March 1989 | "February 7 | 1990" | |
Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 12 August 1986 | "March 20 | 1989" | |
Uma Shankar Dikshit | 1 October 1984 | "August 12 | 1986" | |
Satish Chandra (acting) | 16 August 1984 | "October 1 | 1984" | |
Anant Prasad Sharma | 10 October 1983 | 16 August 1984 | ||
Bhairab Dutt Pande | 12 September 1981 | "October 10 | 1983" | |
Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 6 November 1979 | "September 12 | 1981" | |
Anthony Lancelot Dias | 21 August 1971 | "November 6 | 1979" | |
Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | 19 September 1969 | "August 21 | 1971" | |
Deep Narayan Sinha (Acting) | 1 April 1969 | "September 19 | 1969" | |
Dharma Vira | 1 June 1967 | "April 1 | 1969" | |
Padmaja Naidu | 3 November 1956 | "June 1 | 1967" | |
Phani Bhusan Chakravartti | 8 August 1956 | "November 3 | 1956" | |
Harendra Coomar Mookerjee | 1 November 1951 | "August 8 | 1956" | |
Kailash Nath Katju | 21 June 1948 | "November 1 | 1951" | |
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari | 15 August 1947 | 21 June 1948 |
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Who is the current Governor of West Bengal?
Mr. C.V. Ananda Bose, an IAS Officer from 1977 batch was appointed as the new Governor of West Bengal on 23rd November 2022. He was the former Secretary of Government of India and Chief Secretary to State governments, as well as University Vice-Chancellor. Mr. C.V Ananda Bose has authored 40 books in English, Malayalam, and Hindi spanning the genres of fiction and nonfiction alike. 29 national and international honours have been bestowed upon him for his work in a wide range of subjects. He has also led the team that created Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan for national growth.