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The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. R S Gavai is the current governor (assumed charge of office on June 22, 2006).
[edit] Powers and functions
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
- Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
See also: Powers and functions of the Governor
In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.
[edit] List of all previous governors of Bihar
| #
| Name
| Took Office
| Left Office
|
| 1
| Sir James Sifton
| April 1, 1936
| March 11, 1937
|
| 2
| Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett
| March 11, 1937
| August 5, 1939
|
| 3
| Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart
| August 5, 1939
| January 9, 1943
|
| 4
| Sir Thomas George Rutherford
| January 9, 1943
| March, 1943
|
| 5
| Sir Francis Mudie (acting)
| March, 1943
| 1944
|
| 6
| Sir Thomas George Rutherford
| 1944
| May 13, 1946
|
| 7
| Sir Hugh Dow
| May 13, 1946
| August 15, 1947
|
| 8
| J Daulatram
| August 15, 1947
| January 11, 1948
|
| 9
| M Aney
| January 12, 1948
| June 14, 1952
|
| 10
| R R Diwakar
| January 15, 1952
| July 5, 1957
|
| 11
| Zakir Hussain
| July 6, 1957
| May 11, 1962
|
| 12
| M A S Ayyangar
| May 12, 1962
| December 6, 1967
|
| 13
| Nityanand Kanungo
| December 7, 1967
| January 20, 1971
|
| 14
| D Barooah
| February 1, 1971
| February 4, 1971
|
| 15
| R D Bhandare
| February 4, 1973
| June 15, 1976
|
| 16
| J Kaushal
| June 16, 1976
| January 31, 1979
|
| 17
| A R Kidwai
| September 20, 1979
| March 15, 1985
|
| 18
| P Venkatasubbian
| March 15, 1985
| February 25, 1988
|
| 19
| G N Singh
| February 26, 1988
| January 24, 1989
|
| 20
| R.D. Pradhan
| January 29, 1989
| February 2, 1989
|
| 21
| Jagannath Pahadia
| March 3, 1989
| February 2, 1990
|
| 22
| Mohammad Saleem
| February 16, 1990
| February 13, 1991
|
| 23
| Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
| March 19, 1991
| August 13, 1993
|
| 24
| A R Kidwai
| August 14, 1993
| April 26, 1998
|
| 25
| S S Bhandari
| April 27, 1998
| March 15, 1999
|
| 26
| V C Pande
| November 23, 1999
| June 12, 2003
|
| 27
| M R Jois
| June 12, 2003
| October 31, 2004
|
| 28
| Buta Singh
| November 5, 2004
| January 29, 2006
|
| 29
| Gopalkrishna Gandhi
| January 31, 2006
| June 21, 2006
|
| 30
| R K Gavai
| June 22, 2006
| present
|
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