List of Governors of Bihar
- List of Governors of Bihar
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).
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.
List of all previous governors of Bihar
ee also
* Bihar
* Governor of Bihar and Orissa
* Governors of India
External links
*http://gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/OldGovernors.htm
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