List of Governors of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India. Like all states, the governor is a nominal head and representative of the President of India. He or she is appointed by the president for a five year term. This list includes both nominated and acting heads of state in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1946. The area under the present-day state of Tamil Nadu has been part of different territorial configurations under Madras Presidency and Madras State in its history. [ [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/governors1946.htm Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946] , (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)] [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Tamil-Nadu Indian states since 1947] , (Worldstatesmen, 15 September 2008)]

The current governor is Surjit Singh Barnala, who took office on 3 November 2004; his term will expire in 2009.

Governors

Madras Presidency and Madras State

Headquartered in Fort St. George, Madras Presidency was a province of British India. It comprised present day Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the Coromandel Coast. After India's independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. [http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/histn.htm Tamil Nadu Secretariat — Brief History] (Government of Tamil Nadu, 17 September 2008)]

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Tamil Nadu

Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu (Tamil for "Tamil country") on 14 January, 1969. Governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at the Central government level. The Governor acts as the nominal head of the state while the Chief Ministers of the states and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers are invested with most executive powers.

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Records

* Surjit Singh Barnala is the only appointed Governor to have served two terms in office (24 May 1990–15 February 1991 and 3 November 2004–present).
* The longest term in office was that of Sundar Lal Khurana who served as the Governor for a period of almost five and a half years (13 September 1982–17 February 1988).
* The shortest term in office was that of M. M. Ismail who served as the acting Governor for a period of nine days (27 October 1980–4 November 1980).

ee also

* Governors of India
* Governors of Madras
* History of Tamil Nadu
* List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Notes

References

External links

* [http://www.tnrajbhavan.gov.in Official website of the Governor of Tamil Nadu]