| Governor of Goa | |
|---|---|
| |
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai since 7 July 2021 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Goa, Panaji |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder | Gopal Singh |
| Formation | 30 May 1987; 37 years ago (1987-05-30) |
| Website | goa |
The governor of Goa is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Goa. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai became governor on 7 July 2021.[1]
The governor has:
The first Portuguese governor general was Francisco de Almeida in 1505 and the last Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva who left office in 1961. In total there have been 163 governors general.
Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a union territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.[2]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Birth-Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj Gen K. P. Candeth (military governor) | 19 December 1961 | 6 June 1962 | 1916–2003 |
| 2 | Tumkur Sivasankar | 7 June 1962 | 1 September 1963 | 189?–19?? |
| 3 | M. R. Sachdev | 2 September 1963 | 8 December 1964 | 1903–1964 |
| 4 | Hari Sharma | 12 December 1964 | 23 February 1965 | 1910–1987 |
| 5 | K. R. Damle | 24 February 1965 | 17 April 1967 | 1912–2001 |
| 6 | Nakul Sen | 18 April 1967 | 15 November 1972 | 1915–1983 |
| 7 | S. K. Banerji | 16 November 1972 | 15 November 1977 | 1922–2010 |
| 8 | P. S. Gill | 16 November 1977 | 30 March 1981 | 1927-living |
| 9 | Jagmohan | 31 March 1981 | 29 August 1982 | 1927–2021 |
| 10 | Air Chief Marshal I H Latif | 30 August 1982 | 23 February 1983 | 1923–2018 |
| 11 | K. T. Satarawala | 24 February 1983 | 3 July 1984 | 1930–2016 |
| 12 | Air Chief Marshal I H Latif | 4 July 1984 | 23 September 1984 | 1923–2018 |
| 13 | Gopal Singh | 24 September 1984 | 29 May 1987 | 1917–1990 |
Goa became a full-fledged state of India in 1987 and since then has had the following governors:[2]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Singh | 30 May 1987 | 17 July 1989 |
| 2 | Khurshed Alam Khan | 18 July 1989 | 17 March 1991 |
| 3 | Bhanu Prakash Singh | 18 March 1991 | 3 April 1994 |
| 4 | B. Rachaiah | 4 April 1994 | 3 August 1994 |
| 5 | Gopala Ramanujam | 4 August 1994 | 15 June 1995 |
| 6 | Romesh Bhandari | 16 June 1995 | 18 July 1996 |
| 7 | P.C. Alexander | 19 July 1996 | 15 January 1998 |
| 8 | T. R. Satish Chandran | 16 January 1998 | 18 April 1998 |
| 9 | Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob | 19 April 1998 | 26 November 1999 |
| 10 | Mohammed Fazal | 26 November 1999 | 25 October 2002 |
| 11 | Kidar Nath Sahani | 26 October 2002 | 2 July 2004 |
| – | Mohammed Fazal (acting) | 3 July 2004 | 16 July 2004 |
| 12 | S. C. Jamir | 17 July 2004 | 21 July 2008 |
| 13 | Shivinder Singh Sidhu | 22 July 2008 | 26 August 2011 |
| 14 | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan | 27 August 2011 | 3 May 2012 |
| 15 | Bharat Vir Wanchoo | 4 May 2012 | 4 July 2014 |
| 16 | Margaret Alva | 12 July 2014 | 5 August 2014 |
| – | Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge) | 6 August 2014 | 25 August 2014 |
| 17 | Mridula Sinha | 26 August 2014 | 2 November 2019 |
| 18 | Satyapal Malik | 3 November 2019 | 18 August 2020 |
| – | Bhagat Singh Koshyari (additional charge) | 18 August 2020 | 6 July 2021 |
| 19 | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent |
