Here is the complete list of Governors of Punjab from independence till date, along with their term durations and associated details. This list includes all permanent and acting Governors of the state from 1947 to the present.

Name | Term Start | Term End | State Name |
Gulab Chand Kataria | 31 July 2024 | Present | Punjab |
Banwarilal Purohit | 11 September 2021 | 30 July 2024 | Punjab |
Vijayendra Pal Singh Badnore | 22 August 2016 | 30 August 2021 | Punjab |
Kaptan Singh Solanki | 22 January 2015 | 22 August 2016 | Punjab |
Shivraj Patil | 22 January 2010 | 21 January 2015 | Punjab |
Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 16 November 2004 | 21 January 2010 | Punjab |
Om Prakash Verma | 8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 | Punjab |
J.F.R. Jacob | 27 November 1999 | 7 May 2003 | Punjab |
B.K.N. Chhibber | 18 September 1994 | 26 November 1999 | Punjab |
Surendra Nath | 7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 | Punjab |
O.P. Malhotra | 18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 | Punjab |
Virendra Verma | 14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 | Punjab |
N.K. Mukherjee | 8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 | Punjab |
Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 | Punjab |
Shankar Dayal Sharma | 26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 | Punjab |
Arjun Singh | 14 March 1985 | 26 November 1985 | Punjab |
K.T.S. Satarawala | 3 July 1984 | 14 March 1985 | Punjab |
B.D. Pande | 10 October 1983 | 3 July 1984 | Punjab |
Anant Prasad Sharma | 21 February 1983 | 10 October 1983 | Punjab |
Marri Chenna Reddy | 21 April 1982 | 7 February 1983 | Punjab |
Aminuddin Ahmad Khan | 26 August 1981 | 21 April 1982 | Punjab |
Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 24 September 1977 | 26 August 1981 | Punjab |
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | 21 May 1973 | 1 September 1977 | Punjab |
D.C. Pavate | 16 October 1967 | 21 May 1973 | Punjab |
Dharma Vira | 27 June 1966 | 1 June 1967 | Punjab |
Ujjal Singh | 1 September 1965 | 26 June 1966 | Punjab |
Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | 4 May 1964 | 1 September 1965 | Punjab |
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | 1 October 1962 | 4 May 1964 | Punjab |
N.V. Gadgil | 15 September 1958 | 1 October 1962 | Punjab |
C.P.N. Singh | 11 March 1953 | 15 September 1958 | Punjab |
C.M. Trivedi | 15 August 1947 | 10 March 1953 | Punjab |
Gulab Chand Kataria is the current Governor of Punjab, appointed in July 2024.
The first Governor of Punjab was C.M. Trivedi, who served from 15 August 1947 to 10 March 1953.
A Governor is appointed for a term of five years, but can remain in office at the pleasure of the President of India.
The Governor is appointed by the President of India.
The Governor of Punjab resides at Raj Bhavan, located in Chandigarh.

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