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| List of Governors of Punjab |
The Governor of Punjab is the constitutional head of Punjab. He is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. Since 1985 the Governor of Punjab also acts as the Administrator of Chandigarh.
The seat was established on 15 August 1947 after Independence of India. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the inaugral holder of the office. V. P. Singh Badnore is the current Governor of Punjab. He took the charge on 22 August 2016.
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
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| 1 | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | 15 August 1947 | 11 March 1953 |
| 2 | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh | 11 March 1953 | 15 September 1958 |
| 3 | Narahar Vishnu Gadgil | 15 September 1958 | 1 October 1962 |
| 4 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | 1 October 1962 | 4 May 1964 |
| 5 | Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | 4 May 1964 | 1 September 1965 |
| 6 | Sardar Ujjal Singh | 1 September 1965 | 26 June 1966 |
| 7 | Dharma Vira | 27 June 1966 | 1 June 1967 |
| 8 | Mehar Singh | 1 June 1967 | 16 October 1967 |
| 9 | D. C. Pavate | 16 October 1967 | 21 May 1973 |
| 10 | Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | 21 May 1973 | 1 September 1977 |
| 11 | Ranjit Singh Narula | 1 September 1977 | 24 September 1977 |
| 12 | Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 24 September 1977 | 26 August 1981 |
| 13 | Aminuddin Ahmad Khan | 26 August 1981 | 21 April 1982 |
| 14 | Marri Chenna Reddy | 21 April 1982 | 7 February 1983 |
| 15 | S. S. Sandhawalia | 7 February 1983 | 21 February 1983 |
| 16 | Anant Prasad Sharma | 21 February 1983 | 10 October 1983 |
| 17 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | 10 October 1983 | 3 July 1984 |
| 18 | Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala | 3 July 1984 | 14 March 1985 |
| 19 | Arjun Singh | 14 March 1985 | 14 November 1985 |
| 20 | Hokishe Sema | 14 November 1985 | 26 November 1985 |
| 21 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 |
| 22 | Siddharta Shankar Ray | 2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 |
| 23 | Nirmal Mukarji | 8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 |
| 24 | Virendra Verma | 14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 |
| 25 | General Om Prakash Malhotra | 18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 |
| 26 | Surendra Nath | 7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 |
| 27 | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar | 10 July 1994 | 18 September 1994 |
| 28 | Lieutenant General B.K.N. Chhibber | 18 September 1994 | 27 November 1999 |
| 29 | Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob | 27 November 1999 | 8 May 2003 |
| 30 | Om Prakash Verma | 8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 |
| 31 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 3 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 |
| 32 | General Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 16 November 2004 | 22 January 2010 |
| 33 | Shivraj Patil | 22 January 2010 | 21 January 2015 |
| 34 | Kaptan Singh Solanki | 21 January 2015 | 22 August 2016 |
| 35 | V. P. Singh Badnore | 22 August 2016 | Incumbent |
