 |
| List of Governors of Tripura |
The Governor of Tripura is the constitutional head of Tripura. He is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure.
The seat was established on 21 January 1972 when Tripura was carved out from North East Frontier Agency. B. K. Nehru was the first Governor of Tripura. He was in the office from 21 January 1972 to 22 September 1973. On 15 October 2009, Kamla Beniwal became the first female Governor of Tripura. Kaptan Singh Solanki is the current Governor of Tripura.
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
|---|
| 1 | B. K. Nehru | 21 January 1972 | 22 September 1973 |
| 2 | L. P. Singh | 23 September 1973 | 13 August 1981 |
| 3 | S. M. H. Burney | 14 August 1981 | 13 June 1984 |
| 4 | K. V. Krishna Rao | 14 June 1984 | 11 July 1989 |
| 5 | Sultan Singh | 12 July 1989 | 11 February 1990 |
| 6 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 12 February 1990 | 14 August 1993 |
| 7 | Romesh Bhandari | 15 August 1993 | 15 June 1995 |
| 8 | Siddheswar Prasad | 16 June 1995 | 22 June 2000 |
| 9 | Krishna Mohan Seth | 23 June 2000 | 31 May 2003 |
| 10 | Dinesh Nandan Sahay | 2 June 2003 | 2009 |
| 11 | Kamla Beniwal | 15 October 2009 | 26 November 2009 |
| 12 | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil | 27 November 2009 | 21 March 2013 |
| 13 | Devanand Konwar | 25 March 2013 | 29 June 2014 |
| 14 | Vakkom Purushothaman | 30 June 2014 | 14 July 2014 |
| 15 | Padmanabha Acharya | 21 July 2014 | 19 May 2015 |
| 16 | Tathagata Roy | 20 May 2015 | 25 August 2018 |
| 17 | Kaptan Singh Solanki | 25 August 2018 | Incumbent |
