Governors of Mizoram
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Before Mizoram became a state
S.J.Das was the chief commissioner of MizoramMizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...
from 21 January 1972 to 23 April 1972. He was followed by these Lieutenant Governors:
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | S.P.Mukherjee | 24 April 1972 | 12 June 1974 |
| 2 | S.K.Chibber | 13 June 1974 | 26 September 1977 |
| 3 | N.P.Mathur | 27 September 1977 | 15 April 1981 |
| 4 | S.N.Kohli | 16 April 1981 | 9 August 1983 |
| 5 | H.S.Dubey | 10 August 1983 | 10 December 1986 |
| 6 | H.Saikia | 11 December 1986 | 19 February 1987 |
Governors of Mizoram
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia was the chief minister of Assam for two terms, first from February 27, 1983 to December 23, 1985 and then from June 30, 1991 to April 22, 1996. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress... |
20 February 1987 | 30 April 1989 |
| 2 | General K. V. Krishna Rao K. V. Krishna Rao Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, better known as K. V. Krishna Rao is a former Chief of Indian army and a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. He was governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time from July 11, 1989 to January 19, 1990 and the second time from... (additional charge) |
1 May 1989 | 20 July 1989 |
| 3 | Capt W.A.Sangma | 21 July 1989 | 7 February 1990 |
| 4 | Swaraj Kaushal Swaraj Kaushal -Career:Swaraj Kaushal was designated as Senior Advocate by Supreme Court of India in 1986. He was associated with Socialist Party. He played a role in negotiations for Mizoram Peace Accord which ended 20 years of insurgency. He also represented Government of India in the Nagaland peace... |
8 February 1990 | 9 February 1993 |
| 5 | P.R.Kyndiah Paty Ripple Kyndiah Paty Ripple Kyndiah is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India... |
10 February 1993 | 28 January 1998 |
| 6 | Dr A.P.Mukherjee | 29 January 1998 | 1 May 1998 |
| 7 | A.Padmanabhan | 2 May 1998 | 30 November 2000 |
| 8 | Ved Marwah Ved Marwah Ved Prakash Marwah is a former governor of Manipur, Mizoram and Jharkhand.He was born in Peshawar, which is now situated in Pakistan... (additional charge) |
1 December 2000 | 17 May 2001 |
| 9 | Amolak Rattan Kohli | 18 May 2001 | 24 July 2006 |
| 10 | Lt. Gen (Retd) M.M.Lakhera | 25 July 2006 | 2 September 2011 |
| 11 | Vakkom Purushothaman Vakkom Purushothaman -Early life:Shri Vakkom B. Purushothaman, veteran Congress leader and Advocate, was born at Vakkom, Thiruvanathapuram district, Kerala, India on April 12, 1928 as the son of Shri Bhanu Panicker and Smt. Bhavani. Beginning his political life as an active worker of students Congress in 1946, he... |
2 September 2011 | incumbent |
External links
- http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/governor.htm