Governors of Bihar
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The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. R K Gavai is the current governor (assumed charge of office on June 22, 2006).
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[edit] Powers and functions
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
- Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
See also: Powers and functions of the Governer
In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.
[edit] List of all previous governors of Bihar
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | J Daulatram | August 15, 1947 | January 11, 1948 |
| 2 | M Aney | January 12, 1948 | June 14, 1952 |
| 3 | R R Diwakar | January 15, 1952 | July 5, 1957 |
| 4 | Zakir Hussain | July 6, 1957 | May 11, 1962 |
| 5 | M A S Ayyangar | May 12, 1962 | December 6, 1967 |
| 6 | Nityanand Kanungo | December 7, 1967 | January 20, 1971 |
| 7 | D Barooah | February 1, 1971 | February 4, 1971 |
| 8 | R D Bhandare | February 4, 1973 | June 15, 1976 |
| 9 | J Kaushal | June 16, 1976 | January 31, 1979 |
| 10 | A R Kidwai | September 20, 1979 | March 15, 1985 |
| 11 | P Venkatasubbian | March 15, 1985 | February 25, 1988 |
| 12 | G N Singh | February 26, 1988 | January 24, 1989 |
| 13 | R D Pradhan | January 29, 1989 | February 2, 1989 |
| 14 | J Pahadia | March 3, 1989 | February 2, 1990 |
| 15 | Mohammad Saleem | February 16, 1990 | February 13, 1991 |
| 16 | Mohammad Qureshi | March 19, 1991 | August 13, 1993 |
| 17 | A R Kidwai | August 14, 1993 | April 26, 1998 |
| 18 | S S Bhandari | April 27, 1998 | March 15, 1999 |
| 19 | V C Pande | Novemeber 23, 1999 | June 12, 2003 |
| 20 | M R Jois | June 12, 2003 | October 31, 2004 |
| 21 | Buta Singh | November 5, 2004 | January 29, 2006 |
| 22 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | January 31, 2006 | June 21, 2006 |
| 23 | R K Gavai | June 22, 2006 | present |
