List of governors of Goa


The governor of Goa is the nominal head of the Indian state of Goa. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju became 20th governor on 26 July 2025.

Powers and functions

The governor has:
  • 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.

    Ex officio powers

  • The governor is the chancellor of Goa University and exercises powers delegated under the Goa University Act, 1984, and the statutes of the university.
  • The governor is the ex officio president of the Indian Red Cross Society, Goa Branch, and has the powers to appoint the chairman, hon. secretary, etc.
  • The governor is the president of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an advisory body, set up by the government of Goa. The council consisting of government authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the state.
  • The governor is the chairman of the Special Fund for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Ex-Servicemen and Widows.

    Lieutenant governors of Goa, Daman and Diu

Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a union territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.
#NamePortraitTook officeLeft office
1Kunhiraman Palat Candeth19 December 19616 June 1962
2Tumkur Sivasankar7 June 19621 September 1963
3M. R. Sachdev2 September 19638 December 1964
4Hari Sharma12 December 196423 February 1965
5K. R. Damle24 February 196517 April 1967
6Nakul Sen18 April 196715 November 1972
7S. K. Banerji16 November 197215 November 1977
8P. S. Gill16 November 197730 March 1981
9Jagmohan31 March 198129 August 1982
10Idris Hasan Latif30 August 198223 February 1983
11K. T. Satarawala24 February 19833 July 1984
12Idris Hasan Latif4 July 198423 September 1984
13Gopal Singh24 September 198429 May 1987

Governors of Goa (1987present)

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  • Died in office
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    Oath

“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully
execute the office of Governor of............. and will to
the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to
the service and well-being of the people of..……….”