# List of governors of Madhya Pradesh

The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India.
Below is a list of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar and the precursor offices associated with that title:

## Chief commissioners of Nagpur Province and Saugor Nerbudda territories

* 1861–1862: Edward King Elliot

## Chief commissioners of the Central Provinces

* 1862–1864: Edward King Elliot
* 1864–1867: Sir Richard Temple, Bt.
* 1867–1883: Sir John Henry Morris
* 1883–1884: William Brittain Jones
* 1884–1885: Sir Charles Haukes Todd
* 1885–1887: Dennis Fitzpatrick
* 1887–1889: Alexander Mackenzie
* 1889–1893: Sir Antony Patrick Macdonnell
* 1893–1895: Sir John Woodburn
* 1895–1898: Sir Charles James Lyall
* 1898–1899: Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson
* 1899–1902: Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser
* 1902–1904: John Prescott Hewett
* 1904–1905: Frederic Styles Philpin Lely
* 1905–1906: John Ontario Miller
* 1907–1912: Reginald Henry Craddock
* 1912–1920: Sir Benjamin Robertson
* 1920: Sir Frank George Sly

## Governors of the Central Provinces

* 1920–1925: Sir Frank George Sly
* 1925–1932: Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler
* 1932–1936: Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan

## Governors of the Central Provinces and Berar

* 1936–1938: Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan (Edpuganti Raghavendra Rao from 15.05.1936 to 11.09.1936 Acting governor in place of Gowan)
* 11.09.1936–03.03.1938: Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan
* 03.03.1938–27.05.1938: Sir Hugh Bomford (acting)
* 01.06.1938–01.07.1940: Sir Francis Verner Wylie
* 17.09.1940–16.09.1946: Sir Henry Joseph Twynam
* 16.09.1946–15.08.1947: Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne

## Governors of Madhya Pradesh

Key :
| † | indicates that this was an additional charge |
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | Home State | Appointed by |
| 1. | Pattabhi Sitaramayya | 1 November 1956 | 13 June 1957 | 224 days | Andhra Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2. | Hari Vinayak Pataskar | 14 June 1957 | 10 February 1965 | 7 years, 241 days | Maharashtra | Rajendra Prasad |
| 3. | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 11 February 1965 | 2 February 1966 | 356 days | Karnataka | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| — | P. V. Dixit$^†$ | 3 February 1966 | 9 February 1966 | 6 days | Not Known | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| (3). | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 10 February 1966 | 7 March 1971 | 5 years, 25 days | Karnataka | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 4. | Satya Narayan Sinha | 8 March 1971 | 13 October 1977 | 6 years, 219 days | Bihar | V. V. Giri |
| 5. | N. N. Wanchu | 14 October 1977 | 16 August 1978 | 306 days | Madhya Pradesh | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| 6. | C. M. Poonacha | 17 August 1978 | 29 April 1980 | 1 year, 256 days | Karnataka | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| 7. | B. D. Sharma | 30 April 1980 | 25 May 1981 | 1 year, 25 days | Haryana | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| — | G. P. Singh$^†$ | 26 May 1981 | 9 July 1981 | 44 days | Not Known | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| (7). | B. D. Sharma | 10 July 1981 | 20 September 1983 | 2 years, 72 days | Haryana | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| — | G. P. Singh$^†$ | 21 September 1983 | 7 October 1983 | 47 days | Not Known | Zail Singh |
| (7). | B. D. Sharma | 8 October 1983 | 14 May 1984 | 219 days | Haryana | Zail Singh |
| 8. | K. M. Chandy | 15 May 1984 | 30 November 1987 | 3 years, 199 days | Kerala | Zail Singh |
| — | Justice Narayan Dutta Ojha$^†$ | 1 December 1987 | 29 December 1987 | 28 days | Not Known | R. Venkataraman |
| (8). | K. M. Chandy | 30 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | 1 year, 90 days | Kerala | R. Venkataraman |
| 9. | Sarla Grewal | 31 March 1989 | 5 February 1990 | 311 days | Punjab | R. Venkataraman |
| 10. | M. A. Khan | 6 February 1990 | 23 June 1993 | 3 years, 137 days | Uttar Pradesh | R. Venkataraman |
| 11. | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 24 June 1993 | 21 April 1998 | 4 years, 301 days | Jammu and Kashmir | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 12. | Bhai Mahavir | 22 April 1998 | 6 May 2003 | 5 years, 14 days | Punjab | K. R. Narayan |
| 13. | Ram Prakash Gupta | 7 May 2003 | 1 May 2004 | 360 days | Uttar Pradesh | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| — | Krishna Mohan Seth$^†$ | 2 May 2004 | 29 June 2004 | 58 days | Uttar Pradesh | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 14. | Balram Jakhar | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | Punjab | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 15. | Rameshwar Thakur | 30 June 2009 | 8 September 2011 | 2 years, 70 days | Jharkhand | Pratibha Patil |
| 16. | Ram Naresh Yadav | 8 September 2011 | 8 September 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Uttar Pradesh | Pratibha Patil |
| — | Om Prakash Kohli$^†$ | 8 September 2016 | 23 January 2018 | 1 year, 168 days | Delhi | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 17. | Anandiben Patel | 23 January 2018 | 29 July 2019 | 1 year, 187 days | Gujarat | Ramnath Kovind |
| 18. | Lalji Tandon | 29 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 | 338 days | Uttar Pradesh | Ramnath Kovind |
| — | Anandiben Patel$^†$ | 1 July 2020 | 8 July 2021 | 1 year, 7 days | Gujarat | Ramnath Kovind |
| 19 | Mangubhai C. Patel | 8 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 254 days | Gujarat | Ramnath Kovind |