| Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Status | Head of State |
| Residence |
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| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
| Website | https://governor.mp.gov.in |
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. There are 22 governors.
| # | Portrait | Name (born –died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya (1880–1959) | Andhra Pradesh | 1 November 1956 | 13 June 1957 [‡] | 224 days | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 |  | Hari Vinayak Pataskar (1892–1970) | Bombay State | 14 June 1957 | 10 February 1965 | 7 years, 241 days | |
| 3 |  | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) | Mysore State | 11 February 1965 | 2 February 1966 | 356 days | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| - | Justice P. V. Dixit Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 3 February 1966 | 9 February 1966 | 6 days | ||
| 4 | | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) | Mysore State | 10 February 1966 | 7 March 1971 | 5 years, 25 days | |
| 5 |  | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) | Bihar | 8 March 1971 | 13 October 1977 | 6 years, 219 days | V. V. Giri |
| 6 |  | N. N. Wanchoo ICS (Retd) (1910–1982) | Madhya Pradesh | 14 October 1977 | 16 August 1978 | 306 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 7 |  | C. M. Poonacha (1910–1990) | Karnataka | 17 August 1978 | 29 April 1980 [§] [α] | 1 year, 256 days | |
| 8 |  | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1918–1993) | Haryana | 30 April 1980 | 25 May 1981 | 1 year, 25 days | |
| – | Justice Guru Prasanna Singh (1922–2013) Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 26 May 1981 | 9 July 1981 | 44 days | ||
| 9 | | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1918–1993) | Haryana | 10 July 1981 | 20 September 1983 | 2 years, 72 days | |
| – | Justice Guru Prasanna Singh (1922–2013) Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 21 September 1983 | 7 October 1983 | 16 days | Zail Singh | |
| 10 | | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1918–1993) | Haryana | 8 October 1983 | 14 May 1984 | 219 days | |
| 11 |  | K. M. Chandy (1921–1998) | Kerala | 15 May 1984 | 30 November 1987 | 3 years, 199 days | |
| – | Justice Narayan Dutta Ojha (1926–?) Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 1 December 1987 | 29 December 1987 | 28 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| 12 | | K. M. Chandy (1921–1998) | Kerala | 30 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | 1 year, 90 days | |
| 13 | Sarla Grewal IAS (Retd) (1927–2002) | Punjab | 31 March 1989 | 5 February 1990 [‡] | 311 days | ||
| 14 |  | Kunwar Mahmud Ali Khan (1920–2001) | Uttar Pradesh | 6 February 1990 | 23 June 1993 [‡] | 3 years, 137 days | |
| 15 |  | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016) | Jammu and Kashmir | 24 June 1993 | 21 April 1998 | 4 years, 301 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 16 |  | Bhai Mahavir (1922–2016) | Punjab | 22 April 1998 | 7 May 2003 | 5 years, 15 days | K. R. Narayanan |
| 17 |  | Ram Prakash Gupta (1923–2004) | Uttar Pradesh | 7 May 2003 | 1 May 2004 [†] | 360 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| – |  | Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (Retd) PVSM AVSM (born 1939) Governor of Chhattisgarh (Additional Charge) | Uttar Pradesh | 2 May 2004 | 29 June 2004 | 58 days | |
| 18 |  | Balram Jakhar (1923–2016) | Punjab | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | |
| 19 |  | Rameshwar Thakur (1925–2015) | Jharkhand | 30 June 2009 | 8 September 2011 | 2 years, 70 days | Pratibha Patil |
| 16 |  | Ram Naresh Yadav (1928–2016) | Uttar Pradesh | 8 September 2011 | 8 September 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | |
| – |  | Om Prakash Kohli (1935–2023) Governor of Gujarat (Additional Charge) | Delhi | 8 September 2016 | 23 January 2018 | 1 year, 137 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 20 |  | Anandiben Patel (born 1941) | Gujarat | 23 January 2018 | 28 July 2019 [§] [β] | 1 year, 186 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 21 |  | Lalji Tandon (1935–2020) | Uttar Pradesh | 29 July 2019 | 21 July 2020 [†] | 358 days | |
| – | | Anandiben Patel (born 1941) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge) | Gujarat | 1 July 2020 | 8 July 2021 | 1 year, 7 days | |
| 22 |  | Mangubhai C. Patel (born 1944) | Gujarat | 8 July 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 232 days | |
“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) 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 ..………(name of the State).”
