List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh
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The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current governor is Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa.
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Powers and functions
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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.
List of Chief Commissioners of Arunachal Pradesh
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja | 20 January 1972 | 1973 |
| 2 | Manohar L. Kampani | 1974 | 1975 |
List of Lieutenant Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | K. A. A. Raja | 15 August 1975 | 18 January 1979 |
| 2 | R. N. Haldipur | 18 January 1979 | 23 July 1981 |
| 3 | H. S. Dubey | 23 July 1981 | 10 August 1983 |
| 4 | Thanjavelu Rajeshwar | 10 August 1983 | 21 November 1985 |
| 5 | Shiva Swaroop | 21 November 1985 | 20 February 1987 |
List of Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Bhisma Narain Singh | 20 February 1987 | 18 March 1987 |
| 2 | R.D. Pradhan | 19 March 1987 | 16 March 1990 |
| 3 | Gopal Singh | 17 March 1990 | 8 May 1990 |
| 4 | Devi Das Thakur | 9 May 1990 | 16 March 1991 |
| 5 | Loknath Mishra | 17 March 1991 | 25 March 1991 |
| 6 | Surendranath Dwivedy | 26 March 1991 | 4 July 1993 |
| 7 | Madhukar Dighe | 5 July 1993 | 20 October 1993 |
| 8 | Mata Prasad | 21 October 1993 | 16 May 1999 |
| 9 | S.K. Sinha | 17 May 1999 | 1 August 1999 |
| 10 | Arvind Dave | 2 August 1999 | 12 June 2003 |
| 11 | V. C. Pande | 13 June 2003 | 15 December. 2004 |
| 12 | Shilendra Kumar Singh | 16 December 2004 | 3 September 2007 |
| 13 | K. Sankaranarayanan | 4 September 2007 | 26 January 2008 |
| 14 | Joginder Jaswant Singh | 27 January 2008 | 28 May 2013 |
| 15 | Nirbhay Sharma | 29 May 2013 | 12 May 2015 |
| 16 | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa | 12 May 2015 | Incumbent |
