List of Governors of Tamil Nadu

Madras Presidency and Madras State
#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Sir Archibald Edward Nye	6 May 1946	7 September 1948
2	Maharaja Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji	7 September 1948	12 March 1952
3	Sri Prakasa	12 March 1952	10 December 1956
4	A. J. John, Anaparambil	10 December 1956	30 September 1957
5	Dr. Pakala Venkata Rajamannar (acting)	1 October 1957	24 January 1958
6	Bhishnuram Medhi	24 January 1958	4 May 1964
7	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur	4 May 1964	24 November 1964
8	P. Chandra Reddy (acting)	24 November 1964	7 December 1965
9	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur	7 December 1965	28 June 1966
10	Sardar Ujjal Singh (acting till 16 June 1967)	28 June 1966	14 January 1969
#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
Tamil Nadu
#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Sardar Ujjal Singh	14 January 1969	27 May 1971
2	Kodardas Kalidas Shah	27 May 1971	16 June 1976
3	Mohan Lal Sukhadia	16 June 1976	8 April 1977
4	Justice P. Govindan Nair (acting)	9 April 1977	27 April 1977
5	Prabhudas B. Patwari	27 April 1977	27 October 1980
6	Justice M. M. Ismail (acting)	27 October 1980	4 November 1980
7	Sadiq Ali	4 November 1980	3 September 1982
8	Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS (Retired)	3 September 1982	17 February 1988
9	P. C. Alexander, IAS (Retired)	17 February 1988	24 May 1990
10	Sardar Surjit Singh Barnala	24 May 1990	15 February 1991
11	Bhishma Narain Singh	15 February 1991	31 May 1993
12	Marri Chenna Reddy	31 May 1993	2 December 1996
13	Krishan Kant (additional charge)	2 December 1996	25 January 1997
14	Justice M. Fathima Beevi	25 January 1997	3 July 2001
15	Dr. C. Rangarajan (additional charge)	3 July 2001	18 January 2002
16	P. S. Ramamohan Rao, IPS (Retired)	18 January 2002	3 November 2004
17	Sardar Surjit Singh Barnala	3 November 2004	31 August 2011
18	Konijeti Rosaiah	31 August 2011	Incumbent
#	Name	Took Office	Left Office