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List of governors of Goa

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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
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in 1505 and the last Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva who left office in 1961. In total there have been 163 governors general.
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president of the Indian Red Cross Society, Goa Branch, and has the powers to appoint the chairman, hon. secretary, etc.
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The governor is the chairman of the Special Fund for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Ex-Servicemen and Widows.
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Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
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and exercises powers delegated under the Goa University Act, 1984, and the statutes of the university.
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Goa became a full-fledged state of India in 1987 and since then has had the following governors:
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Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
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of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.
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Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
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issues on the environment and ecology of the state.
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S. Sreedharan Pillai 1263:P. S. Sreedharan Pillai 177:P. S. Sreedharan Pillai 92:Raj Bhavan, Goa, Panaji 64:P. S. Sreedharan Pillai 133:; 37 years ago 68:since 7 July 2021 1673:Kambhampati Hari Babu 1235:Bhagat Singh Koshyari 1057:Shivinder Singh Sidhu 901:T. R. Satish Chandran 318:Maj Gen K. P. Candeth 27:Heads of state of Goa 685:Governors after 1987 320:(military governor) 253:Francisco de Almeida 220:The governor is the 183:Powers and functions 1715:Gulab Chand Kataria 1659:C. H. Vijayashankar 1644:(additional charge) 1626:C. P. Radhakrishnan 1584:Thawar Chand Gehlot 1238:(additional charge) 1160:(additional charge) 776:Bhanu Prakash Singh 1854:Official residence 1791:N. Indrasena Reddy 1612:Mangubhai C. 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Index

List of Governors of Goa

Emblem of Goa

P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Style
His Excellency
Residence
Raj Bhavan, Goa, Panaji
President of India
Term length
Gopal Singh
goa.gov.in
president of India
Goa
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Powers and functions of the governor
Goa University
List of governors of Portuguese India
Francisco de Almeida
Daman and Diu
union territory
Maj Gen K. P. Candeth


M. R. Sachdev

Hari Sharma

K. R. Damle

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