The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Gujarat. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. Nawal Kishore Sharma is the current governor (assumed charge of office on July 24, 2004).

Powers and functions

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.

See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

List of all previous governors of Gujarat

See also

• Gujarat
• Governors of India

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories

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v â€¢ d â€¢ e State of Gujarat
Capital	Gandhinagar
Major cities	Ahmedabad Â· Surat Â· Vadodara Â· Rajkot Â· Jamnagar Â· Bhavnagar Â· Junagadh
Districts	Ahmedabad Â· Amreli Â· Anand Â· Banaskantha Â· Bharuch Â· Bhavnagar Â· Dahod Â· Dang Â· Gandhinagar Â· Jamnagar Â· Junagadh Â· Kheda Â· Kachchh Â· Mehsana Â· Narmada Â· Navsari Â· Panchmahal Â· Patan Â· Porbandar Â· Rajkot Â· Sabarkantha Â· Surat Â· Surendranagar Â· Vadodara Â· Valsad
Topics	Politics Â· Governors Â· Chief Ministers Â· History Â· Notable people Â· Cities and Towns Â· Education institutes Â· National parks & Sanctuaries

References

External links

• http://www.gujaratindia.com/government/govt1.htm

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