The Governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian State of kerala.The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years.The first governor of kerala is Burgula Ramakrishna Rao.
| No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 22 November 1956 | 1 July 1960 |
| 2 | V.V. Giri | 1 July 1960 | 2 April 1965 |
| 3 | Ajith Prasad Jain | 2 April 1965 | 6 February 1966 |
| 4 | Bhagwan Sahay | 6 February 1966 | 15 May 1967 |
| 5 | V.Viswanathan | 15 May 1967 | 1 April 1973 |
| 6 | N.N Wanchoo | 1 April 1973 | 10 October 1977 |
| 7 | Jothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 |
| 8 | P.Ramachandran | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 |
| 9 | Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| 10 | Swaroop Singh | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 |
| 11 | B.Rachaiah | 20 December 1990 | 9 November 1995 |
| 12 | P.Siv Shankar | 12 November 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| 13 | Khurshid Alam Khan | 5 May 1996 | 25 January 1997 |
| 14 | Sukhdev Singh Kang | 25 January 1997 | 18 April 2002 |
| 15 | Sikander Bakht | 18 April 2002 | 23 February 2004 |
| 16 | T.N.Chaturvedi(Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) | 25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| 17 | R.L.Bhatia | 23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| 18 | R.S. Gavai | 11 July 2008 | 7 September 2011 |
| 19 | M.O.H. Farook | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 |
| 20 | Hansraj Bhardwaj(Additional charge after the death of M.O.H.Farook) | 26 January 2012 | 22 March 2013 |
| 21 | Nikhil Kumar | 23 March 2013 | 5 March 2014 |
| 22 | Sheila Dikshit | 5 March 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| 23 | P.Sathasivam | August 30 2014 | Present |