K. Sankaranarayanan

Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (15 October 1932 – 24 April 2022) was the governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra. He had also served as the governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand. Prior to his appointment as governor, he had served as a minister in several Congress led governments of Kerala headed by Chief Ministers A K Antony and K. Karunakaran. On 24 August 2014, he was transferred by the NDA government to Mizoram.

Not to be confused with K R Narayanan.

His Excellency
K Sankaranarayanan
Sankaranarayanan in 2013
20th Governor of Maharashtra
In office
22 January 2010 – 24 August 2014
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
Preceded byS C Jamir
Succeeded byOm Prakash Kohli (additional charge)
5th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
26 July 2009 – 21 January 2010
Chief MinisterShibu Soren
Preceded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Succeeded byM. O. H. Farook
13th Governor of Nagaland
In office
3 February 2007 – 28 July 2009
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byShyamal Datta
Succeeded byGurbachan Jagat
Governor of Assam
(Additional Charge)
In office
26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded byShiv Charan Mathur
Succeeded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
(Additional Charge)
In office
4 September 2007 – 26 January 2008
Chief MinisterDorjee Khandu
Preceded byS. K. Singh
Succeeded byJoginder Jaswant Singh
In office
7 April 2007 – 14 April 2007
Chief MinisterGegong Apang
Dorjee Khandu
Preceded byM. M. Jacob
Succeeded byS. K. Singh
Personal details
Born(1932-10-15)15 October 1932
Palakkad, British India
Died24 April 2022(2022-04-24) (aged 89)
Sekharipuram, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseProf K Radha
Children1 daughter
In this Malayali name, the person is referred to by their given name, Sankaranarayanan, and not by their surname, Kateekal.

Sankaranarayanan was also asked to assume the additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during the absence on leave of S K Singh. The swear-in ceremony was held on 7 April 2007. When Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 19 August 2007, Sankaranarayanan was also appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, and he was sworn in on 4 September 2007. He remained in that post until January 2008, when Joginder Jaswant Singh became governor of Arunachal Pradesh. On 22 January 2010, he was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra. On 27 August 2011 he was given additional charge of Goa until the Indian government appointed B V Wanchoo to the post on 4 May 2012.

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