K. Sankaranarayanan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

K. Sankaranarayanan

former Governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1932

Place of Birth: Kerala, India

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (born 15 October 1932) is the ex-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. 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 till the Indian government appointed B V Wanchoo to the post on 4 May 2012.