President Murmu appoints DR CV Bose as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal

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The President of India Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr CV Ananda Bose as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on 17 November 2022. The post fell vacant after the previous governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India. 

The Governor of Manipur La Ganesan Iyer was given the additional charge of West Bengal on 18 July 2022 by the President.

 About Dr CV Ananda Bose

Dr CV Ananda Bose is a retired IAS officer. He served as the Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala and has held the rank of secretary to the government of India, been a Vice chancellor.  He is currently the Chairman of the Habitat Alliance, in consultative status with the UN. 

A prolific writer and columnist, Dr. Bose has published 32 books in English, Malayalam and Hindi including novels, short stories, poems and essays. 

 State Governor 

Article 153 of the constitution provides for a Governor for each state. However a person can be appointed as Governor for two or more States.

Appointment of the Governor 

The President of India appoints the Governor (article 155) of a state .

Qualification to be a Governor 

• A person to be eligible for appointment as Governor should be citizen of India 
•  has completed the age of 35 years 
• He shall not be a member of the Legislature or Parliament;
•  Shall not hold any office of profit.

Term of the Governor 

The constitution also says that the term of the governor shall be of five years but the constitution also says that the Governor holds office at the pleasure of the President. It means that he /she can be dismissed from office whenever the President wants so.

The Governor is the head of the state executive and his role is similar to the President of India. The governor exercises his power on the aid and advice of the State Cabinet headed by the Chief Minister.

Chief Minister of West Bengal : Mamata Banerjee