Former governors and leaders in Arunachal Pradesh played an important role in taking through the state to its present position of political eminence. Arunachal Pradesh is located at the very end of the Indian border, so it was important for the former governors and leaders in Arunachal Pradesh to take the state safely and steadily through the share of problems and challenges commonly faced by a border state. Late Daying Ering is one of the earliest great leaders from Arunachal Pradesh. He was a Union Deputy minister, attaining the post in 1967. Before that he was the first parliament secretary in 1962. A train of Arunachal Pradesh leaders and governors followed in his footsteps to take the state towards eminence.

Chief ministers of the state

Former governors and leaders of Arunachal Pradesh feature the former chief ministers who have taken the state through great heights of success over the years. Provided below is a list of the former chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh in chronological order:

PK Thungon
Late Tomo Riba
Gegong Apang
Mukut Mithi
Dorjee Khandu

Former Governors of Arunachal Pradesh

Former governors of Arunachal Pradesh played very important roles in the betterment of the state. They were taken from the best of the Indian bureaucracy and it goes without saying, that they were immensely successful in playing their roles to perfection. A list of the former governors of Arunachal Pradesh is provided below in order of chronology. It includes both governors of state and acting governors of Arunachal Pradesh:

K.A.A Raja
R.N. Haldipur
H.S. Dubey
T.V. Rajeshwar
Siva Swarup
Bhisma Narain Singh
R.D. Pradhan
D.D. Thakur
Loknath Misra
S.N. Dwevedi
Madhukar Dighe
Mata Prasad
M. Jacob
lt. Gen. (Retd.) S.K. Sinha
Arvind Dave
C. Pandey
S.K. Singh

Last Updated on 03 January 2011