V. Shanmuganathan

V Shanmuganathan (born 21 November 1949) was the Governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya, in office from 2015 to 26 January 2017. A veteran from Tamil Nadu, he also held an additional charge as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh from September 2016 till his resignation on 26 January 2017.^[1]

V Shanmuganathan
15th Governor of Meghalaya
In office 20 May 2015 – 27 January 2017
Chief Minister	Mukul Sangma
Preceded by	Keshari Nath Tripathi
Succeeded by	Banwarilal Purohit
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge)[1]
In office 14 September 2016 – 27 January 2017 [2]
Chief Minister	Pema Khandu
Preceded by	Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
Succeeded by	Padmanabha Acharya
17th Governor of Manipur
In office 30 September 2015 – 21 August 2016
Chief Minister	Okram Ibobi Singh
Preceded by	Syed Ahmed
Succeeded by	Najma Heptulla
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-21) 21 November 1949 (age 75) Thanjavur, Madras State, India
Residence(s)	New Delhi; Tamil Nadu
Alma mater	University of Madras

Early life and career

A post-graduate and an MPhil in Political Science, V Shanmuganathan received the Madras University's prestigious Gold Medal from its well-known Vice Chancellor T P Meenakshi Sundarnar in 1970. Born on 21 November 1949, he hails from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

Governorships

Shanmuganathan succeeded Keshari Nath Tripathi as Governor of Meghalaya on 12 May 2015.^[3] On 30 September 2015 he was additionally sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur after the death in office of Syed Ahmed.^[4]