(Governor during Interim Period)
Gen. S.M. Srinagesh (Retd.) : 13.01.1961 – 06.08.1962
List of Governors of Nagaland post statehood:
- Governor of Nagaland who served the longest: Mr. L.P. Singh , 2881 days
- Governor of Nagaland who served the shortest: Mr. K.K. Paul, 16 days
| S.No | Name | From | To | Duration (in Days) |
| 1 | Mr. Vishnu Sahay | 01/12/1963 | 16/04/1968 | 1598 days |
| 2 | Mr. B.K. Nehru | 17/04/1968 | 18/09/1973 | 1980 days |
| 3 | Mr. L.P. Singh | 19/09/1973 | 09/08/1981 | 2881 days |
| 4 | Mr. S.M.H. Burney | 10/08/1981 | 12/06/1984 | 1037 days |
| 5 | Gen. (Retd) K.V. Krishna Rao | 13/06/1984 | 19/07/1989 | 1862 days |
| 6 | Dr. Gopal Singh | 20/07/1989 | 03/05/1990 | 287 days |
| 7 | Dr. M.M. Thomas | 09/05/1990 | 12/04/1992 | 704 days |
| 8 | Mr. Loknath Mishra | 13/04/1992 | 01/10/1993 | 536 days |
| 9 | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V. K. Nayyar | 02/10/1993 | 04/08/1994 | 306 days |
| 10 | Mr. O.N. Shrivastava | 05/08/1994 | 11/11/1996 | 829 days |
| 11 | Mr. Om Prakash Sharma | 12/11/1996 | 27/01/2002 | 1902 days |
| 12 | Mr. Shyamal Data | 28/01/2002 | 02/02/2007 | 1831 days |
| 13 | Mr. Sankaranarayanan | 03/02/2007 | 27/07/2009 | 905 days |
| 14 | Mr. Gurbachan Jagat | 28/07/2009 | 14/10/2009 | 78 days |
| 15 | Mr. Nikhil Kumar | 15/10/2009 | 20/03/2013 | 1252 days |
| 16 | Dr. Ashwani Kumar | 21/03/2013 | 01/07/2014 | 467 days |
| 17 | Mr. K.K. Paul | 02/07/2014 | 18/07/2014 | 16 days |
| 18 | Mr. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (P.B. Acharya) | 19/07/2014 | 31/07/2019 | 1839 days |
| 18 | Ravindra Narayana Ravi (R. N. Ravi) | 01/08/2019 | 16/09/2021 | 777 days |
| 18 | Prof Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge by Gov. of Assam) | 17/09/2021 | 03/02/2023 | 504 days |
| 19 | La. Ganesan | 15/02/2023 | Incumbent |