Governor of Punjab
Gen. S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM was the 32nd Governor of Punjab. He was appointed Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh on 8 November 2004 and he was sworn in to the office on 16 November 2004.
He was succeeded by Shivraj Patil on 22 January 2010.
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