The Governor of Madhesh Province is appointed by the President of Nepal and recommended by Federal cabinet for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The role of governor is largely ceremonial as the functioning of the goverment is managed entirely by the chief minister and minister. The governor appoint minister and chief minister based on the Article and Clues of Constitution.^[1]

Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that:

1. being qualified for being a member of the Federal Parliament,
2. having completed the age of thirty five years, and
3. not being disqualified by any law.

No.	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Tenure
1	Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha[2]		19 January 2019	3 November 2019	288 days
2	Tilak Pariyar[3]		5 November 2019	19 February 2021	1 year, 106 days
3	Rajesh Jha[4]		19 February 2021	17 August 2021	179 days
4	Hari Shankar Mishra[5]		17 August 2021	incumbent	3 years, 108 days

1. ↑ "Nepal Law Commission – NLC". Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
2. ↑ Republica. "Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in". My Republica. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
3. ↑ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
4. ↑ "President removes Tilak Pariyar as Province 2 governor, appoints Rajesh Jha". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
5. ↑ Republica. "Hari Shankar Mishra appointed as Province 2 Chief". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-07-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

• President of Nepal
• Prime Minister of Nepal