List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Incumbent Devendra Kumar Joshi since 8 October 2017
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five Years
Inaugural holder	M L Kampani
Formation	12 November 1982; 39 years ago (1982-11-12)

This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and precursor offices of similar scope, from the start of British resettlement of the Andaman Islands in 1858, at which time it was subordinated to British India.

In 1947, India achieved independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, the chief commissioner and, later, the lieutenant governor, has been appointed by the President of India. The current Lieutenant Governor is Devendra Kumar Joshi. His official residence is in Raj Nivas, Port Blair.

Superintendents of Port Blair (1858–1872)[]

• , 22 January 1858 – 1858, first time
• James Pattison Walker, 1858–October 1859
• , October 1859 – 1862
• Robert Christopher Tytler, April 1862–February 1864
• , 1864–1868
• , 1868–1871, second time
• , 1871–1872

Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945)[]

• Donald Martin Stewart, 1872–1875
• , 1875–1878
• Thomas Cadell, 1878–1892
• , 1892–1894
• Richard Carnac Temple, 1894–1904
• William Rudolph Henry Merk, 1904–1906
• , 1906–1913
• Montague William Douglas, 1913–1920
• . 1920–1923
• Michael Lloyd Ferrar, 1923–1931
• , 1931–1935
• , 1935–1938
• , 1938–23 March 1942
• Bucho –1943, (Japanese occupation)
• A. D. Loganathan, December 1943–August 1945
• Alen Binu Thomas, September 1945-June 1975
• , 2 October 1975–August 1995, acting for Loganathan

Japanese Military Commanders of the occupied Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1942–1945)[]

• , 23 March 1942–June 1944
• , June 1944–6 October 1945

Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)[]

1. , 1945–1946, restored
2. , 1946–15 August 1947

Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1946–1982)[]

Following Indian independence, the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was the nominal head of the territory, appointed by the President of India.

• , February 1946 – 1949, subordinate to the Governor to 15 August 1947
• Ajoy Kumar Ghosh, 1949–1953
• , 1953–1956
• , 1956
• , 1956–1958
• , 1958–1961
• , 1961–1965
• , 1965–1966
• Mahabir Singh, 1966–1968
• , 1968–1972
• , 1972–1975
• , 1975–1979
• , 1979–1982

Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1982—)[]

1. M L Kampani ,12 November 1982 – 3 December 1985
2. Lt Gen Tirath Singh Oberoi (Retd), PVSM, VrC, 4 December 1985–December 1989
3. Romesh Bhandari, December 1989–24 February 1990
   1. Romesh Bhandari was appointed L G to A & N Islands but he was never sworn in as L G of these Island. T. S. Oberoi continued up to Feb. 24, 1990. Mr Gorakh Ram was Chief Secretary of these Islands at that time.
4. Ranjit Singh Dayal, 25 February 1990–December 1993
5. Surjit Singh Barnala, December 1990–18 March 1993
6. Vakkom Purushothaman, 19 March 1993 – 18 March 1996
7. Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 23 December 1996 – 25 May 2001^[1]
8. Nagendra Nath Jha, 26 May 2001 – 4 January 2004
9. Ramchandra "Ram" Kapse, 5 January 2004 – 30 May 2006
10. Madan Mohan Lakhera, 12 February 2006 – 29 December 2006, acting (for Kapse to 30 May 2006)
11. Bhopinder Singh, 29 December 2006—30 Jun 2013
12. A. K. Singh, 8 July 2013 – 17 August 2016
13. Jagdish Mukhi, 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
14. Devendra Kumar Joshi, 8 October 2017 - Incumbent

See also[]

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Governors in India

References[]

• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm
• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html