List of lieutenant governors of Delhi

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The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.[1] The post was first created in September 1966.

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Incumbent
Anil Baijal

since 31 December 2016
StyleThe Honourable
ResidenceRaj Niwas, Delhi
AppointerPresident of India
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderAditya Nath Jha
Formation7 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-07)
Websitedelhi.gov.in

The current Lieutenant Governor is Anil Baijal, a former Union Home Secretary. His official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.[2]

List

#NameTook officeLeft office
1Aditya Nath Jha, ICS7 November 196619 January 1972
2M.C. Pimputkar, ICS19 January 197223 April 1972
3Baleshwar Prasad, IAS24 April 19723 October 1974
4Krishan Chand, ICS3 October 197430 March 1978
5Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS30 March 197817 February 1980
6Jagmohan, IAS17 February 198030 March 1981
7Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS30 March 19812 September 1982
8Jagmohan, IAS2 September 198225 April 1984
9P. G. Gavai, IAS25 April 1984Nov 1984
10Mohan M.K. Wali, IASNov 1984Nov 1985
11Harkishan Lal Kapoor, PVSM, AVSMNov 1985Aug 1988
12Romesh Bhandari, IASAug 1988Dec 1989
13Arjan Singh, DFCDec 1989Dec 1990
14Markandey Singh, IPSDec 19904 May 1992
15Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS4 May 19924 January 1997
16Tejendra Khanna,IAS4 January 199720 April 1998
17Vijai Kapoor, IAS20 April 19989 June 2004
18Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS9 June 20049 April 2007
19Tejendra Khanna, IAS9 April 20079 July 2013
20Najeeb Jung, IAS9 July 201322 December 2016
21Anil Baijal, IAS31 December 2016Incumbent

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