List of lieutenant governors of Delhi Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
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Incumbent Vinai Kumar Saxena since 26 May 2022
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Raj Niwas, Delhi
Seat	Raj Niwas Marg, Ludlow Castle, Civil Lines, New Delhi
Appointer	President of India
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS
Formation	7 November 1966; 58 years ago (1966-11-07)

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The post was first established in September 1966, when The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. Thus the former Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup functioned until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role.

The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Parliament of India and was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The bill states that the Government referred to in any law to be made by the Legislative Assembly shall mean the Lieutenant Governor.

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, a former Union Home Secretary has resigned & sent his resignation letter to President of India on 18 May 2022. His official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.

Chief Commissioners

Delhi was earlier head by a Chief Commissioner who was an ICS officer.

#	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Shankar Prasada, PPA	1948	1954
2	Anand Dattahaya Pandit, ICS	1954	1959
3	Bhagwan Sahay, ICS	1959	1963
4	Venkata Vishwanathan, ICS	1964	7 September 1966
5	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS	7 September 1966	1 November 1966

Lieutenant governors

In 1966 the Delhi Administration Act was passed which set up a Delhi Metropolitan Council with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. So far there have been 21 holders of this post, including 12 IAS officers, 4 ICS officers, 2 IPS officers, 2 senior IAF officers and 1 IFS officer backgrounds who held this post. Appointees were generally retired with the exception of Najeeb Jung who resigned from the service.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi
#	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS	7 November 1966	19 January 1972
2	M.C. Pimputkar, ICS	19 January 1972	23 April 1972
3	Baleshwar Prasad, IAS	24 April 1972	3 October 1974
4	Krishan Chand, ICS	3 October 1974	30 March 1978
5	Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS	30 March 1978	17 February 1980
6	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	17 February 1980	30 March 1981
7	Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS	30 March 1981	2 September 1982
8	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	2 September 1982	25 April 1984
9	P. G. Gavai, IAS	25 April 1984	Nov 1984
10	Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS	Nov 1984	Nov 1985
11	AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM	Nov 1985	Aug 1988
12	Romesh Bhandari, IFS	Aug 1988	Dec 1989
13	ACM Arjan Singh, DFC	Dec 1989	Dec 1990
14	Markandey Singh, IPS	Dec 1990	4 May 1992
15	Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS	4 May 1992	4 January 1997
16	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	4 January 1997	20 April 1998
17	Vijai Kapoor, IAS	20 April 1998	9 June 2004
18	Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS	9 June 2004	9 April 2007
19	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	9 April 2007	9 July 2013
20	Najeeb Jung, IAS	9 July 2013	22 December 2016
21	Anil Baijal, IAS	31 December 2016	18 May 2022
22	Vinai Kumar Saxena	26 May 2022	Incumbent

List of lieutenant governors of Delhi facts for kids

Chief Commissioners

Lieutenant governors

See also