# List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the representative of the Government of India in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the head of the union territory.
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)

* Henry Stuart Man, 22 January 1858 – 1858, first time
* James Pattison Walker, 1858 – October 1859
* John Colpoys Haughton, October 1859 – 1862
* Robert Christopher Tytler, April 1862 – February 1864
* Barnett Ford, 1864–1868
* Henry Stuart Man, 1868–1871, second time
* Frederick Lyon Playfair, 1871–1872

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

* Donald Martin Stewart, 1872–1875
* Charles Arthur Barwell, 1875–1878
* Thomas Cadell, 1878–1892
* Norman Mcleod Thomas Horsford, 1892–1894
* Richard Carnac Temple, 1894–1904
* William Rudolph Henry Merk, 1904–1906
* Herbert Arrott Browning, 1906–1913
* Montague William Douglas, 1913–1920
* Henry Cecil Beadon. 1920–1923
* Michael Lloyd Ferrar, 1923–1931
* John William Smith, 1931–1935
* William Alexander Cosgrave, 1935–1938
* Charles Francis Waterfall, 1938 – 23 March 1942
* Bucho 23 March 1942 – 1943, (Japanese occupation)
* A. D. Loganathan, December 1943 – August 1945 (Provisional Government of Azad Hind)

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

* Charles Francis Waterfall, 1945–1946, restored
* Noel Kennedy Patterson, 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.
* Inamul Majid, February 1946 – 1949, subordinate to the Governor to 15 August 1947
* Ajoy Kumar Ghosh, 1949–1953
* Sankar Nath Maitra, 1953–1956
* C. Ramachandran, 1956
* T. G. N. Ayyar, 1956–1958
* M. V. Rajawade, 1958–1961
* B. N. Maheshwari, 1961–1965
* B. L. Chak, 1965–1966
* Mahabir Singh, 1966–1968
* H. S. Butalia, 1968–1972
* Harmander Singh, 1972–1975
* Surendra Mohan Krishnatry, 1975–1979
* S. L. Sharma, 1979–1982

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

* M L Kampani ,12 November 1982 – 3 December 1985
* Lt Gen Tirath Singh Oberoi (Retd), 4 December 1985 – December 1989
* Romesh Bhandari, December 1989 – 24 February 1990 (Romesh Bhandari was appointed but he was never sworn in. T. S. Oberoi continued up to 24 February 1990.)
* Ranjit Singh Dayal, 25 February 1990 – December 1993
* Surjit Singh Barnala, 14 December 1990 – 18 March 1993
* Vakkom Purushothaman, 19 March 1993 – 18 March 1996
* Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 23 December 1996 – 25 May 2001
* Nagendra Nath Jha, 26 May 2001 – 4 January 2004
* Ramchandra Kapse, 5 January 2004 – 30 May 2006
* Madan Mohan Lakhera, 12 February 2006 – 29 December 2006 (acting for Kapse to 30 May 2006)
* Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd), 29 December 2006 – 30 Jun 2013
* Lt Gen A. K. Singh (Retd), 8 July 2013 – 17 August 2016
* Jagdish Mukhi, 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
* Adm Devendra Kumar Joshi (Retd), 8 October 2017 – Incumbent