Lieutenant Governor of theAndaman 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	Manohar Lal Kampani
Formation	12 November 1982; 43 years ago (1982-11-12)

TheLieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the representative of theGovernment of India in theAndaman 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 thePresident of India. The current Lieutenant Governor isDevendra Kumar Joshi. His official residence is in Raj Nivas,Port Blair.^[1][2]

• 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

• 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 ofAzad Hind)

1. Charles Francis Waterfall, 1945–1946,restored
2. Noel Kennedy Patterson, 1946 – 15 August 1947

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

#	Name	Image	Took office	Left office
1	Inamul Majid		1946	1949
2	Ajoy Kumar Ghosh		1949	1953
3	Sankar Nath Maitra		1953	1956
4	C. Ramachandran		1956	1956
5	T. G. N. Ayyar		1956	1958
6	M. V. Rajawade		1958	1961
7	B. N. Maheshwari		1961	1965
8	B. L. Chak		1965	1966
9	Mahabir Singh		1966	1968
10	H. S. Butalia		1968	1972
11	Harmander Singh		1972	1975
12	Surendra Mohan Krishnatry		1975	1979
13	S. L. Sharma		1979	1982

1. Manohar Lal Kampani ,12 November 1982 – 3 December 1985
2. Lt GenTirath Singh Oberoi(Retd), 4 December 1985 – December 1989
3. 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.)
4. Lt GenRanjit Singh Dayal, 25 February 1990 – December 1993
5. Surjit Singh Barnala, 14 December 1990 – 18 March 1993
6. Vakkom Purushothaman, 19 March 1993 – 18 March 1996
7. Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 23 December 1996 – 25 May 2001^[3]
8. Nagendra Nath Jha, 26 May 2001 – 4 January 2004
9. Ramchandra Kapse, 5 January 2004 – 30 May 2006
10. Lt GenMadan Mohan Lakhera, 12 February 2006 – 29 December 2006 (acting for Kapse to 30 May 2006)
11. Lt GenBhopinder Singh(Retd), 29 December 2006 – 30 Jun 2013
12. Lt GenA. K. Singh(Retd), 8 July 2013 – 17 August 2016
13. Jagdish Mukhi, 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
14. AdmDevendra Kumar Joshi(Retd), 8 October 2017 –Incumbent

“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfullyexecute the office of Lieutenant Governor (or discharge the functionsof the Lieutenant Governor) of .............(name of the Union Territory) and will tothe best of my ability preserve, protect and defend theConstitution and the law and that I will devote myself tothe service and well-being of the people of ..………(nameof the Union Territory).”

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