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
Precursor	Chief Commissioners of Delhi
Inaugural holder	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS
Formation	7 November 1966; 58 years ago (1966-11-07)

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is like the main representative or head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. This important job started in September 1966. It was created after a law called The Delhi Administration Act, 1966, was passed.

Before this, Delhi had a different kind of government. The old Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council. This council had 56 elected members and 5 members chosen by others. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi was in charge of this council. However, this council could not make laws. It only gave advice on how to run Delhi. This system continued until 1990, when the Assembly was brought back. The Lieutenant Governor kept their important role.

A new law, The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was passed in 2021. This law states that whenever the word "Government" is used in laws made by the Delhi Assembly, it means the Lieutenant Governor.

The person currently serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is Vinai Kumar Saxena. The official home for the Lieutenant Governor is called Raj Niwas. It is located in Civil Lines, Delhi.

Who are the Lieutenant Governors?

In 1966, the Delhi Administration Act was passed. This law created the job of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor became the head of the Delhi Metropolitan Council.

So far, 21 different people have held this position. These people usually come from different government services. For example, many have been officers from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Some have also been from the Indian Civil Service (ICS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Air Force (IAF), and Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Most people who get this job are retired from their previous service.

You can find a list of past Lieutenant Governors of Delhi here.

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS	7 November 1966	19 January 1972	5 years, 73 days
2	M.C. Pimputkar, ICS	19 January 1972	23 April 1972	95 days
3	Baleshwar Prasad, IAS	24 April 1972	3 October 1974	2 years, 162 days
4	Krishan Chand, ICS	3 October 1974	30 March 1978	3 years, 178 days
5	Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS	30 March 1978	17 February 1980	1 year, 324 days
6	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	17 February 1980	30 March 1981	1 year, 41 days
7	Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS	30 March 1981	2 September 1982	1 year, 156 days
(6)	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	2 September 1982	25 April 1984	1 year, 236 days
8	P. G. Gavai, IAS	25 April 1984	Nov 1984
9	Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS	Nov 1984	Nov 1985
10	AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM	Nov 1985	Aug 1988
11	Romesh Bhandari, IFS	Aug 1988	Dec 1989
12	ACM Arjan Singh, DFC	Dec 1989	Dec 1990
13	Markandey Singh, IPS	Dec 1990	4 May 1992
14	Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS	4 May 1992	4 January 1997	4 years, 245 days
15	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	4 January 1997	20 April 1998	1 year, 106 days
16	Vijai Kapoor, IAS	20 April 1998	9 June 2004	6 years, 50 days
17	Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS	9 June 2004	9 April 2007	2 years, 304 days
(15)	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	9 April 2007	9 July 2013	6 years, 91 days
18	Najeeb Jung, IAS	9 July 2013	22 December 2016	3 years, 166 days
19	Anil Baijal, IAS	31 December 2016	18 May 2022	5 years, 138 days
20	Vinai Kumar Saxena	26 May 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 37 days