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.
After independence in 1947, the chief commissioner, and later the lieutenant governor, has been appointed by the President of India. The current lieutenant governor is Dinesh Sharma. His official residence is in Lok Niwas, Port Blair.
Predecessor Superintendents of Port Blair (1858–1872)
#NameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Henry Stuart Man22 January 18581858First time2James Pattison Walker1858October 18593John Colpoys HaughtonOctober 185918624Robert Christopher TytlerApril 1862February 18645Barnett Ford186418686Henry Stuart Man18681871Second time7Frederick Lyon Playfair18711872
Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945)
#NameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Donald Martin Stewart187218752Charles Arthur Barwell187518783Thomas Cadell187818924Norman Mcleod Thomas Horsford189218945Richard Carnac Temple189419046William Rudolph Henry Merk190419067Herbert Arrott Browning190619138Montague William Douglas191319209Henry Cecil Beadon1920192310Michael Lloyd Ferrar1923193111John William Smith1931193512William Alexander Cosgrave1935193813Charles Francis Waterfall193823 March 194214Bucho23 March 19421943Japanese occupation15A. D. LoganathanDecember 1943August 1945Provisional Government of Azad Hind
Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)
#NameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Charles Francis Waterfall19451946Restored2Noel Kennedy Patterson194615 August 1947
Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (19461982)
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.
#Name ImageTook officeLeft 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
Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1982–present) Portrait Lieutenant Governor Took office Left office Duration Appointed by 1 12 Nov 1982 3 Dec 1985 Giani Zail Singh 2 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) 4 Dec 1985 Dec 1989 Approx. 4 years 3 Dec 1989 24 Feb 1990 Approx. 2 months Ramaswamy Venkataraman 4 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) 25 Feb 1990 Dec 1990 Approx. 9 months 5 Dec 1990 18 Mar 1993 Approx. 2 years, 3 months 6 19 Mar 1993 18 Mar 1996 Shankar Dayal Sharma 7 23 Dec 1996Union Territory Government listing 25 May 2001 8 26 May 2001 4 Jan 2004 K. R. Narayanan 9 5 Jan 2004 30 May 2006 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 10 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) 12 Feb 2006 29 Dec 2006 11 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) 29 Dec 2006 30 Jun 2013 12 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) 8 Jul 2013 17 Aug 2016President appoints Governors, President of India, 17 August 2016. Pranab Mukherjee 13 22 Aug 2016 7 Oct 2017 14 Adm. (Retd.) 8 Oct 2017 14 Sep 2026 Ram Nath Kovind 15 Dinesh Sharma 15 Sep 2026Press Communiqué, President of India, 5 September 2026.President Murmu appoints Dr. Dinesh Sharma as LG of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India TV News, 5 September 2026. Incumbent Droupadi Murmu
Oath "I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Lieutenant Governor (or discharge the functions of the Lieutenant Governor) of .............(name of the Union Territory) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ...........(name of the Union Territory)."
See also Andaman and Nicobar Islands Governors in India
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