List of Lieutenant Governors of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Incumbent
Devendra Kumar Joshi
since 8 October 2017
Style The Honourable
Appointer President of India
Term length Five Years
Inaugural holder Manohar L. Kampani
Formation 15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)

This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and precursor offices of similar scope, from the start of British resettlement of the Andaman Islands in 1858, at which time it was subordinated to British India.

In 1947, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands achieved independence from the United Kingdom along with the rest of India. 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
  • Alen Binu Thomas,September 1945-June 1975
    • Mansoor Ali Alvi, 2 October 1975–August 1995, acting for Loganathan

Japanese Military Commanders of the occupied Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1942–1945)

  • Shigeru Ishikawa, 23 March 1942–June 1944
  • Teizo Hara, June 1944–6 October 1945

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—)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Union Territory Government listing
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