List of lieutenant governors of Delhi

{{Infobox official post

| post = Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

| image = Vinai Kumar Saxena, who is serving as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, photographed on June 24, 2022.jpg

| imagesize =

| incumbent = Vinai Kumar Saxena

| incumbentsince = 26 May 2022

| style = The Honourable

| residence = Raj Niwas, Delhi

| appointer = President of India

| seat = Raj Niwas Marg, Ludlow Castle, Civil Lines, New Delhi

| termlength = 5 years

| inaugural = Aditya Nath Jha, ICS

| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1966|11|07}}

| website = {{url|http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_lg/Office/LG/Home|delhi.gov.in}}

| insignia = Seal of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.svg

| insigniasize = 150px

| type = Lieutenant Governor

| status = Head of State

| precursor = Chief Commissioners of Delhi

}}

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.{{cite web| title = Home-Lieutenant Governor Secretariat| url = http://lgdelhi.nic.in/const_provision.html| access-date = 27 August 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130825202930/http://lgdelhi.nic.in/const_provision.html| archive-date = 25 August 2013| url-status = dead}} The post was established in September 1966, following the enactment of The Delhi Administration Act, 1966. Thereafter, the former Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council comprising 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi presiding as its head. The Council, however, had no legislative powers: it merely played an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup sustained until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role.{{cite web|title=History of Delhi Legislative Assembly|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/history_assembly.htm|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Delhi website|access-date=22 January 2014|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052645/http://delhiassembly.nic.in/history_assembly.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Delhi Metropolitan Council (1966–1990)|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/metropoliton.htm|publisher=Delhi Legislative Assembly|access-date=22 January 2014|archive-date=25 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825213515/http://delhiassembly.nic.in/metropoliton.htm|url-status=live}}

The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Parliament of India and was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The bill specifies that, in any law made by the Legislative Assembly, the term "Government" shall refer to the Lieutenant Governor.

The incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is Vinai Kumar Saxena. Raj Niwas in Civil Lines, Delhi, serves as the Lieutenant Governor's official residence.{{cite web| title =About Our Honorable Lieutenant Governor| publisher =Delhi Govt Portal| url =http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/aboutgov/about+lt+gov| access-date =27 August 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150706234054/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/aboutgov/about+lt+gov| archive-date =6 July 2015| url-status =dead}}

Chief Commissioners

Delhi was previously headed by a Chief Commissioner who was an officer of the Imperial Civil Service.

class="wikitable sortable" ! # ! Name !Portrait ! Took office ! Left office !Duration
1 \| Shankar Prasada, PPA \|60x60px \| 1948 \| 1954 \|
2 \| Anand Dattahaya Pandit, ICS \|60x60px \| 1954 \| 1959 \|
3 \| Bhagwan Sahay, ICS \|60x60px \| 1959 \| 1963 \|
4 \| Venkata Vishwanathan, ICS \|60x60px \| 1964 \| 7 September 1966 \|
5 \| Aditya Nath Jha, ICS \|60x60px \| 7 September 1966 \| 1 November 1966 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

! #

! Name

!Portrait

! Took office

! Left office

!Duration

| Shankar Prasada, PPA

List of lieutenant governors of Delhi

Chief Commissioners

Lieutenant governors

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