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| List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi |
The post was first established in September 1966, when the Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. At that point of time, Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lt. Governor of Delhi as its head. Delhi Metropolitan Council has no legislative power and played an advisory role. This set up functioned until 1990.
The Delhi Metropolitan Council was again replaced by Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 which declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as National Capital Territory of Delhi and supplements the constitutional provisions relating to the Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers and related matters.
Lt. Governor retained its role, but he again became de jure head of NCT.
| No | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aditya Nath Jha | 7 November 1966 | 19 January 1972 |
| 2 | M.C. Pimputkar | 19 January 1972 | 23 April 1972 |
| 3 | Baleshwar Prasad | 24 April 1972 | 3 October 1974 |
| 4 | Krishan Chand | 3 October 1974 | 30 March 1978 |
| 5 | Dalip Rai Kohli | 30 March 1978 | 17 February 1980 |
| 6 | Jagmohan | 17 February 1980 | 30 March 1981 |
| 7 | Sundar Lal Khurana | 30 March 1981 | 2 September 1982 |
| 8 | Jagmohan | 2 September 1982 | 25 April 1984 |
| 9 | P. G. Gavai | 25 April 1984 | 3 November 1984 |
| 10 | Mohan M.K. Wali | 4 November 1984 | 15 November 1985 |
| 11 | Harkishan Lal Kapoor | 16 November 1985 | 3 August 1988 |
| 12 | Romesh Bhandari | 4 August 1988 | 13 December 1989 |
| 13 | Arjan Singh | 14 December 1989 | 17 December 1990 |
| 14 | Markandey Singh | 17 December 1990 | 4 May 1992 |
| 15 | Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave | 4 May 1992 | 4 January 1997 |
| 16 | Tejendra Khanna | 4 January 1997 | 20 April 1998 |
| 17 | Vijai Kapoor | 20 April 1998 | 9 June 2004 |
| 18 | Banwari Lal Joshi | 9 June 2004 | 9 April 2007 |
| 19 | Tejendra Khanna | 9 April 2007 | 9 July 2013 |
| 20 | Najeeb Jung | 9 July 2013 | 22 December 2016 |
| 21 | Anil Baijal | 31 December 2016 | Incumbent |