

List of Past Lieutenant Governors
Thiru. S.L. SILAM
[Thiru. T. SIVASANKAR from 30.11.1966 for about three months during leave period] 14.10.1963 to 13.10.1968Thiru. B.D. JATTI
14.10.1968 to 07.11.1972Thiru. CHHEDl LAL
08.11.1972 to 29.08.1976Thiru. B.T. KULKARNI
[Thiru. PRABHUDAS B. PATWARI, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge from 08.07.1978 to 22.07.1978 during leave period][Thiru. LS. LULLA from 20.04.1979 to 10.06.1979 during leave period] 30.08.1976 to 31.10.1980
Thiru. R.K. VYAS
01.11.1980 to 26.07.1981
Thiru. SADIQALI, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge
16.04.1981 to 26.07.1981Thiru. R.N. HALDIPUR
27.07.1981 to 14.05.1982Thiru. K.M. CHANDY
15.05.1982 to 05.08.1983
Thiru. A.N. BANERJI, Governor of Karnataka - Addl. Charge
06.08.1983 to 01.09.1983Thiru. K. PRABHAKARA RAO
02.09.1983 to 17.06.1984
Thiru. S.L. KHURANA, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge
18.06.1984 to 30.09.1984Thiru. TRIBHUVAN PRASAD TEWARY
01.10.1984 to 21.06.1988Lt. Gen. (Retd.) RAN JIT SINGH DYAL, PVSM, MVC, ADC
22.06.1988 to 19.02.1990Smt. CHANDRAVATHI
19.02.1990 to 18.12.1990Dr. HARSWARUP SINGH
[Dr. BHISHMA NARAIN SINGH, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge from 24.03.1992 to 24.04.1992 during leave period and from 06.02.1993 to 30.05.1993] 19.12.1990 to 05.02.1993
Dr. M. CHANNA REDDY, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge
31.05.1993 to 01.05.1995Dr. RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI
[Held Addl. Charge as Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands from 19.03.1996 to 22.12.1996] 02.05.1995 to 22.04.1998Dr. (Smt.) RAJANI RAI
23.04.1998 to 29.07.2002Thiru. K.R. MALKANI
31.07.2002 to 27.10.2003
Thiru. P.S. RAMA MOHAN RAO, Governor of Tamil Nadu - Addl. Charge
01.11.2003 to 04.01.2004Thiru. NAGENDRA NATH JHA
05.01.2004 to 06.07.2004Thiru. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) MADAN MOHAN LAKHERA, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
[Held Addl. Charge as Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands during leave period from 29.11.2005 to 23.12.2005 and from 12.02.2006 to 28.12.2006] 07.07.2004 to 18.07.2006Thiru. MUKUT MITHI
19.07.2006 to 12.03.2008
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) BHOPINDER SINGH, PVSM, AVSM Lt. Governor of A&N Islands. Addl. charge
15.03.2008 to 22.07.2008Thiru. GOVIND SINGH GURJAR
23.07.2008 to 06.04.2009
Thiru. SURJIT SINGH BARNALA
[Held Addl. Governor of Tamil Nadu. held Addl. Charge as Administrator of Puducherry] 08.04.2009 to 25.07.2009
Thiru. IQBAL SINGH
27.07.2009 to 10.07.2013
Thiru. VIRENDRA KATARIA
10.07.2013 to 11.07.2014
Thiru. Lt Gen Ajay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.)
17.07.2014 to 29.05.2016
Dr. Kiran Bedi, I.P.S. (Retd.)
29.05.2016 to 16.02.2021
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
18.02.2021 to 18.03.2024