The Governor of Lakshadweep is the Head of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. He is also the Chairman of Lakshadweep Development Corporation and SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports). He functions ex-officio as the Inspector General of Lakshadweep Police. IAS Officer Vijay Kumar is currently posted as Administrator of Lakshadweep.
List of Governors of Lakshadweep
| Sr.No. | Name of Governors | From | To |
| 1 | U. R. Panicker | Nov 1, 1956 | Nov 7, 1956 |
| 2 | S. Mony | Nov 8, 1956 | Sept 21, 1958 |
| 3 | C. K. Balakrishna Nair | Sept 22, 1958 | Apr 8, 1965 |
| 4 | M. Ramunny | Dec 6, 1961 | 4/8/1965 |
| 5 | C. H. Naire | Apr 9, 1965 | Oct 31, 1969 |
| 6 | K. D. Menon | Nov 1, 1969 | Apr 30, 1973 |
| 7 | W. Shaiza | May 22, 1973 | Jun 21, 1975 |
| 8 | M. C. Verma | Jun 22, 1975 | Feb 14, 1977 |
| 9 | S. D. Lakhar | Feb 21, 1977 | Jul 30, 1978 |
| 10 | P. M. Nair | Jul 31, 1978 | Jun 15, 1981 |
| 11 | Pradip Mehra | Jun 15, 1981 | Jul 21, 1982 |
| 12 | Omesh Saigal | Jul 21, 1982 | Jul 9, 1985 |
| 13 | J. Sagar | Jul 9, 1985 | Sept 8, 1987 |
| 14 | Wajahat Habibullah | Sept 8, 1987 | Jan 31, 1990 |
| 15 | Pradip Singh | Feb 1, 1990 | May 1, 1990 |
| 16 | S. P. Aggarwal | May 2, 1990 | May 3, 1992 |
| 17 | Satish Chandra | May 4, 1992 | Sept 9, 1994 |
| 18 | G.S. Chima | Sept 9, 1994 | Jun 14, 1996 |
| 19 | Rajeev Talwar | Aug 1, 1996 | Jun 1, 1999 |
| 20 | R. K. Varma | Jun 1, 1999 | Aug 20, 1999 |
| 21 | Chaman Lal | Aug 21, 1999 | Apr 30, 2001 |
| 22 | R. K. Verma | Apr 30, 2001 | Jun 19, 2001 |
| 23 | K. S. Mehra | Jun 19, 2001 | Jun 20, 2004 |
| 24 | S. P. Singh | Jun 21, 2008 | Nov 21, 2004 |
| 25 | Parimal Rai | Nov 22, 2004 | Aug 11, 2006 |
| 26 | Rajendra Kumar | Aug 11, 2006 | Dec 21, 2006 |
| 27 | B. V. Selvaraj | Dec 22, 2006 | May 16, 2009 |
| 28 | Satya Gopal | May 27, 2009 | Jul 12, 2009 |
| 29 | J. K. Dadoo | Jul 13, 2009 | Jun 15, 2011 |
| 30 | Amar Nath | Jul 11, 2011 | 2012 |
| 31 | H. Rajesh Prasad | Nov 7, 2012 | Oct 22, 2015 |
| 32 | Vijay Kumar | Oct 25, 2015 | Sept 6, 2016 |
