Below is a list of chief commissioners of Delhi:
- 1912-1918: William Malcolm Hailey
- 1918-1924: Claud Alexander Barron
- 1924-1926: Evelyn Robins Abbott
- 1926-1928: Alexander Montague Stow
- 1928: John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson (acting)
- 1928-1932: John Perronet Thompson
- 1932-1937: John Nesbitt Gordon Johnson
- 1937-1940: Evan Meredith Jenkins
- 1940-1945: Arthur Vivian Askwith
- 1945-1947: William Christie