The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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 Seal of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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| Style | The Honourable His Excellency |
| Residence |
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| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Precursor | List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Inaugural holder | G. C. Murmu |
| Formation | 31 October 2019 |
| Website | Official website |
The office of lieutenant governor was established after an Act was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 31 October 2019.[1] Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.[2]
Lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Immediate prior position held | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | ||||||
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Girish Chandra Murmu IAS (born 1959) |
Odisha | 31 October 2019[3] |
6 August 2020[§] |
280 days | Union Expenditure Secretary | Ram Nath Kovind (President) |
| 2 | 
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Manoj Sinha (born 1959) |
Uttar Pradesh | 7 August 2020[4][5] |
Incumbent | 3 years, 246 days | Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications (until 2019) | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Reorganisation plan" (PDF). JKYouth Newspaper. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Varma, Gyan (25 October 2019). "Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir". www.livemint.com.
- ^ "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Amit (6 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir". www.hindustantimes.com.