The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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जम्मू और कश्मीर के उपराज्यपाल | |
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Style | The Honourable His Excellency |
Residence |
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Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
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]
# | Name | Portrait | Took Office | Left Office | Appointed by | Ref |
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1 | Girish Chandra Murmu | 31 October 2019 | 6 August 2020 | Ram Nath Kovind | [3] | |
2 | Manoj Sinha | 7 August 2020 | Incumbent | [4][5] |