List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir explained

Post:Lieutenant Governor
Body:Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbent:Manoj Sinha
Flag:Flag of India.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of India
Flagborder:yes
Insignia:Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbentsince:7 August 2020
Style:The Honourable
His Excellency
Residence:
Termlength:Five Years
Appointer:President of India
Inaugural:G. C. Murmu
Type:Lieutenant Governor
Status:Head of State

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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

Name
(borndied)
PortraitHome stateTenure in officeImmediate prior position heldAppointed by
FromToTime in office
1Girish Chandra Murmu
Odisha31 October
2019[3]
6 August
2020
Union Expenditure SecretaryRam Nath Kovind
2Manoj Sinha
Uttar Pradesh7 August
2020[4] [5]
Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reorganisation plan . JKYouth Newspaper . 2019-10-30.
  2. Web site: Reorganisation Bill . The Hindu . 2019-10-30.
  3. Web site: Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir. Gyan. Varma. 25 October 2019. livemint.com.
  4. News: Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir. The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Amit. Chaturvedi. 6 August 2020. Hindustan Times.