G. C. Murmu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Honourable G. C. Murmu I.A.S
1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 31 October 2019 – 6 August 2020
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Chief Minister	Vacant
Preceded by	Office Established (Satya Pal Malik as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir)
Succeeded by	Manoj Sinha
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office 1 March 2019 – 30 October 2019
Preceded by	Ajay Narayan Jha
Succeeded by	Atanu Chakraborty
Personal details
Born	Girish Chandra Murmu (1959-11-21) 21 November 1959 (age 62) Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Smita Shukla Murmu
Children	2
Residence(s)	Raj Bhavan, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India (winter) Raj Bhavan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India (summer)
Alma mater	Utkal University University of Birmingham
Occupation	IAS officer

Girish Chandra Murmu (born 21 November 1959) is an Indian politician. He was the first lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Gujarat. In October 2019, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.