List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir |
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Seal of Jammu and Kashmir
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| Style | The Honourable His Excellency |
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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 |
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. Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
Lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir
- Died in office
- Resigned from office
- Removed from office
| No. | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Immediate prior position held | Appointed by | ||
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Girish Chandra Murmu IAS (born 1959) |
Odisha | 31 October 2019 |
6 August 2020 |
280 days | Union Expenditure Secretary | Ram Nath Kovind (President) |
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Manoj Sinha (born 1959) |
Uttar Pradesh | 7 August 2020 |
Incumbent | 3 years, 255 days | Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications (until 2019) | |
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See also
- List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
- List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir
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