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List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir

{{short description|Chief Executive of Jammu and Kashmir}}

{{for|the state of Jammu and Kashmir that existed until 2019|List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox official post

|post = Lieutenant Governor

|body = Jammu and Kashmir

|incumbent = Manoj Sinha

|image = Manoj Sinha Lt. Governor (cropped).jpg

| flag = Flag of India.svg

| flagsize =

| 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

| upto=

|style = The Honourable
His Excellency

|residence =

|termlength = Five Years

|appointer = President of India

|formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2019|10|31}}

|inaugural = G. C. Murmu

|precursor = List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

|website = {{URL|http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in|

Official website}}

| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.jkyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/REORGANISATION-OF-THE-STATE-OF-JAMMU-AND-KASHMIR.pdf |title=Reorganisation plan |publisher=JKYouth Newspaper |accessdate=2019-10-30}} Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/article28823852.ece/Binary/FullTextofJ&KReorganisationBill.pdf |title=Reorganisation Bill |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2019-10-30}}

Lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir

  • {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
  • {{note label|§|§|§}} Resigned from office
  • {{note label|ẟ|ẟ|ẟ}} Removed from office

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!rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" | Name
(born{{spaced ndash}}died)

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

!rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state

! colspan="3"| Tenure in office

!rowspan="2" style="width:18em"| Immediate prior position held

!rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Appointed by

style="width:7em"| From

!style="width:7em"| To

!style="width:7em"| Time in office

1

|Girish Chandra Murmu
{{small|IAS
(born 1959)}}

|75px

|Odisha

|31 October
2019{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/girish-chandra-murmu-is-the-first-lg-of-jammu-kashmir-11572020122424.html|title=Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir|first=Gyan|last=Varma|date=25 October 2019|website=livemint.com}}

|6 August
2020{{ref label|§|§|§}}

!{{ayd|31 October 2019|6 August 2020}}

|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| Union Expenditure Secretary

|rowspan="2"| Ram Nath Kovind
{{small|(President)}}

2

|Manoj Sinha
{{small|(born 1959)}}

|75px

|Uttar Pradesh

|7 August
2020{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manoj-sinha-takes-oath-as-lg-of-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/77409120.cms|title= Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir|website=The Times of India|date= 7 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/manoj-sinha-appointed-as-new-lieutenant-governor-of-jammu-and-kashmir/story-KB2e86D0DRNUdneNrTmhTI_amp.html|title=Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir|first=Amit|last=Chaturvedi|date=6 August 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}

|Incumbent

!{{ayd|7 August 2020}}

|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications {{small|(until 2019)}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India.htm#Jammu India]
  • [http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/ Raj Bhawan J&K]

{{Current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators}}

Lieutenant Governors

Jammu and Kashmir