List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir

Chief Executive of Jammu and Kashmir

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

• † Died in office
• § Resigned from office
• ẟ Removed from office

See also

• List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
• List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. "Reorganisation plan" (PDF). JKYouth Newspaper. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
2. "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. Varma, Gyan (25 October 2019). "Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir". www.livemint.com.
4. "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
5. Chaturvedi, Amit (6 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir". www.hindustantimes.com.

External links

• India
• Raj Bhawan J&K