List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh

This is a list of lieutenant governors of Ladakh, a Union territory of India that came into existence on 31 October 2019. The lieutenant governor is directly appointed by the president of India, The lieutenant governor acts as the representative of the Central Government who is not obliged to the Legislature, which in case of Ladakh does not have a legislature. The Central Government governs the territory via the lieutenant governor.

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Seal of Ladakh
Flag of India
Incumbent B. D. Mishra[1] since 12 February 2023
Style	The Honourable His Excellency
Type	Lieutenant Governor
Status	Head of State
Residence	Raj Niwas, Leh[2]
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five Years
Inaugural holder	R. K. Mathur
Formation	31 October 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-31)
Website	Official website

Background

In August 2019, a Reorganisation Act was passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament. The provisions contained in the reorganised the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 31 October 2019. The act established the position of Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.^[3]

History

The inaugural lieutenant governor was former defence secretary and chief information commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur who took over on 31 October 2019. He served in office until resigning in February 2023. Mathur was succeeded by former Arunachal Pradesh governor Brigadier B. D. Mishra on 19 February 2023.

Lieutenant governors of Ladakh

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

No.	Name (born – died)	Portrait	Home state	Tenure in office			Immediate prior position held	Appointed by
				From	To	Time in office
1	R. K. Mathur (born 1953)		Uttar Pradesh	31 October 2019	12 February 2023[§][4]	3 years, 104 days	Chief Information Commissioner (until 2018)	Ram Nath Kovind (President)
2	Brigadier (Retd.) B. D. Mishra (born 1939)		Uttar Pradesh	19 February 2023[5][6]	Incumbent	2 years, 59 days	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh	Droupadi Murmu (President)

See also

• List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators