Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh

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The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh is the central government–appointed constitutional head and chief administrator of the Union Territory of Ladakh in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Ladakh
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
appointedBy President of India
appointedOnAdviceOf Government of India
associatedWith Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
category Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh
constitutingInstrument Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
country India
firstHolder Radha Krishna Mathur
firstHolderStartDate 2019-10-31
flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
surface form: Flag of India
governmentalBody Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh
hasJurisdictionOver Kargil district
Leh
surface form: Leh district
hasStyle His Excellency
hasWebsite https://ladakh.nic.in
inception 2019-10-31
jurisdiction Ladakh
languageUsed English
Hindi
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ladakh
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
memberOf Inter-State Council
surface form: Inter-State Council (India)

National Development Council
surface form: National Development Council (India)
nativeLabel लद्दाख के उपराज्यपाल
officeCreatedAlongWith Ladakh
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
officeHolder Brigadier (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.)
officeHoldersNumber 2
partOf Union government’s administrative structure in India
power acts on behalf of the President of India in Ladakh
oversees executive functions of the Ladakh administration
precededByOffice Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (as administrator of Ladakh region)
reportsTo Ministry of Home Affairs, India
surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

President of India
residence Government House, Leh
surface form: Raj Niwas, Leh
role chief administrator of the Union Territory of Ladakh
constitutional head of the Union Territory of Ladakh
seat Leh
symbol State Emblem of India
surface form: Emblem of India
termLength 5 years

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Ladakh governedBy Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 providesFor Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh category Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh