List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Seal of Ladakh
Incumbent
Kavinder Gupta[1]

since 18 July 2025
StyleThe Honourable
His Excellency
TypeLieutenant Governor
StatusHead of State
ResidenceRaj Niwas, Leh[2]
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderR. K. Mathur
Formation31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
WebsiteOfficial website

This is a list of lieutenant governors of Ladakh, a union territory of India. The office was created on 31 October 2019.

Lieutenant governors of Ladakh

  • Died in office
  • § Resigned from office
  • Removed from office
No. Portrait Name
(born – died)
Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Radha Krishna Mathur
IAS (Retd.)
(born 1953)
Uttar Pradesh 31 October
2019
15 February
2023[§][3]
3 years, 107 days Ram Nath Kovind
2 Brigadier (Dr.)
B. D. Mishra (Retd.)
(born 1939)
Uttar Pradesh 16 February
2023[4][5]
17 July
2025[§]
2 years, 151 days Droupadi Murmu
3 Kavinder Gupta
(born 1959)
Jammu and Kashmir 18 July
2025[6][7]
Incumbent 62 days

References

  1. "Ladakh Gets A New Lieutenant Governor Amid Protests Over Statehood Demand".
  2. "Radha Krishna Mathur | the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  3. Singh, Vijaita (2023-02-12). "Ladakh L-G R.K. Mathur removed amid intensified stirs by civil society groups". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  4. "BD Mishra appointed as new lieutenant governor of Ladakh". Hindustan Times. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. Desk, GK Web (12 February 2023). "President appoints BD Mishra as new LG of Ladakh". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2023-02-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. Wani, Fayaz (2025-07-14). "Former J&K DyCM Kavinder Gupta appointed L-G of Ladakh UT". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  7. "Haryana, Goa get new governors, J&K ex-Deputy Chief Minister given Ladakh charge". India Today. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-14.