List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Seal of Ladakh
Flag of India
Incumbent Kavinder Gupta [1] since 18 July 2025
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

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.

On July 18, 2025, Kavinder Gupta took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, succeeding in the role with a pledge to rebuild the region with public support. A former Deputy Chief Minister and Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Gupta emphasized promoting Ladakh as a globally recognized tourism destination. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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.	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 [§] [5]	3 years, 107 days	Ram Nath Kovind
2		Brigadier B. D. Mishra (Retd) (born 1939)	Uttar Pradesh	16 February 2023 [6] [7]	17 July 2025 [§]	2 years, 151 days	Droupadi Murmu
3		Kavinder Gupta (born 1959)	Jammu and Kashmir	18 July 2025 [8] [9]	Incumbent	7 days

See also

• List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators

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. "Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh".
4. Dr. G. Narayana Raju (9 August 2019). "The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 - NO. 34 OF 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
5. Singh, Vijaita (12 February 2023). "Ladakh L-G R.K. Mathur removed amid intensified stirs by civil society groups". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
6. "BD Mishra appointed as new lieutenant governor of Ladakh". Hindustan Times. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
7. Desk, GK Web (12 February 2023). "President appoints BD Mishra as new LG of Ladakh". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 12 February 2023.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
8. Wani, Fayaz (14 July 2025). "Former J&K DyCM Kavinder Gupta appointed L-G of Ladakh UT". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
9. "Haryana, Goa get new governors, J&K ex-Deputy Chief Minister given Ladakh charge". India Today. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.