New Governors List: Lieutenant General (retd) Gurmit Singh was sworn-in as the new Uttarakhand Governor on September 15, 2021. He was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court Justice RS Chauhan at Raj Bhawan.
Lieutenant General (retd) Gurmit Singh, sworn-in as the new Governor of Uttarakhand
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2021
The oath of office was administered to Singh by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court Justice RS Chauhan at Raj Bhawan pic.twitter.com/rlA9JlpRok
President Ram Nath Kovind appointed the former Army Officer as the new Governor of Uttarakhand on September 9, 2021, a day after Governor Baby Rani Maurya tendered her resignation from the post citing personal reasons.
Baby Rani Maurya had completed three years in office as the state's Governor in August 2021. She had taken the oath as the Governor of Uttarakhand on August 26, 2018, succeeding Krishna Kant Paul.
President Kovind also made a series of other new appointments of Governors involving five states.
About Lieutenant-General Gurmit Singh
•Lt Gen Singh is a highly-decorated officer, who retired from the army in February 2016.
•He held several prestigious positions in the Army during his four decades of service including Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Adjutant General and Corps Commander of strategic XV Corps.
•He also served as the additional director general of Military Operations and has handled military strategic and operational issues concerning China.
New Governor Appointments
Punjab Governor: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who was earlier holding the additional charge of Punjab Governor, has formally been appointed as the new Governor of Punjab.
Tamil Nadu Governor: Retired IPS Officer RN Ravi, who was serving as the Governor of Nagaland, has been made the new Tamil Nadu Governor.
New Nagaland Governor: Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi will be discharging the functions of the Governor of Nagaland in addition to his own duties until regular arrangements are made.
Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd) appointed as Governor of Uttarakhand. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam has been given additional charge as Governor of Nagaland: Rashtrapati Bhawan
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2021
All these above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
List of Uttarakhand Governors | |
| Governors | Term |
| Surjit Singh Barnala | November 2000- January 2003 |
| Sudarshan Agarwal | January 2003 - October 2007 |
| Banwari Lal Joshi | October 2007- August 2009 |
| Margaret Alva | August 2009 - May 2012 |
| Aziz Qureshi | May 2012 - January 2015 |
| Krishna Kant Paul | January 2015 - August 2018 |
| Baby Rani Maurya | August 2018- September 2021 |
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