G C Murmu

Indian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIndian politician
PlacesIndia
isCivil servant Politician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth21 November 1959, Odisha, India
Age65 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Girish Chandra Murmu (born 21 November 1959) is the first lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Gujarat cadre and was principal secretary to Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Education

G.C. Murmu holds a Master of Arts from Utkal University. He also holds an MBA degree from University of Birmingham.

As Lieutenant Governor of J&K

On 31st October 2019 G. C. Murmu took charge as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir after the formation of the new Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. He will preside over the last Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (position abolished), Satya Pal Malik.

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