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<div>{{Short description|Indian army officer and politician}}<br />
{{for multi|the Singaporean actor|Gurmit Singh|other people|Gurmeet Singh (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| honorific-prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lt. Gen (Retd.)]]<br />
| honorific-suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<br />
| name = Gurmit Singh<br />
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| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Dehradun]]<br />
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| office = 8th [[Governor of Uttarakhand]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]<br />
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| term_start = 15 September 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/new-uttarakhand-governor-likely-to-take-oath-on-september-15/articleshow/86100317.cms|title=New Uttarakhand governor likely to take oath on September 15 &#124; Dehradun News - Times of India}}</ref><br />
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| predecessor = [[Baby Rani Maurya]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| office1 = [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]]<br>{{small|''(Information Systems and Training)''}}<br />
| term_start1 = October 2014<br />
| term_end1 = January 2016<br />
| predecessor1 = Jai Prakash Nehra {{small|(PVSM, AVSM**)}}<br />
| successor1 = Jagbir Singh Cheema {{small|(PVSM, AVSM, VSM)}}<br />
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| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|33px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|33px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|33px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|33px]][[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
| website = [https://www.icsin.org/uploads/2016/06/28/d4c7dc2c675fed0dd091435079b6af57.pdf Official Bio Sketch]<br />
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'''Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh'''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=ABP News |title=Gurmit Singh Appointed Governor Of U'khand, Purohit Gets Punjab, RN Ravi Shifted To Tamil Nadu |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/gurmit-singh-appointed-governor-of-uttarakhand-banwarilal-purohit-gets-punjab-rn-ravi-shifted-to-tamil-nadu-1481284 |work=news.abplive.com |date=9 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> is a former Deputy Chief of [[Indian Army]] who is currently serving as the [[Governor of Uttarakhand|Governor of Uttrakhand]] since 2021.<br />
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh appointed governor of U'khand, ex-IPS RN Ravi new TN governor |url=https://economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-retd-gurmit-singh-appointed-governor-of-ukhand-ex-ips-rn-ravi-new-tn-governor/articleshow/86077351.cms |work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/appointment-banwarilal-purohit-appointed-as-governor-of-punjab-retd-lt-gen-gurmit-singh-appointed-as-governor-of-uttarakhand|title=नियुक्ति: उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल बनाए गए गुरमीत सिंह, बनवारीलाल पुरोहित को पंजाब की जिम्मेदारी|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> The oath of office was administered to Singh by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice [[Raghvendra Singh Chauhan]] at the [[Raj Bhavan, Dehradun|Raj Bhavan]] in [[Dehradun]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=Former Deputy Chief of Indian Army Lt Gen Gurmit Singh Sworn in as Uttarakhand Governor|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/lt-gen-gurmit-singh-sworn-in-as-governor-of-uttarakhand-4207100.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><br />
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Governor of Uttarakhand]]|years=9 September 2021 – Present}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Current Indian governors}}<br />
{{Governors of Uttarakhand}}<br />
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