--- title: "Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?" description: "Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?" author: "samay srivastava" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39577/who-has-been-appointed-as-lt-governor-of-puducherry-for-2-years category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years? Who has been [appointed as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62146/who-has-been-appointed-as-the-deputy-leader-of-bjp-in-the-lok-sabha) Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f78f09b0-54a6-4692-bead-bf4716030a6c/images/9efd2193-c274-4c29-a93d-5e967bf95511.jpeg) **Kiran Bedi (born on 9th June 1949)** the **first woman** to join the **Indian Police Service** and a **politician** and **social activist** is the **lieutenant governor of Puducherry**. She succeeded **A.K.Singh** who was the **lieutenant governor of Puducherry from 12th July 2014 to 26th may 2016**. Kiran Bedi assumed office on **29th May 2016**. ![Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f78f09b0-54a6-4692-bead-bf4716030a6c/images/10a77d9c-753b-475f-aa9d-c95d79b114d7.jpeg) **Puducherry is a union territory of India**. **Pondicherry** was the **former name** of Puducherry. The governance of Puducherry falls directly under **the federal authority of New Delhi**. Puducherry was formed **70 years** ago on **the Independence Day of India i.e. 15th August 1947**. Puducherry is entitled by special constitutional amendments and enjoys partial statehood powers. Puducherry also has its **legislative assembly** and **cabinet of ministers**. It is represented at the centre by the lieutenant governor who resides at the **Raj Niwas (Le Palais Du Governeur) at Nehru Park** which is the former palace of the **French governor**. ![Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f78f09b0-54a6-4692-bead-bf4716030a6c/images/6516a70b-f5fe-4d80-8f3c-2fe9b7b1cdf0.jpeg) Kiran Bedi born in **Amritsar, Punjab, India** served in the Indian Police Force for **35 years** before taking voluntary retirement in **2007** as the **Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development**. She joined the police service in **1972** and served in **Delhi, Goa, Chandigarh and Mizoram**. She won the **President’s Police Medal in 1979**. She introduced several reforms at **Tihar Jail** when she was posted there in **May 1993** as **inspector general (IG)**. She gained worldwide popularity for her reforms and it was these reforms at Tihar jail that won her **Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994**. Kiran Bedi was appointed as a **police advisor** to **Secretary- General of the United Nations in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations** in the year **2003**. She became the **first Indian woman** to be appointed as the police advisor. She received **United Nations Medal in 2004**. ![Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry for 2 years?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f78f09b0-54a6-4692-bead-bf4716030a6c/images/827c2973-d9fc-47ed-b0f8-ecbd15bd63f0.jpeg) Kiran Bedi was also a **tennis player** in her teenage. She started playing tennis at the age of **nine** and became **the national junior tennis champion** in **1966**. Bedi resigned from police service in 2007 to focus on social activities and writing. She was also a key member of the **2011 Indian anti-corruption movement**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39577/who-has-been-appointed-as-lt-governor-of-puducherry-for-2-years Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.