Vivek Joshi (born 21 May 1966[2]) is a 1989 retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Haryana cadre.On,19 February 2025 he assumed charge of Election Commissioner of India. [3][4]Before this, he served as the Chief Secretary of the Government of Haryana from 1 November 2024 till 18 February 2025. Previously, he served as Personnel Secretary of India from 19 August 2024 till 31 October 2024. Before that, he served as Secretary, the Department of Financial Services. [5][6]
Early life
Joshi was born on 21 May 1966 in Uttar Pradesh, India.[2]
Education
Joshi received Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and He then earned a postgraduate diploma in International Business from the IIFT, New Delhi. afterwards He earned Degree of M.A and Ph.D both in Internal Economics from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.[7]
References
- ^ "Government reshuffles senior IAS officers; Key changes in finance, textiles, education - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ a b c "HARYANA IAS OFFICERS GRADATION LIST". hry.nic.in.
- ^ "Who is Vivek Joshi, India's new election commissioner?". The Economic Times. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Who is Vivek Joshi? Newly appointed election commissioner". The Times of India. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Department of Financial Services, Government of India". financialservices.gov.in.
- ^ "Centre approves senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle, appointments". The Hindu.
- ^ "Information of Vivek Joshi". supremo.nic.in.