R. K. Mathur

R. K. Mathur
Official Portrait, 2019
1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
In office
31 October 2019 - 12 February 2023
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byB. D. Mishra
8th Chief Information Commissioner of India
In office
4 January 2016 – 24 November 2018
Preceded byVijai Sharma
Succeeded bySudhir Bhargava
Defence Secretary of India
In office
25 May 2013 – 24 May 2015
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byShashi Kant Sharma
Succeeded byG. Mohan Kumar
Defence Production Secretary of India
Preceded byShekhar Aggarwal
Succeeded byG.C. Pati
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India
Chief Secretary of Tripura
Personal details
Born
Radha Krishna Mathur

(1953-11-25) 25 November 1953 (age 70)
Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndia Indian
Spouse
Poonam Mathur
(m. 1980)
ChildrenPurvi Mathur, Prasun Mathur
Alma materIIT Kanpur
IIT Delhi
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
OccupationRetired IAS officer

Radha Krishna Mathur (born 25 November 1953) is a retired Indian IAS officer and Indian bureaucrat, who served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in November 2018.[1][2][3][4] Mathur had retired as the India's Defence Secretary, two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013.[5][6] He was also the Defence Production Secretary of India, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India and the Chief Secretary of Tripura.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Ensure CIC is free from govt interference".
  2. ^ Yadav, Shyamlal (19 December 2015). "R. K. Mathur set to be new Chief Information Commissioner". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "R. K. Mathur appointed as CIC". The Hindu. New Delhi. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Former defence secretary R. K. Mathur appointed new CIC". The Times of India. New Delhi. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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