Ashok Lavasa

Former Indian Administrative Service officer and Election Commissioner of India

Indian Rajasthan, India Libra

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ProfessionFormer Indian Administrative Service officer and Election Commissioner of India
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth21/10/1957
Age68 years
BirthplaceRajasthan, India
Zodiac SignLibra

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SummaryAshok Lavasa is a retired 1980-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Haryana cadre. He served as Union Finance Secretary, and later as one of the Election Commissioners of India from 23 January 2018 to 18 August 2020, before becoming Vice-President for Private Sector Operations and Public Private Partnerships at the Asian Development Bank. He later served as an independent director on the board of Subros, and is also known as an author and climate change advocate.

Educational Qualification(s)

Bachelor of ArtsEnglish Honours, Delhi University
Master of ArtsEnglish Literature, Delhi University
MBASouthern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia
MPhilDefence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras

Career

Indian Administrative ServiceJoined as a 1980-batch officer of the Haryana cadre
Haryana State roles
  • Principal Secretary and Financial Commissioner (Renewable Energy Sources, Power)
  • Chief Coordinator (Industries)
  • Resident Commissioner of Haryana
  • Managing Director of Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills
  • Director of Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation
  • District Magistrate of Gurugram
Union Government roles
  • Position: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs Period:
  • Position: Special Secretary and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power Period:
  • Position: Civil Aviation Secretary Period: 01/01/2014 to 29/08/2014
  • Position: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary Period: 29/08/2014 to 30/04/2016
  • Position: Finance Secretary (Department of Expenditure) Period: 30/04/2016 to 30/10/2017
Election Commission of India
PositionElection Commissioner
Period23/01/2018 to 18/08/2020
NotesGave a dissenting opinion on some 2019 Lok Sabha campaign complaints against Narendra Modi and Amit Shah; resigned effective 31/08/2020
Asian Development Bank
PositionVice-President for Private Sector Operations and Public Private Partnerships
PeriodJoined September 2020
Corporate roles
PositionIndependent Director, Subros

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Led the official Indian delegation for climate change negotiations for the Paris Agreement at COP21
2. Was in line to become Chief Election Commissioner before resigning from the Election Commission
3. Had a brief stint as a probationary officer with the State Bank of India before joining the civil service
4. Is an author and climate action advocate

Also born on 21 October

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