K. M. Chandrasekhar

K. M. Chandrasekhar
29th Cabinet Secretary of India
In office
14 June 2007  14 June 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byB. K. Chaturvedi
Succeeded byAjit Seth
Personal details
Born
K M Chandrasekhar

(1948-02-20) 20 February 1948
Kerala, India
SpouseJaya Chandrasekhar
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
University of Leeds

K. M. Chandrasekhar (born 20 February 1948) is a retired Indian civil servant, who was the 29th Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India from 2007 to 2011 for a four-year term under which he directly reported to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He is a 1970 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Kerala Cadre. In 2023, he was honoured with Kerala Sree Award, third highest civilian award given by the Government of Kerala.