T. V. Somanathan

T. V. Somanathan, IAS
33rd Cabinet Secretary of India
Assumed office
30 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRajiv Gauba
Finance Secretary of India
In office
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28)  30 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
MinisterNirmala Sitharaman
Preceded byAjay Bhushan Pandey
Succeeded byTuhin Kanta Pandey
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office
13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)  30 August 2024
Preceded byGirish Chandra Murmu
Succeeded byManoj Govil
Personal details
Born (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965
Tamil Nadu, India
Residence(s)12, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi, 110011
Alma materPanjab University (BCom) (M.A)
University of Calcutta (PhD Economics)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant)
OccupationIAS officer

T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is an Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer who is serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India since 30 August 2024. Before this, he served as the Finance Secretary of India (Department of Expenditure). Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He also worked as Director at the World Bank Group, Washington D.C., where he initially joined under its Young Professionals Program. He is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.