T. V. Somanathan
T. V. Somanathan, IAS | |
|---|---|
| 33rd Cabinet Secretary of India | |
| Assumed office 30 August 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Gauba |
| Finance Secretary of India | |
| In office 28 April 2021 – 30 August 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Minister | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Preceded by | Ajay Bhushan Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Tuhin Kanta Pandey |
| Expenditure Secretary of India | |
| In office 13 December 2019 – 30 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Girish Chandra Murmu |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Govil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1965 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence(s) | 12, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi, 110011 |
| Alma mater | Panjab University (BCom) (M.A) University of Calcutta (PhD Economics) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant) |
| Occupation | IAS 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.