| Dr. T. V. Somanathan | |
| Birth Date: | 1965 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
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| Office: | 33rd Cabinet Secretary of India |
| Appointer1: | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Term Start: | 30 August 2024 |
| Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
| Predecessor: | Rajiv Gauba |
| Appointer: | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Minister1: | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Occupation: | IAS officer |
| Office2: | Expenditure Secretary of India |
| Termend2: | 30 August 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Girish Chandra Murmu |
| Successor2: | Manoj Govil[1] |
| Office1: | Finance Secretary of India |
| Termend1: | 30 August 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Ajay Bhushan Pandey |
| Successor1: | Ajay Seth |
Dr. T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.[2] At, present he is serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India since 30 August 2024 .[3] Before this he served as the Finance Secretary of India (Department Expenditure).[4] [5] [6] Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He also worked as Director at the World Bank Group, Washington D.C. where he initially joined under its Young Professionals Program.
Dr. Somanathan holds a Ph.D. in economics from Calcutta University,[7] [8] an Executive Development Program diploma from Harvard Business School, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Panjab University. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, London, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. Dr. Somanathan has published numerous articles and papers on economics, finance, governance and public policy in academic journals and in the Hindu, Business Standard, Business Line, Indian Express, Fortune India, Yojana, Kurukshetra etc. He also was a Young Professional for the World Bank Group (1996).
Somanathan has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu, such as Secretary to Chief Minister, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Principal Secretary in Special Initiatives department and Planning & Development department, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Additional Secretary in PMO,[9] Commissioner for Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu and served as Finance Secretary of India.[10]
T.V Somanathan will take over as Cabinet Secretary from Rajiv Gauba on 30 August 2024.[11]