Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Explained

Office:Chief Information Commissioner of India
Term Start:7 November 2020
Term End:3 October 2023[1]
Predecessor:Bimal Julka[2]
Successor:Heeralal Samariya[3]
Office1:High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
Term Start1:7 December 2016
Term End1:October 2018[4] [5]
Predecessor1:Navtej Sarna
Successor1:Ruchi Ghanashyam
Office2:High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka
Term Start2:June 2013[6] [7]
Term End2:December 2016
Predecessor2:Ashok Kantha
Successor2:Taranjit Singh Sandhu[8]
Office3:Indian Ambassador to Venezuela
Term Start3:January 2007
Term End3:August 2009
Office4:Consul General of India, Dubai
Term Start4:August 2003
Term End4:December 2006
Birth Date:4 October 1958
Occupation:Diplomat IFS
Alma Mater:St. Michael's High School, Patna
St. Stephen's College, Delhi & University of Delhi
Children:2 sons
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Girija Sinha[9]

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (born 4 October 1958)[10] is a retired Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. He is the former[11] High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 served their till 3 October 2023.[12]

Personal life

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from Bihar. Born in a Kayastha family of Patna, he was schooled at Chesham and at the St. Michael's High School, Patna. He holds a B.A. (Honours) degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Delhi. He also has an advanced diploma in Arabic from the American University in Cairo.[6] He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons.[6] He is the son of Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, and former Ambassador of India to Nepal.[13]

Career

Sinha is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 batch.[10] After retiring from foreign service, he was first appointed as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 and was subsequently sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner of India on 7 November 2020 and served the office till October 3, 2023.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTI . Chief Information Commissioner Y K Sinha's tenure ends . 2023-10-18 . Deccan Herald . en.
  2. News: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner. The Hindu. 7 November 2020.
  3. News: 2023-11-06 . Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-07 . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha. https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003806/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/some-distrust-in-indo-uk-relations-says-envoy-yk-sinha/story-ioYuIsYzeWuV8ljWLhJg4H.html. 23 December 2018. 22 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK . www.hcilondon.gov.in . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003547/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IlRvXC94OWRCR2tNQ0h2UzdlTzRqYU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InZjUWVoM0FVQzR5d3Nid2JoZzRGa1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM0MzhmMzE4YTk1MjExMzIyYzczYmYyODNjMWRjNjk3MmRjMDQxMWQ4OTJmNjJlZmM4MzQzM2VhZTAzNmIyNWQifQ

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    . 23 December 2018 . dead.
  6. Web site: Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903150051/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IjJrSzY4emdnem9DN3lBaWUxXC9JckxnPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IlwvVVpHUVBTOUY3T2FMRHJDK1lJRE1nPT0iLCJtYWMiOiI1ODg0MzZkYTgwNzQ4MTExZDk4MDZmMmU5MWYzOTFlMGFlYzkzZjM1OTAyMDYxOTQ5ZmQ0Zjc3YTA5NDZkMWQ0In0=&subid=eyJpdiI6InQ0NGN1WUN2QkExQWo4a05iVTA5M0E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUG5sZE1TQWo2Vk9VQTROOVVpaE1PZz09IiwibWFjIjoiZTY4Yzc3YTQ3YTRhN2EwNmFmZDdlNmRkYzIyOGZlNTIyZjgxNzZlYjk5NTU2ZWRjYWNlYTFkNmQ2ZTFjOTAyZCJ9. dead. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Welcome to High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903152319/https://www.hcicolombo.org/pages?id=eyJpdiI6ImVpeGhESURRY3NoMEdDVEhKbEUzdmc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoic1JcL3UxY1I4SHBlK0RGaGRlNTlXWmc9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjIwOTc2ODQ4Nzg3NzJkMjExNmUxOTA3OWZmNWNmNTc0ZDQzMjNhMmU1MjczOGRlOWYyYTgwZjZjYmQ2M2E3OGEifQ

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    . dead. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Seasoned Sri Lanka hand Taranjit Sandhu to be India's next envoy- The New Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903152734/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2016/aug/26/Seasoned-Sri-Lanka-hand-Taranjit-Sandhu-to-be-Indias-next-envoy-1513260.html. live. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Indian high commissioner to UK presents credentials to Queen - PTI feed News. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903154920/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/indian-high-commissioner-to-uk-presents-credentials-to-queen-876226-2017-02-15. dead. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018.
  10. Web site: PDF . 2023-03-25 . Civil List of the Indian Foreign Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf . dead . 22 April 2018 . 1 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK . www.hcilondon.gov.in . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003547/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IlRvXC94OWRCR2tNQ0h2UzdlTzRqYU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InZjUWVoM0FVQzR5d3Nid2JoZzRGa1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM0MzhmMzE4YTk1MjExMzIyYzczYmYyODNjMWRjNjk3MmRjMDQxMWQ4OTJmNjJlZmM4MzQzM2VhZTAzNmIyNWQifQ

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    . 23 December 2018 . dead.
  12. News: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner. Priscilla. Jeabraj. Sandeep. Phukan. The Hindu. 29 October 2020. October 31, 2020.
  13. Web site: J&K ex-Guv Lt Gen Sinha passes away.
  14. News: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner . 11 March 2021 . The Indian Express . 7 November 2020 . en.

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