Arun Goel
Arun Goel, IAS | |
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Election Commission of India | |
| Indian Ambassador of India to Croatia | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Srivastava,IFS |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 19 November 2022 – 9 March 2024 (Resigned) | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Retired IAS Officer |
| Secretary of Heavy Industry India | |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 18 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Asha Ram Sihag |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Rizvi |
| Secretary, Ministry of Culture | |
| In office 10 August 2018 – 30 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raghvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Anand Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1962 Punjab, India |
| Alma mater | (Msc Mathematics) Punjabi University (PG Diploma in Development Economics)Churchill College, Cambridge |
Arun Goel (born 7 December 1962) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer who is currently serving as Indian Ambassador to Croatia from 3 October 2024 onwards. Before this, on 19 November 2022, he was appointed as Election Commissioner of India and assumed charge on 21 November 2022. His appointment has been challenged in the Indian Supreme Court due to procedural concerns but was given clearance on 3 August 2023. Thereafter, on 9 March 2024 he resigned from the post for personal reasons. Previously, he served as a Secretary of Heavy Industry in India from December 2019 to November 2022 and prior, to it as Culture Secretary of India.