Ashok Lavasa
Ashok Lavasa | |
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Lavasa as Election Commissioner | |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 23 January 2018 – 18 August 2020 | |
| Appointed by | President of India then, Ram Nath Kovind |
| Vice President | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Preceded by | G. V. G. Krishnamurty |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Kumar |
| Finance Secretary of India (in charge of Department of Expenditure) | |
| In office 30 April 2016 – 30 October 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Ratan P. Watal |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Narayan Jha |
| Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary of India | |
| In office 29 August 2014 – 30 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | V. Rajagopalan |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Narayan Jha |
| Civil Aviation Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 January 2014 – 29 August 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | K. N. Srivastava |
| Succeeded by | V. Somasundaran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1957 Rajasthan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | (B.A.) Delhi University (M.A.) Hindu College, Delhi Delhi University (MBA) Southern Cross University |
| Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
Ashok Lavasa (IAST: Aśoka Lavāsā) (born 21 October 1957) is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Haryana cadre and was one of the two Election Commissioners of India. He has also served as the Finance Secretary of India, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary of India and Civil Aviation Secretary of India. He served as the vice president of Asian Development Bank (ADB) from August 2020 to August 2023.