Nripendra Misra

Misra has an MPA in public administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,{{Cite web|url=http://publicinterestfoundation.com/nripendra-misra/|title=Nripendra Misra|website=Public Interest Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121913/http://publicinterestfoundation.com/nripendra-misra/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=usurped|access-date=8 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/ar_06_07.pdf|title=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India — 2006-07 Annual Report|website=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|pages=2–4|access-date=8 August 2018}} and has a postgraduate degrees in chemistry and political science and public administration from the University of Allahabad.

Misra served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh as an IAS officer, he served in positions such as Principal Secretary (Home-II), Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, member of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue, chairperson and chief executive officer of Greater NOIDA, secretary in the now-erstwhile Department of Institutional Finance, Taxation and Excise and as a special secretary in the Department of Finance in the Uttar Pradesh government; and as Union Telecom Secretary and chairperson of Telecom Commission, Union Fertilizers Secretary, additional secretary looking after World Trade Organization affairs in the Ministry of Commerce, and as a joint secretary in Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance in the Indian government.

Misra also served as Minister (Economic) in India's embassy to the United States in Washington, D.C. from August 1985 to July 1988. Misra further served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Government of Nepal.

Misra was appointed as the Fertilizers Secretary of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in January 2002; Misra assumed the office of secretary in January 2002 and demitted it in January 2004, serving for approximately two years.

Misra was appointed as the Telecom Secretary of and chairperson of Telecom Commission by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in January 2004; Misra assumed the office of secretary in January 2004 and retired from service in March 2005, serving for more than a year.

After his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Misra was appointed as the chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in March 2006,{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/nripendra-misra-new-trai-chairman-106032200037_1.html|title=Nripendra Misra new Trai chairman|date=22 March 2006|work=Business Standard|access-date=8 August 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}} succeeding another retired IAS officer, Pradip Baijal, Misra demitted the office of chairperson of TRAI in March 2009,{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/j-s-sarma-to-be-next-trai-chairman-109050800173_1.html|title=J S Sarma to be next TRAI Chairman|date=8 May 2009|work=Business Standard|access-date=8 August 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|agency=Press Trust of India|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}}{{Cite news|url=http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/may/07/js-sarma-to-be-new-trai-chairman.htm|title=JS Sarma to be new Trai chairman|last=Russel|first=Ishita|date=7 May 2009|work=Rediff.com|access-date=8 August 2018|agency=Business Standard|location=New Delhi}} serving as the regulator's head for three{{nbsp}}years and was succeeded by J. S. Varma, another IAS officer and former Telecom Secretary in May 2009.

He resigned as member of the Board of Directors of Usha Martin Limited on May 26, 2014 upon being invited to join the PMO under the newly formed Modi government.{{Cite web|date=2014-06-01|title=Nripendra Misra quits Usha Martin Ltd|url=https://equitybulls.com/admin/news2006/news_det.asp?id=139790|access-date=2021-05-30|website=EquityBulls}}{{Cite journal|title=Usha Martin Limited - Annual Report 2014-15|url=http://www.ushamartin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Annual-Report-2014-15.pdf|journal=Usha Martin Limited - Annual Report|pages=112}} He is also a former member of the Executive Council at the Vivekananda International Foundation.{{Cite news|last=Mohan|first=Archis|date=2014-07-28|title=Think tank corners many new positions in govt|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/think-tank-corners-many-new-positions-in-govt-114072800903_1.html|access-date=2021-05-30}}

File:Nripendra_Misra,_IAS_with_Prakash_Javadekar_and_Narendra_Modi.jpg, Narendra Modi and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar in April 2015.]]

File:Nripendra_Misra,_IAS_with_Narendra_Modi.jpg, Narendra in New Delhi on May 26, 2015.]]

In May 2014, newly elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, appointed Misra as his principal secretary, through the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and was given the rank and status of Cabinet Minister,{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14061&PageId=|title=Nripendra Mishra – Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India|access-date=8 August 2018}} the Government of India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/31spec.htm|title=What does the Cabinet Secretary do?|last=Iype|first=George|date=31 May 2006|website=Rediff.com|access-date=24 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/pk-sinha-to-take-over-as-cabinet-secretary-on-13-june-after-ajit-seth-retires-2269594.html|title=PK Sinha to be next cabinet secretary: All you should know about India's most powerful bureaucrat|date=29 May 2015|website=Firstpost|publisher=Network 18|others=FP Staff|access-date=6 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/from-power-secretary-to-the-most-powerful-bureaucrat/article7261231.ece|title=From Power Secretary to the most powerful bureaucrat|date=29 May 2015|website=Business Line|others=Our Bureau|location=New Delhi|issn=0971-7528|oclc=456162874|access-date=6 August 2018}} To confirm Misra's appointment, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 had to be amended, first by a temporary ordinance,{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/law-blocks-top-pmo-posting-so-govt-changes-the-law/|title=Law blocks top PMO posting for former TRAI chief, so govt changes the law|last=Chibber|first=Manish|date=29 May 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=7 August 2018|location=New Delhi|oclc=70274541}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ordinance-pushed-in-2-days-to-clear-Nripendra-Misras-path-to-principal-secretary-post/articleshow/35697206.cms|title=Ordinance pushed in 2 days to clear Nripendra Misra's path to principal secretary post|date=29 May 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|agency=Times News Network|location=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/law-changed-to-appoint-misra-principal-secy-to-pm-114052900365_1.html|title=Law changed to appoint Misra principal secy to PM|date=29 May 2014|work=Business Standard|access-date=7 August 2018|others=B. S. Reporters|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}} and then by an Act,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Parliament-passes-Trai-amendment-Bill/articleshow/38449109.cms|title=Parliament passes Trai amendment Bill|date=16 July 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|agency=Times News Network|location=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nripendra-misra-trai-amendment-bill-lok-sabha-narendra-modi-200338-2014-07-14|title=TRAI (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress back NDA in voice vote|date=14 July 2014|website=India Today|others=IndiaToday.in|location=New Delhi|issn=0254-8399|access-date=7 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/trai-bill-gets-presidents-nod/article6225846.ece|title=TRAI bill gets President's nod|date=18 July 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2018|agency=Press Trust of India|location=New Delhi|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}} as one of its provisions barred a former TRAI chairperson from holding any office in the Government of India or any state or union territorial government.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/trai-bill-clears-nripendra-mishras-hurdle.html|title=TRAI Bill clears Nripendra Mishra's hurdle|date=12 July 2018|work=The Pioneer|access-date=7 August 2018|publisher=Chandan Mitra|agency=Pioneer News Service|location=New Delhi}}

During his tenure as principal secretary, Misra has been considered to be one of the most powerful bureaucrats in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20180430-indian-bureaucracy-india-top-bureaucrats-powerful-ajit-doval-amitabh-kant-1216644-2018-04-19|title=Official Top 10: Hidden power|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=19 April 2018|website=India Today|issn=0254-8399|access-date=11 December 2018}}

On June 11, 2019, Misra was re-appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment along with re-appointment of Additional Principal Secretary Pramod Kumar Misra with effect from May 31, 2019. These appointments were designated to be co-terminous with the term of the Prime Minister.http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Nripendra-Misra-re-appointed-as-Principal-Secretary-to-PM-Modi&id=364751

On 30 August, Misra quit his position as principal secretary at the PMO, though he confirmed he would continue for a couple of weeks at the request of the Prime Minister.{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Indus Scrolls|date=2019-08-30|title=PM Modi's principal secretary Nripendra Misra to step down|url=https://indusscrolls.com/pm-modis-principal-secretary-nripendra-misra-to-step-down/|access-date=2019-08-31|website=Indus Scrolls}}

Post his resignation as principal secretary, Mishra was appointed the chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in January 2020.{{Cite news|date=2020-01-18|title=Former Principal Secretary to PM Nripendra Mishra to head Nehru Memorial Museum and Library|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-principal-secretary-to-pm-nripendra-mishra-made-chairman-of-nmml-executive-council/article30593696.ece|access-date=2020-06-21|issn=0971-751X}}

Nripendra Misra was elected as the chairman of the temple construction committee of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in February 2020. The move was seen as part of government strategy to keep a close engagement with the ambitious Ram Mandir project.{{cite news|title=Former IAS Nripendra Misra to head committee for Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya|url= https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/former-ias-nripendra-misra-to-head-committee-for-ram-mandir-construction-in-ayodhya/74221053|date= February 20, 2020|access-date= June 27, 2021|newspaper = The Economic Times}}

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