Vivek Joshi
{{Short description|Personnel Secretary of India (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox civil servant
| name = Vivek Joshi
| image = Vivek_Joshi_IAS_CEC.jpg
| office1 = Election Commissioner of India
| predecessor1 = Gyanesh Kumar
| successor1 =
| termstart1 = 19 February 2025
| termend1 =
| office2 = Chief Secretary of Haryana
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Nayab Singh Saini
| 2blankname =
| 2namedata =
| governor2 = Bandaru Dattatreya
| predecessor2 = T. V. S. N. Prasad
| successor2 = Anurag Rastogi
| termstart2 = 1 November 2024
| termend2 = 18 February 2025
| office3 = Personnel Secretary of India
| termstart3 = 19 August 2024
| termend3 = 31 October 2024
| preceded3 = S. Radha Chauhan
| appointer3 = Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
| office4 = Financial Services Secretary of India
| termstart4 = 1 December 2022
| termend4 = 18 August 2024
| preceded4 = Sanjay Malhotra
| succeeded4 = Nagaraju Maddirala
| office5 = Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
| termstart5 = 20 January 2019
| termend5 = 31 October 2022
| preceded5 = Sailesh
| succeeded5 = Mritunjay Kumar Naraya
| education =
| alma_mater = IIT Roorkee
IIFT
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|05|21|df=yes}}{{cite news|url=http://web1.hry.nic.in/civillist/iias.aspx|title=HARYANA IAS OFFICERS GRADATION LIST|publisher=hry.nic.in}}
| birth_place = Uttar Pradesh, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Civil servant
}}
Vivek Joshi (born 21 May 1966) is a retired IAS officer of 1989 batch from Haryana cadre who is serving as Election Commissioner of India since February 19, 2025.{{cite web |date=17 February 2025 |title=Who is Vivek Joshi, India’s new election commissioner? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/who-is-vivek-joshi-indias-new-election-commissioner/articleshow/118337550.cms |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=The Economic Times}}{{cite web |date=17 February 2025 |title=Who is Vivek Joshi? Newly appointed election commissioner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-vivek-joshi-newly-appointed-election-commissioner/articleshow/118337316.cms |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=The Times of India}} He previously served as the Chief Secretary of Haryana state from 1 November 2024 till 18 February 2025. Previously, he served as Personnel Secretary of India from 19 August 2024 till 31 October 2024. Before that, he served as Secretary of the Department of Financial Services.{{cite web|url=https://financialservices.gov.in/beta/en/secretary-1|title=Department of Financial Services, Government of India|publisher=financialservices.gov.in|language=english}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-effects-major-secretary-level-reshuffle/article68533725.ece#:~:text=Indian%20Administrative%20Service%20(IAS)%20official,Secretary%2C%20Department%20for%20Promotion%20of|title=
Centre approves senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle, appointments|website=The Hindu|language=english}}
Early life
Joshi was born on 21 May 1966 in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Education
Joshi received Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and He then earned a postgraduate diploma in International Business from the IIFT, New Delhi. afterwards He earned Degree of M.A and Ph.D both in Internal Economics from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.{{cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=MTUxNDE=&PageId=|title=Information of Vivek Joshi|publisher=supremo.nic.in}}
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