Naresh Chandra

Naresh Chandra
Indian Ambassador to the United States
In office 1996–2001
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan
Preceded by	Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Succeeded by	Lalit Mansingh
13th Governor of Gujarat
In office 1 July 1995 – 1 March 1996
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	Sarup Singh
Succeeded by	Krishna Pal Singh
20th Cabinet Secretary of India
In office 11 December 1990 – 31 July 1992
President	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded by	V. C. Pande
Succeeded by	S. Rajagopal
Home Secretary of India
In office 21 March 1990 – 11 December 1990
22nd Defence Secretary of India
In office 22 February 1989 – 21 March 1990
Preceded by	T.N. Sheshan
Succeeded by	N.N. Vohra
Water Resources Secretary of India
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1989
Personal details
Born	(1934-08-01)1 August 1934 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Died	9 July 2017(2017-07-09) (aged 82) Panaji, Goa, India
Cause of death	Multiple organ failure
Alma mater	Allahabad University
Occupation	Retired IAS officer
Awards	Padma Vibhushan (2007)

Naresh Chandra (1 August 1934 – 9 July 2017) was a 1956 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre who served as the Cabinet Secretary of India, Defence Secretary of India, Home Secretary of India, Water Resources Secretary of India and Indian Ambassador to the United States.^[1] He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour the Padma Vibhushan for civil service in 2007.^[2][3][4]