Rajiv Gauba | |
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![]() Gauba in December 2016 | |
32nd Cabinet Secretary of India | |
In office 30 August 2019 – 30 August 2024 | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
Succeeded by | T. V. Somanathan |
Home Secretary of India | |
In office 31 August 2017 – 22 August 2019[1] | |
Minister | Rajnath Singh |
Preceded by | Rajiv Mehrishi |
Succeeded by | Ajay Kumar Bhalla |
Urban Development | |
In office 31 January 2016 – 22 June 2017 | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Minister | Venkaiah Naidu |
Succeeded by | Durga Shanker Mishra |
Chief Secretary of Jharkhand | |
In office 27 January 2015 – 30 January 2016 | |
Appointed by | Chief Minister of Jharkhand |
Chief Minister | Raghubar Das |
Preceded by | Sajjal Chakraborty |
Succeeded by | Raj Bala Verma |
Personal details | |
Born | Rajiv Gauba 15 August 1959 Punjab, India |
Nationality | India |
Spouse | Dr. Pammi Gauba Academician |
Alma mater | Patna University |
Occupation | IAS officer |
Profession | Civil servant |
Rajiv Gauba (born 15 August 1959; IAST: Rājīva Gaubā) is a retired Indian civil servant who served as the Cabinet Secretary of India from 30 August 2019 till 30 August 2024.[2] His tenure as Cabinet Secretary of India is the longest in history. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the 1982 batch of Jharkhand (earlier Bihar) cadre.[3][4][5] Prior to his appointment as Cabinet Secretary, he was Home Secretary of India. His tenure as the Cabinet Secretary of India has been extended 4 times by 1 year durations by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) which is chaired by the Prime Minister of India