Shashi Kant Sharma

Shashi Kant Sharma
Shashi Kant Sharma taking charge as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors
In office
11 January 2017 – 24 September 2017
Succeeded byMr. Kay Scheller
12th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
In office
23 May 2013 – 24 September 2017
Preceded byVinod Rai
Succeeded byRajiv Mehrishi
35th Defence Secretary of India
In office
14 July 2011 – 23 May 2013
Preceded byPradeep Kumar
Succeeded byRadha Krishna Mathur
Financial Services Secretary of India
In office
9 February 2011 – 11 July 2011
Information and Technology Secretary of India
In office
24 September 2010 – 8 February 2011
Personal details
Born
Shashi Kant Sharma

(1952-09-25) 25 September 1952 (age 72)
Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of York
University of Allahabad
University of Agra
OccupationRetired Central Civil Servant (IAS)

Shashi Kant Sharma is a retired central civil servant of 1976 batch under IAS cadre belonging to Bihar. He was the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.[1][2] In July 2014 he assumed office as a Member of the United Nations Board of Auditors.[3] On 11 January 2017, Sharma took over as the Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors.[4] The reports of the Board serve as a key input for policy making within the UN.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG". The Hindu. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG". The Hindu. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "CAG Shashi Kant Sharma on UN board of auditors". The Times of India. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Current Membership". United Nations Board of Auditors. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Shri Shashi Kant Sharma, C&AG of India takes over as Chairman of the UN Board of Auditors" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "CAG Shashi Kant Sharma takes over as UN audit chair for 2 years". Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ "In a first, CAG of India to audit UN Secretariat in New York". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.