Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Chief Information Commissioner of India
In office
7 November 2020 – 3 October 2023[1]
Preceded byBimal Julka[2]
Succeeded byHeeralal Samariya[3]
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office
7 December 2016 – October 2018[4][5]
Preceded byNavtej Sarna
Succeeded byRuchi Ghanashyam
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka
In office
June 2013[6][7] – December 2016[6][7]
Preceded byAshok Kantha
Succeeded byTaranjit Singh Sandhu[8]
Indian Ambassador to Venezuela[6]
In office
January 2007[6] – August 2009[6]
Consul General of India, Dubai
In office
August 2003 – December 2006
Personal details
Born (1958-10-04) 4 October 1958 (age 66)[9]
NationalityIndian
SpouseGirija Sinha[10]
Children2 sons
Alma materSt. Michael's High School, Patna; St. Stephen's College, Delhi & University of Delhi[6]
OccupationDiplomat IFS

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (born 4 October 1958)[9] is a retired Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. He is the former[5] High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January 2019 served their till 3 October 2023.[11]

  1. ^ PTI. "Chief Information Commissioner Y K Sinha's tenure ends". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner". The Hindu. 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner". The Hindu. 6 November 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Welcome to High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Seasoned Sri Lanka hand Taranjit Sandhu to be India's next envoy- The New Indian Express". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Civil List of the Indian Foreign Service" (PDF). 1 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Indian high commissioner to UK presents credentials to Queen - PTI feed News". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  11. ^ Jeabraj, Priscilla; Phukan, Sandeep (29 October 2020). "Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 October 2020.