T. V. Somanathan

Dr. T. V. Somanathan
33rd Cabinet Secretary of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 August 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Rajiv Gauba
Finance Secretary of India
In office 28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) – 30 August 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Minister	Nirmala Sitharaman
Preceded by	Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Succeeded by	Ajay Seth
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office 13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) – 30 August 2024
Preceded by	Girish Chandra Murmu
Succeeded by	Manoj Govil[1]
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-10) 10 May 1965 (age 59) Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Institute of Cost Accountants of India Institute of Company Secretaries of India Calcutta University Panjab University Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Governance Institute
Occupation	IAS officer

Dr. T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.^[2] At, present he is serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India since 30 August 2024 .^[3]Before this he served as the Finance Secretary of India (Department Expenditure).^[4][5][6] Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He also worked as Director at the World Bank Group, Washington D.C. where he initially joined under its Young Professionals Program.^[2]