Vijai Sharma

Vijai Sharma
IAS (Retd.)
Chief Information Commissioner of India
In office
6 October 2015 – 1 December 2015
Preceded byRajiv Mathur
Succeeded byRadha Krishna Mathur
Environment Secretary of India
In office
2008–2010
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byMeena Gupta
Joint Secretary of Ministry of Environment and Forests of India
In office
1997–2003
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Personal details
Born (1950-12-01) 1 December 1950
Died18 July 2025(2025-07-18) (aged 74)
California, United States
Alma mater(LLB) University of Lucknow
(LLM) University College London
(LLM) Harvard University
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Vijai Sharma (1 December 1950 – 18 July 2025) was a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of 1974 batch from Uttar Pradesh cadre who served as the Chief Information Commissioner of India in 2015 and before that he served as the Environment Secretary of India and Joint Secretary in Ministry of Environment and Forests of India. He played a key role in the working and development of Kyoto Protocol.