Vijai Sharma
Vijai Sharma IAS (Retd.) | |
|---|---|
| Chief Information Commissioner of India | |
| In office 6 October 2015 – 1 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Mathur |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| Environment Secretary of India | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Meena Gupta |
| Joint Secretary of Ministry of Environment and Forests of India | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1950 |
| Died | 18 July 2025 (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.