The Modi government on Saturday (07.09.2024) appointed former Election Commissioner Arun Goel (Retd. IAS:1985:PB) as the next Ambassador of India to Croatia. He is expected to assume charge shortly.
Goel will replace 1997 batch IFS officer Raj Kumar Srivastava, the incumbent India’s representative to Croatia.
Just as Goel’s appointment to the Election Commission made headlines, his departure also attracted attention. While serving as the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, Goel took voluntary retirement from the IAS on November 18, 2022. The next day he was appointed as an Election Commissioner. His appointment was challenged in the Supreme Court, but the plea was dismissed in August 2023.
He resigned from the post of Election Commissioner on March 09, just days before the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, even though his tenure was set to end in 2027.
He served as the Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, he served as Secretary in the Ministry of Culture from 2018 to 2019. Over his career, he has held several key assignments, both at the Centre and in Punjab, while serving in the cadre.
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