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{{short description|1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = R. K. Mathur
| image = R. K. Mathur.png
| caption = Official Portrait, 2019
| predecessor = ''position created''
| successor = [[B. D. Mishra]]
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br> [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term = 31 October 2019 - 12 February 2023
| office = 1st [[List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh|Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh]]
| predecessor3 = Shekhar Aggarwal
| office1 = 8th [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]]
| term_start1 = 4 January 2016
| term_end1 = 24 November 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Vijai Sharma]]
| successor1 = [[Sudhir Bhargava]]
| office2 = [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] of [[India]]
| president2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| order2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Shashi Kant Sharma]]
| successor2 = [[G. Mohan Kumar]]
| term_end2 = 24 May 2015
| term_start2 = 25 May 2013
| successor3 = G.C. Pati
| birth_name = Radha Krishna Mathur
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|11|25}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Poonam Mathur|1980}}
| relations =
| children = Purvi Mathur, Prasun Mathur
| alma_mater = [[IIT Kanpur]]<br />[[IIT Delhi]]<br />[[International Center for Promotion of Enterprises]]
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|Retired IAS officer]]
| office3 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Defence Production Secretary]] of [[India]]
| term_end3 = 24 May 2013
| term_start3 = 1 October 2012
| office4 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary]] of [[India]]
| term_end4 = 30 September 2012
| term_start4 = 9 November 2011
| office5 = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Tripura]]
| term_end5 = 22 October 2006
| term_start5 = 22 December 2003
}}

'''Radha Krishna Mathur''' (born 25 November 1953) is a retired Indian [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] and Indian bureaucrat, who served as the 1st [[List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh|Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh]] from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the [[Chief Information Commissioner of India|Chief Information Commissioner]] of India (CIC) in November 2018.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/ensure-cic-is-free-from-govt-interference-acharyulu-writes-to-president-kovind/article25710341.ece|title=Ensure CIC is free from govt interference}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/after-sc-rap-centre-appoints-ex-defence-secretary-mathur-as-new-cic/|title=R. K. Mathur set to be new Chief Information Commissioner|last=Yadav|first=Shyamlal|date=19 December 2015|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Hindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rk-mathur-appointed-as-cic/article8004907.ece|title=R. K. Mathur appointed as CIC|date=18 December 2015|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-defence-secretary-RK-Mathur-appointed-new-CIC/articleshow/50240558.cms|title=Former defence secretary R. K. Mathur appointed new CIC|date=19 December 2015|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> Mathur had retired as the India's [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was also the [[Secretary to Government of India|Defence Production Secretary]] of India, [[Secretary to Government of India|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary]] of India and the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Tripura|Tripura]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Education ==
Mathur is a [[Bachelor of Technology]] in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14120&PageId=|title=Radha Krishna Mathur - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cic.gov.in/node/2480|title=Chief Information Commissioner - Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Profile)|website=[[Central Information Commission]] of India|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> [[Master of Engineering|Master of Technology]] in [[Industrial engineering|Industrial Engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|IIT Delhi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He also holds an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] from [[International Center for Promotion of Enterprises]] (ICPE), [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]].<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==

=== As an IAS officer ===
Apart from serving as the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]], RK Mathur served in various key positions for both [[Government of India|Union]] and [[Government of Tripura|Tripura governments]], like as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Tripura|Tripura]], [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Finance), Principal Secretary (Agriculture), Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Resident Commissioner of [[Government of Tripura|Tripura]], Commissioner of Revenue, Commissioner of Panchayats, CEO of [[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council]], and as the [[District Collector (India)|District Magistrate and Collector]] of [[West Tripura district]] in the [[Government of Tripura|Tripura Government]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Defence Production Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary]], Special Secretary in [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], Development Commissioner in [[Ministry of Textiles]], and as the Chief Enforcement Officer in [[Ministry of Textiles]] in the [[Government of India|Union Government]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Mathur also served as the [[Private Secretary]], on separate occasions, to [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Ministers]] of [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] and [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]].<ref name=":0" />

==== Chief Secretary of Tripura ====
RK Mathur was appointed the Chief Secretary of [[Government of Tripura|Tripura]] by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Tripura|Chief Minister of Tripura]] in December 2003,<ref name=":0" /> he assumed the office of the Chief Secretary of the state on 22 December 2003 and demitted it on 22 October 2006,<ref name=":0" /> serving as the state's top [[bureaucrat]] for almost three years.<ref name=":0" />

==== Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary ====
Mathur was appointed the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in November 2011,<ref name=":0" /> he assumed the office on 9 November 2011 and demitted it on 30 September 2012.<ref name=":0" />

==== Defence Production Secretary ====
Mathur was appointed the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Defence Production Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in September 2012,<ref name=":0" /> he assumed the office on 1 October 2012 and demitted it on 24 May 2013.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Defence Secretary RK Mathur inspects the Guard of Honour at the commisssioning of ICGS Rajveer.jpg|left|thumb|310x310px|Radha Krishna Mathur, as [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], inspecting the Guard of Honour at the commissioning of ICGS Rajveer.]]
[[File:Defence Secretary RK Mathur, and CNS Admiral RK Dhowan during the Golden Jubilee celebration of the DND.JPG|thumb|300x300px|Radha Krishna Mathur (extreme-left) with the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] [[Admiral]] [[Robin K. Dhowan]] (center-right) during the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Directorate of Naval Design (DND).]]

==== Defence Secretary ====
Mathur was appointed the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in May 2013 for a fixed tenure of two years.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RK-Mathur-appointed-as-defence-secretary/articleshow/20263260.cms|title=RK Mathur appointed as defence secretary|date=25 May 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/FM5d81zI12NmADAw1OJEuK/RK-Mathur-appointed-as-defence-secretary.html|title=R.K. Mathur appointed as defence secretary|date=24 May 2013|website=Livemint|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rk-mathur-appointed-as-defence-secretary-523252|title=RK Mathur appointed as Defence Secretary|date=24 May 2013|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=9 January 2018|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> He assumed the office of [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] on 25 May 2013 and demitted it and simultaneously [[Pension|superannuated]] from the service on 24 May 2015.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

[[File:The Permanent Secretary of Defence, Thailand, General Sirichai Distakul calls on the Defence Secretary, Shri R.K. Mathur, in New Delhi on March 26, 2015.jpg|thumb]]

=== Chief Information Commissioner ===
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at the swearing-in ceremony of Shri R.K. Mathur as Chief Information Commissioner, in New Delhi on January 04, 2016.png|thumb|250px|Swearing-in ceremony of R.K. Mathur as Chief Information Commissioner, in New Delhi]]

RK Mathur was appointed the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), heading the [[Central Information Commission]] (CIC), by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) on 18 December 2015.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Hindu1" /><ref name=":3" /> He took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 January 2016. He retired from the post on 24 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/RK-Mathur-takes-oath-as-new-CIC/article13980793.ece|title=RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC|date=4 January 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-defence-secretay-rk-mathur-takes-oath-as-new-cic/articleshow/50437368.cms|title=Former Defence Secretay RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC|date=4 January 2016|website=[[The Economic Times]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/ex-def-secy-rk-mathur-takes-oath-as-new-cic-482493-2016-01-04|title=Ex-def secy RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC|date=4 January 2016|website=[[India Today]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref>
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== Lieutenant Governorship (2019 - 2023)==
Radha Krishna Mathur was appointed to be the first Lieutenant Governor of [[Ladakh]] by the President of India on 25 October 2019. He was formally sworn in on 31 October 2019 when the [[Ladakh|Union Territory of Ladakh]] came into existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/radha-krishna-mathur-to-be-lg-of-ladakh-all-you-need-to-know-about-him-1612976-2019-10-25|title=Radha Krishna Mathur to be LG of Ladakh: All you need to know about him|date=25 October 2019|website=India Today|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref> On 12 February 2023, [[B D Mishra]] succeeded him.

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== External links ==
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* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14120&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]
* [http://cic.gov.in/node/2480 Profile at Central Information Commission website]

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[[Category:Defence secretaries of India]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:IIT Kanpur alumni]]
[[Category:IIT Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]]
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