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			{{Short description\|Indian diplomat}}
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	\| image = [[File:YashvardhanKumarSinha.jpg]]		\| image = File:YashvardhanKumarSinha.jpg
	\| office =[[Chief Information Commissioner of India]]		\| office = [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]]
	\| term_start =7 November 2020		\| term_start = 7 November 2020
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	'''Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha'''; born 4 October 1958<ref name="archive.org2">{{cite web\|url=https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 April 2018\|date=22 April 2018}}</ref> is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[diplomat]] who belongs to the [[Indian Foreign Service]]. He is the former<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003547/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IlRvXC94OWRCR2tNQ0h2UzdlTzRqYU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InZjUWVoM0FVQzR5d3Nid2JoZzRGa1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM0MzhmMzE4YTk1MjExMzIyYzczYmYyODNjMWRjNjk3MmRjMDQxMWQ4OTJmNjJlZmM4MzQzM2VhZTAzNmIyNWQifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlZTRnlPNDV6MWxtTW1GMmRyNE5RZFE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiRjFHVkZ4OVVTNkJNRWh2NnlQZDFcL0E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImJlNDU4MmM0OTA3YmNjMGU5YjUyZGVmZjc0MTVjODIzZDExOWZmZWZlODJkNjljMmY1MmQ2ZmMxNmMwYzcwOWQifQ==</ref> [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]]. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on January 1, 2019.		'''Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha'''; born 4 October 1958<ref name="archive.org2">{{cite web\|url=https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 April 2018\|date=22 April 2018}}</ref> is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[diplomat]] who belongs to the [[Indian Foreign Service]]. He is the former<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003547/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IlRvXC94OWRCR2tNQ0h2UzdlTzRqYU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InZjUWVoM0FVQzR5d3Nid2JoZzRGa1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM0MzhmMzE4YTk1MjExMzIyYzczYmYyODNjMWRjNjk3MmRjMDQxMWQ4OTJmNjJlZmM4MzQzM2VhZTAzNmIyNWQifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlZTRnlPNDV6MWxtTW1GMmRyNE5RZFE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiRjFHVkZ4OVVTNkJNRWh2NnlQZDFcL0E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImJlNDU4MmM0OTA3YmNjMGU5YjUyZGVmZjc0MTVjODIzZDExOWZmZWZlODJkNjljMmY1MmQ2ZmMxNmMwYzcwOWQifQ==</ref> [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]]. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on January 1, 2019.

	In October 2020, he has been selected to be the Chief Information Commissioner of India.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-to-be-next-chief-information-commissioner/article32975039.ece\|title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner\|first1=Priscilla\|last1=Jeabraj\|first2=Sandeep\|last2=Phukan\|~~publisher~~=The Hindu~~\|website=thehindu.com~~\|date=29 October 2020\|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>		In October 2020, he has been selected to be the Chief Information Commissioner of India.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-to-be-next-chief-information-commissioner/article32975039.ece\|title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner\|first1=Priscilla\|last1=Jeabraj\|first2=Sandeep\|last2=Phukan\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=29 October 2020\|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from [[Bihar]].Born in a Kayastha family~~.He~~ was schooled at [[Chesham]] and at the [[St. Michael's High School, Patna]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A. (Honours)]] degree in [[History]] from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[History]] from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name="archive.org"/> He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons.<ref name="archive.org"/> He is the son of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]], PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Assam]], and former Ambassador of India to [[Nepal]].<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/jk-ex-guv-lt-gen-sinha-passes-away-324425</ref>		Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from [[Bihar]]. Born in an eminent [[Kayastha]] family of Patna, he was schooled at [[Chesham]] and at the [[St. Michael's High School, Patna]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A. (Honours)]] degree in [[History]] from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[History]] from the [[University of Delhi]]. He also has an advanced diploma in Arabic from the American University in Cairo.<ref name="archive.org"/> He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons.<ref name="archive.org"/> He is the son of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]], PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Assam]], and former Ambassador of India to [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/jk-ex-guv-lt-gen-sinha-passes-away-324425\|title = J&K ex-Guv Lt Gen Sinha passes away}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Sinha is an [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer of the 1981 batch.<ref name="archive.org2"/>		Sinha is an [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer of the 1981 batch.<ref name="archive.org2"/>
	After retiring from foreign service, on ~~7 November 2020~~, He was ~~appointed~~ as the [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-takes-oath-as-chief-information-commissioner-6991157/ \|access-date=11 March 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 November 2020 \|language=en}}</ref>		After retiring from foreign service, he was first appointed as Central Information Commissioner on 1 January, 2019 and was subsequently sworn in as the [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]] on 7 November, 2020..<ref>{{cite news \|title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-takes-oath-as-chief-information-commissioner-6991157/ \|access-date=11 March 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 November 2020 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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| image = [[File:YashvardhanKumarSinha.jpg]]
| office =[[Chief Information Commissioner of India]]
| term_start =7 November 2020
| predecessor =[[Bimal Julka]]<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-takes-oath-as-chief-information-commissioner/article33046064.ece#:~:text=Photo%20Credit%3A%20AP-,President%20Ram%20Nath%20Kovind%20has%20administers%20the%20oath%20of%20office,to%20a%20Rashtrapati%20Bhavan%20statement.</ref>
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'''Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha'''; born 4 October 1958<ref name="archive.org2">{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2018|date=22 April 2018}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[diplomat]] who belongs to the [[Indian Foreign Service]]. He is the former<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181223003547/https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IlRvXC94OWRCR2tNQ0h2UzdlTzRqYU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InZjUWVoM0FVQzR5d3Nid2JoZzRGa1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM0MzhmMzE4YTk1MjExMzIyYzczYmYyODNjMWRjNjk3MmRjMDQxMWQ4OTJmNjJlZmM4MzQzM2VhZTAzNmIyNWQifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlZTRnlPNDV6MWxtTW1GMmRyNE5RZFE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiRjFHVkZ4OVVTNkJNRWh2NnlQZDFcL0E9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImJlNDU4MmM0OTA3YmNjMGU5YjUyZGVmZjc0MTVjODIzZDExOWZmZWZlODJkNjljMmY1MmQ2ZmMxNmMwYzcwOWQifQ==</ref> [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]]. He was sworn in as Central Information Commissioner on January 1, 2019.

In October 2020, he has been selected to be the Chief Information Commissioner of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-to-be-next-chief-information-commissioner/article32975039.ece|title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha to be next Chief Information Commissioner|first1=Priscilla|last1=Jeabraj|first2=Sandeep|last2=Phukan|publisher=The Hindu|website=thehindu.com|date=29 October 2020|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha hails from [[Bihar]].Born in a Kayastha family.He was schooled at [[Chesham]] and at the [[St. Michael's High School, Patna]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A. (Honours)]] degree in [[History]] from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[History]] from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name="archive.org"/> He is married to Girija Sinha and they have two sons.<ref name="archive.org"/> He is the son of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]], PVSM, who was former Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Assam]], and former Ambassador of India to [[Nepal]].<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/jk-ex-guv-lt-gen-sinha-passes-away-324425</ref>

==Career==
Sinha is an [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer of the 1981 batch.<ref name="archive.org2"/>
After retiring from foreign service, on 7 November 2020, He was appointed as the [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-takes-oath-as-chief-information-commissioner-6991157/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

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