Vinay Sheel Oberoi
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Vinay Sheel Oberoi | |
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| Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India[1] | |
| In office June 2015[1] – February 2017[2] | |
| Preceded by | Satyanarayan Mohanty[1] |
| Succeeded by | Kewal Kumar Sharma[2] |
| Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India[1] | |
| In office 22 July 2014[3][4] – June 2015[1] | |
| Preceded by | Shankar Agarwal[5] |
| Succeeded by | V. Somasundaran[6] |
| Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO[7][8] | |
| In office 15 July 2010[3] – 22 July 2014[3] | |
| Succeeded by | Ruchira Kamboj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1957[3] |
| Died | April 11, 2020 |
| Alma mater | The Doon School; Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Retired Indian Administrative Service officer |
Vinay Sheel Oberoi (18 February 1957 – 11 April 2020) was a IAS Officer of the 1979 batch. He belonged to the [9] Assam-Meghalaya Cadre. Oberoi served as the Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO from 2010 to 2014, as well as Secretary to the Government of India, in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development.
Oberoi studied at The Doon School.[10] He had a postgraduate degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.[11][12] Oberoi was the president of the Delhi School of Economics Students Union from 1977 to 1978.
Early career
Oberoi taught economics at Ramjas College, Delhi University,[citation needed] before joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1979. He was one of the youngest officers in his batch.[13]
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO
In 2010,[citation needed] Oberoi was assigned as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO. He coordinated the G77 and China as Chairperson.[14]