Raj Kumar Goyal

Raj Kumar Goyal is a retired 1990 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of AGMUT cadre who is currently serving as the Chief [Information Commissioner of India] since 15 December 2025. He previously served as the Secretary to [the Government of India|Law Secretary of India].

Early life and education

Raj Kumar Goyal was born on 10 August 1965 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his B.Tech degree in Electronics Engineering from IIT Roorkee.

Goyal was an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1990 batch from the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories.
Throughout his career Goyal has served in various positions in the Jammu and Kashmir both as Principal Secretary and as Joint Secretary in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He then served as Secretary to the [Government of India|Secretary of Border Management] in the Ministry of [Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home affairs of India] and then as Secretary of Department of Justice in the Ministry of [Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law and Justice of India].
On 15 December 2025 the Government appointed Goyal as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India after months of vacancy since the September when Heeralal Samariya left.