Johny Joseph (born 29 May 1949) is an

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officer of 1972 batch. He graduated from Trivandrum Engineering College with a degree in

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and served as commissioner of

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from 29 February 2004 to May 2007.

Work

Johny Joseph was the

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's Principal Secretary to the

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before the state government granted him the post of the civic chief of

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. He was succeeded by Jairaj Phatak in May 2007. On 1 May 2007, he was appointed as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.

Posts held in the Government

* Chief Secretary

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* Municipal commissioner of

* Lokayukta

Personal life

Johny Joseph is married to Reena Joseph who is an active environmentalist and patron of several social causes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Johny 1949 births Living people Syro-Malabar Catholics Indian Administrative Service officers Mumbai civic officials