| Tejendra Khanna | |
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| Constituency | New Delhi |
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| Born | Patna, Bihar |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | University of Patna University of California-Berkeley |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Lieutenant Governor of Delhi |
| As of 12 November, 2010 Source: Government of Delhi |
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Tejendra Khanna (born 16 December 1938) in Patna, Bihar is presently the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He also serves as Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Ambedkar University.
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Early Life and education
Tejendra Khanna was born in Patna, Bihar on December 16, 1938. He earned his Master of Science (Physics) from Patna University and Master of Arts in Public Administration from University of California, Berkeley.
Career
He was a 1961 batch Indian Administrative Service officer. He held different administrative positions in Punjab. He was the Chief Secretary, Punjab during 1991-92 and conducted the 1992 February elections as Chief Election Officer, which brought back an Elected Government in the state after a long period of President’s Rule.
He also held important positions in the Government of India. He served as Commercial Counselor, Indian High Commission, U.K. (1975–77), Chief Controller, Imports and Exports (1989–91), Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Food (1992–93) and Commerce Secretary to Government of India (1993–96).
Immediately on his retirement on 31.12.1996, he was appointed 16th Lt.Governor and Administrator of the National Capital and served in this capacity up to April 1998.
Honours, awards and international recognition
He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science, by the Wonkwang University on 2010 and a Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) by TERI University.
