Former bureaucrat Anil Baijal was on Wednesday formally appointed as the Lt.Governor of Delhi.
The formal appointment from President Pranab Mukherjee came this evening after a recommendation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Office.
Baijal replaced Najeeb Jung who had, in a surprising move, submitted his resignation to the Centre last week.
“I welcome Anil Baijal as the Lt.Governor of Delhi,” tweeted Minsiter of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj.
A 1969-batch IAS officer, Baijal held several eminent positions, including the vice-chairman of Delhi Development Authority and Union Home Secretary during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He retired in 2006 as Union Urban Development Secretary.
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Jung had submitted his resignation on December 22, ending a nearly three-and-half-year-long eventful tenure, mostly marked by bitter confrontation with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government.
Jung thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for all the help and cooperation during his tenure as the Lt. Governor of Delhi.
65-year-old Jung, a former 1973 batch IAS officer and former vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, had assumed charge as Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi on 9 July, 2013.