Governor/bureaucrat Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was president of the International Court of Justice (1985-1988) [1]Singh served on the United Nation

Was president of the International Court of Justice (1985-1988) [1]Singh served on the United Nations International Law Commission from 1967 to 1972. He joined the International Court of Justice in 1973 and was its presiding judge between February 1985 and February 1988. He was appointed representative in UNO assembly in 1966, 1969, 1975. He was also elected secretary in international bar association, and served as Chief Election Commissioner of India

A former IAS officer and the currently advisor to Chief Minister of Orissa, Navin Patnaik.[1] He bel

A former IAS officer and the currently advisor to Chief Minister of Orissa, Navin Patnaik.[1] He belongs to the 1964 Bihar cadre.[2]

A Padma Vibhushan awarded Indian Civil Servant.Naresh Chandra joined the Indian Administrative Servi

A Padma Vibhushan awarded Indian Civil Servant.Naresh Chandra joined the Indian Administrative Service in May, 1956 and till 1964 served in different capacities in various districts of Rajasthan.[1]Between 1965 and 1973, Naresh Chandra's served under Central Government of India as 'Deputy Secretary, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation', 'Deputy Secretary, Administrative Reforms Commission', 'Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs' and 'Director, Third Central Pay Commission'.

The sixteenth and current Chief Election Commissioner of India. He was born in New Delhi. He had rec

The sixteenth and current Chief Election Commissioner of India. He was born in New Delhi. He had recently been in the news as the then Chief Election Commissioner, N Gopalaswami, had unilaterally recommended his removal from the election commission on grounds of partisanship. [1]The recommendation had since been rejected by the President of India on March 1, 2009. The constitutional validity of rejection and recommendation were debated. He succeeded N Gopalaswami as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on April 20, 2009.

Was an Argentine diplomat.Costa Méndez was born into a privileged background in Buenos Aires, in 19

Was an Argentine diplomat.Costa Méndez was born into a privileged background in Buenos Aires, in 1922. He attended the University of Buenos Aires, graduating with a Law Degree in 1943. He went on to receive his juris doctor and opened a law practice.[1]He served as the Argentine ambassador to Chile between 1962 and 1964 and as Foreign Minister for President Juan Carlos Onganía, from 1966 to 1969.[2] An avowed anti-Communist, Costa Méndez favored close ties with the United States.[1

Was a well-known Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, and President of the Leagu

Was a well-known Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, and President of the League of Nations. He served as president of the League of Nations for two terms. He was a member of the Freemasonry.

Was one of the first white men in the upper Mississippi Valley. Born in France, he came to New Franc

Was one of the first white men in the upper Mississippi Valley. Born in France, he came to New France around 1660 with Jesuits and had the opportunity to visit Indian tribes and learn their languages. He formed a fur trading company around 1667 and undertook expeditions to various tribes and land in and around present-day Wisconsin. He was sometimes the first white man seen by the native peoples and was generally well received.

A famous Russian diplomat, vice-chancellor, State Chancellor 6 Oct 1799 - 18 Nov 1800 (acting) and F

A famous Russian diplomat, vice-chancellor, State Chancellor 6 Oct 1799 - 18 Nov 1800 (acting) and Foreign Minister of Russia. A nephew of Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin, son of Petr Ivanovich Panin, son-in-law of Count Vladimir Orlov. One of the assassins

A former leftist militant, is the current defense minister of Argentina. She is the first woman to h

A former leftist militant, is the current defense minister of Argentina. She is the first woman to hold this position in Argentina, replacing José Pampuro in 2005.Garré was born in San Telmo Buenos Aires in 1945. She was elected a deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1973 for the Frente Justicialista de la Liberación, a militant Peronist movement, serving until the dissolution of Congress in 1976. In 1995, having joined FrePaSo with other left-wing Justicialists, she became a deputy once again, stepping down in 2000 to become a junior minister in the government of Radical Fernando de la Rúa who was backed by FrePaSo. She returned to the Chamber of Deputies in 2001, serving until 2005.

Was an Indian administrator and the last member of the Indian Civil Service to serve. In the course

Was an Indian administrator and the last member of the Indian Civil Service to serve. In the course of a long career he was Home Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, and eventually Governor of Punjab. He died in 2002.Assigned to the Punjab cadre, he was assigned as the confidential secretary of the Governor of Punjab, a post that he held till Independence in 1947. As part of the assignment, he was privy to most discussions involving the Partition of the Punjab between India and Pakistan, and part of the team that divided government resources between the two new Punjabs. Choosing to join India in 1947, he was appointed District Collector in a number of sensitive border districts, particularly Ferozepur.

He studied history in Presidency College, Calcutta and belonged the famous batch of 1953. He was the

He studied history in Presidency College, Calcutta and belonged the famous batch of 1953. He was the Revenue Secretary of the Government of India and after retirement was a Member of Parliament from West Bengal.

Was an Argentine lawyer, politician, and diplomat.Quirno Costa was born in Buenos Aires to Fernanda

Was an Argentine lawyer, politician, and diplomat.Quirno Costa was born in Buenos Aires to Fernanda Costa and Gregorio Quirno. He received a juris doctor at the University of Buenos Aires, and married Alcira Albarracín Pacheco, with whom he had four children. He entered public service as an official in the Argentine legation in Brazil in 1868, and was appointed the following year as Undersecretary of Foreign Relations. Taking office towards the end of the War of the Triple Alliance, in which Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay were in a protracted war with Paraguay, Quirno Costa represented Argentina at the 1870 treaty ending hostilities, and obtained the concession of what is today Formosa Province (coveted for its Quebracho forests).