V. C. Pande

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Vinod Chandra Pande (16 February 1932 – 7 February 2005) was an Indian Civil Servant of the Rajasthan Cadre, and was, notably, Cabinet Secretary in 1989–1990. He was a prolific writer and an erudite astrologer.

He was born to a family which contributed two other Cabinet Secretaries (B. D. Pande and Kamal Pande). His elder brother was noted scholar and historian Govind Chandra Pande

He was Cabinet Secretary from 23 December 1989 to 11 December 1990 under Prime Minister V. P. Singh (and earlier, revenue secretary under him when the latter was Finance Minister). They had earlier studied together at Allahabad University.

He served as Governor of Bihar (1999–2003), Jharkhand (briefly during 2002), and Arunachal Pradesh (2003–04), as an appointee of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

He had been a bachelor. He was a scholar of Hindi, Pali, and Sanskrit, and a prolific writer in Hindi. He died in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, two months after leaving the governorship of Arunachal Pradesh.

Government offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Governor of Bihar
23 November 1999 – 12 June 2003 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Governor of Jharkhand
4 February 2002 – 14 July 2002 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
13 June 2003 – 15 December 2004 Template:S-ttl/check
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