| Honorific Prefix: | Lt. General |
| D. P. Vats | |
| Residence: | Hissar, Haryana |
| Birth Date: | 1950 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Thurana village, Hisar district |
| Spouse: | Geeta Vats |
| Children: | Shaan Vats, Sumedha Vats & Rommel Vats |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alma Mater: | |
| Education: | M.B.B.S., M.S. (Ophthalmology) |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Constituency: | Haryana |
| Term Start: | 3 April 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Shadi Lal Batra[2] |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1975–2011 |
| Rank: | Lt. General |
| Unit: | Army Medical Corps |
Devender Paul Vats is an Indian politician and a retired Lt. General of the Indian Army and former chief of the Haryana Public Service Commission.[3] [4] He is a noted ophthalmologist and was Advisor General & CEO at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar (city).[4]
He completed his education from the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, before joining the Army Medical Corps in 1975.[5] He completed his medical training from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.[6]
He has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 1999, Sena Medal in 2003 and Param Vishist Seva Medal in 2011.[7] He was serving as director and commandant in armed forces medical college Pune and retired on 30 April 2011.[8] [9]