| Name | Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| Constituency from which I am elected | Jangipur |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee |
| Mother's Name | Late Smt. Rajlakshmi Mukherjee |
| Date of Birth | 11 Dec 1935 |
| Birth Place | Vill.Mirati, Kirnahar, Distt. Birbhum (West Bengal |
| Maritial Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 13 Jul 1957 |
| Spouse Name | Smt. Suvra Mukherjee |
| No. of Children | No.of Sons:2 No.of Daughters:1 |
| State Name | West Bengal |
| Party Name | Indian National Congress |
| Permanent Address | Flat No. 2-A, First Floor,60/2/7, Kavi Bharti Sarani, Lake Road, Kolkata - 700 029 West BengalTel. (033) 24648366 |
| Present Address | 13, Talkatora Road,New Delhi - 110 001Tels. (011) 23737623, 23737657 (R), 23092810, 23092510 (O), Fax. (011) 23737658 (R), 23093289 (O) |
| Email id | pkm[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A. (History), M.A. (Political Science), LL.B., D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) Educated at Vidyasagar College, Suri, Calcutta University, West Bengal |
| Profession | Political and Social Worker Teacher Journalist Writer |
| Positions Held | |
| July 1969 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| Jan. 1973-Jan. 1974 | Union Deputy Minister, Industrial Development |
| Jan. 1974-Oct. 1974 | Union Deputy Minister, Shipping and Transport |
| Oct. 1974-Dec. 1975 | Union Minister of State, Finance |
| July 1975 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
| Dec. 1975-Mar. 1977 | Union Minister, Revenue and Banking (Independent Charge) |
| 1978 -1980 | Deputy Leader, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha |
| 27 Jan. 1978 - 18 Ja | Member, Congress Working Committee (INC) |
| 1978 - 1979 | Treasurer, All India Congress Committee |
| Treasurer, Congress (I) Party in Parliament |
| 1978 - 1986 | Member, Central Parliamentary Board, AICC |
| Jan. 1980-Jan. 1982 | Union Minister, Commerce and Steel and Mines |
| 1980 -1985 | Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha |
| Aug. 1981 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term) |
| Jan. 1982-Dec. 1984 | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance with additional charge of Ministry of Commerce and Supply |
| 1984-1991,1996 and 1 | Chairman, Campaign Committee of AICC for Conducting National Election to Parliament |
| 1987 - 1989 | Chairman, Economic Advisory Cell, AICC |
| June 1991-May 1996 | Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
| Jan. 1993-Feb. 1995 | Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce |
| 1993 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term) |
| Feb. 1995-May 1996 | Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
| 1996 - 2003 | Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha |
| 1996 -2004 | Member, Committee on Privileges, Rajya Sabha |
| Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha |
| 1996 -1999 | Member, Consultative Committee for External Affairs |
| 1997 | Chairman, Departmentally related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forest |
| 1999 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term) |
| 28 June 1999 onwards | Chairman, Central Election Coordination Committee, AICC |
| 10 Aug.1997 till dat | Member, Congress Working Committee( INC) |
| 1998 - 1999 | General Secretary, AICC |
| June 1998 - May 2004 | Chairman, Departmentally related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs |
| Aug. 2000 till date | President, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 12 Dec. 2001 onwards | Member, Central Election Committee, AICC |
| 13 May 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
| 23 May 2004 - 24 Oct | Union Cabinet Minister, Defence |
| 25 May 2004 | Leader of the House, Lok Sabha |
| 25 Oct. 2006-23 May | Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
| 24 Jan. 2009 - 23 Ma | Ministry of Finance (additional charge) |
| 20 May 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 26 May 2009 | Leader of the House, Lok Sabha |
| 23 May 2009 onwards | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
| Social and Cultural Activities | President, Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan, 1995-2001 and Rabindra Bharati Society; Chairman (i) Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sammelan since 2004;(ii) Council of Indian Statistical Institute since 2006; and (iii) Planning Board, Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 1984-1986, 1992-1996 and 2004-2009; Trustee (i) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, 1984-1990; and (ii) Bidhan Memorial Trust, Kolkata since 1998. |
| Favourite Pastimes and Recreation | Reading, gardening and music especially Rabindra Sangeet |
| Countries Visited | Widely travelled |
| Other Information | International Organizations: (i) Board of Governors (a)International Monetary Fund 1982 -1985; (b) World Bank, 1982 - 1985; (c) Asian Development Bank, 1982 -1985; (d) African Development Bank, 1982 -1985; (e) Member, Boards of governance since May 2009; (ii) Chairman, Group 24 Ministerial Group attached to IMF and World Bank, 1984; (iii) Presided over SAARC Council of Ministers Conference, May 1995; November 1995; 2006 and 2007 Leader of Indian delegations to: (i) Colombo Plan Finance Ministers` Conference, Singapore, 1975 and Colombo, 1976; (ii) Commonwealth Finance Ministers` Conference, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (iii) Annual General Meeting of World Bank and IMF, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (iv) Annual General Meeting of Asian Development Bank, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (v) Ministerial Conference of WTO, Marrakesh, 1994; (vi) UN General Assembly, 1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006; (vii) Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995; (viii) 40th Anniversary of Asian Conference, Bandung, 1995; (ix) Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference, Carte-Ghana, 1995; (x) Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Governments (CHOGAM), Auckland 1996 Honours and Distinctions conferred:i)Rated as one of the best five Finance Ministers of the world, 1984 according to a survey of Euro Money, a journal published from New York; (ii)Conferred Best Parliamentarian Award, 1997; (iii) Awarded Padma Vibhushan, 2007. (iv) The London based magazine `Emerging Markets` has named Shri Pranab Mukherjee``Finance Minister of the Year for Asia 2010``. His leadership in the Ministry of Finance and other Economic Ministries was well acclaimed, nationally and internationally. He was considered as the key figure in formulating economic policies of the nation for a long period. Under his stewardship India earned the distinction of not withdrawing the last installment of IMF loan to the extent of US$1.1 billion. He was considered top ranking Minister and presided over the Cabinet meetings of the Union in the absence of the Prime Minister during 1980-1985. |
