Resume of Dr. Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister of India
EDUCATION /Qualification:
Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh,
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College,
Cambridge, 1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge,
1957; DPhil (Oxford), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India's
export competitiveness
OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience:
Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1963-65; Professor,
International Trade, Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi,
1969-71; Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi,
1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,1996 and Civil
Servant
Working Experience/ POSITIONS:
1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade.
1972-76: Chief economic advisor, ministry of finance.
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India; Director, Industrial Development Bank of India; Alternate governor for India, Board of
governors, Asian Development Bank; Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, IBRD.
November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs); Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,
finance, Space Commission.
April 1980 - September 15, 1982: Member-secretary, Planning Commission.
1980-83: Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committee September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985: Governor, Reserve Bank
of India.
1982-85: Alternate Governor for India, Board of governors, International Monetary Fund.
1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister.
1985: President, Indian Economic Association.
January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
August 1, 1987 - November 10, 1990: Secretary-general and commissioner, south commission, Geneva.
December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991: Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs.
March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991: Chairman, UGC.
June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996: Union finance minister.
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket.
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha.
1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance.
August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce.
March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha.
June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance.
August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules.
Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group.
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha.
Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee.
BOOKS:
India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -Clarendon
Press, Oxford University, 1964; also published a large number of
articles in various economic journals.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, 1956
Padma Vibhushan, 1987
Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;
Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
1966: Economic Affairs Officer
1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD
1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on InternationalMonetary Reform
1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings
1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting
1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 1993: HumanRights World Conference, Vienna
RECREATION:
Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre, NewDelhi
Name: Dr Manmohan Singh
DOB: September 26, 1932
Place of Birth: Gah (West Punjab)
Father: S. Gurmukh Singh
Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur
Married on: September 14, 1958
Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur
Children: Three daughters
Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh's resume. Indian PM is probably the most qualified PM in the entire world currently.
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