Resume of Dr. Manmohan Singh

EDUCATION /Qualification: * Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh,1952 * Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab 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, Punjab 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, 1998onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha June 5, 1998onwards: Member, committee on finance August 13, 1998onwards: 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 -ClarendonPress, 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 Indian IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary 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 Cyprus1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna RECREATION: Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre, New Delhi PERSONAL DETAILS: 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 Our PRIME MINISTER seems to be the most qualified PM all over the world.