RESUME
Educational/ Qualification:
1950: 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, 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 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 Cyprus 1993: 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.
- Shared by Adv. R.
P. Rathod.
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