Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The greatest Prime Minister of the decade!

The greatest Prime Minister of the decade!

EDUCATION /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, 19! 90: 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 DETAIL: 


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 Prime Minister seems to be the most qualified PM all over the world. 


Pass this to every one .... and be PROUD to be an INDIAN

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