Monday, October 20, 2008

Can the economy be in safer hands?


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 

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