Friday, August 05, 2005

Can anyone beat this resume ?

One can hardly find very few world leaders can compete with resume.

RESUME

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'sexport 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 CivilServant.

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 (Departmentof 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 studycommittee September 16,

1982 - January 14, 1985: Governor, Reserve Bankof 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 oneconomic 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 standingcommittee on commerce.

March 21, 1998 : Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha.

June 5, 1998 : Member, committee on finance.

August 13, 1998 : 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 : Member, general purposes committee.

May 22, 2004 onwards: Prime Minister of India.

BOOKS:

India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -ClarendonPress, Oxford University, 1964; also published a large number ofarticles 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 moni toring 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

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

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