22 August 2007

Can you beat this CV????

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 atSt John's College, Cambridge, 1955 and 1957;
Wrenbury scholar, University ofCambridge,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,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 Econom ics, 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 ofIndia; Director, Industrial Development Bank ofIndia; Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank; Alternate governor forIndia, 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 committeeSeptember 16,
1982 - January 14, 1985:Governor, Reserve Bank of India
1982-85: Alternate Governor forIndia, 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 fromAssam 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, 199 7: 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
May 2004 onwards: If you are a citizen ofIndia, you must know this!!


BOOKS:
India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -Clarendon Press,Oxford University, 1964; also published a largenumber 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 forIndia 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 MeetingCyprus
1993: Human Rights World Conference,Vienna

RECREATION:
Gymkhana Club,New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre, New Delhi


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

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