Dr.Manmohan Singh Indian Prime Minister's Resume

Doing the job of a Prime minister is not an easy thing. Many people think that there is no need for education or experience to become ministers and in some cases it happens also. We have heard and seen many ministers who lack education. After reading the resume of Dr.Manmohan Singh the Honurable Prime minister of India , every job seeker will get to know the importance of education and work experience that is required to become successful in life. He also proves that there is no limit for education.

In case of Mammohan Singh everything is different. India is the luckiest Country in the world to get a powerful Leader to guide inidan Government to success. No country will have any of their high officials haing such a powerful biography in their pockets. No Resume can replace the experiences and achievements of the Indian National Congress led Government's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Education

1. In 1950 passed in First Place in BA (Hons), Economics from Punjab University in Chandigarh
2. In 1952 passed in First Place in MA (Economics) from Punjab University in Chandigarh.
3. In 1954 Receieved Wright's Prize from St John's College , Cambridge.
4. In 1955 & 1957 became Wrenbury scholar of University of Cambridge.
5. In 1957 Passed DPhil ( Oxford ), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on Indian export competitiveness

Job Experience

1. Worked as Professor-Senior lecturer of Economics from 1957 to 1959.
2. Worked as Reader in Economics from 1959 to 1963;
   
3. Worked in Punjab University of Chandigarh as Professor in Economics from 1963 to 1965.
   
4. Worked in Delhi School of Economics in University of Delhi from 1969 to 1971 as the Professor in International Trade.
5. Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant

Senior Positions in Indian Government

Has been Economic advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Trade from 1971 to 1972.

Has been in the position of Chief Economic Advisor in Ministry of Finance from 1972 to 1976.

From 1976 to 1990 had the following posts

• Director of (RBI) Reserve Bank of India.
• Director of (IDBI) Industrial Development Bank of India
• Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank(ADB)
• Alternate governor for India , Board of governors, IBRD
• Secretary, Ministry of Finance
• Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,finance, Space Commission
• Member-secretary, Planning Commission
• Chairman , India Committee of the IndoJapan joint study committee
• Governor, Reserve Bank of India
• Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund
• Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister
• President, Indian Economic Association
• Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
• Secretary-general and commissioner south commission, Geneva
• Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs
• Chairman of UGC
• Union finance minister

Political Achievements

1. In 1991 Manmohan Singh was elected to Rajya Sabha.
2. In 1996 became the Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce.
3. In 1998 was the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
4. Was the Member committee on finance, Member committee on rules, Member committee of privileges, Member Executive committee, Indian parliamentary group, Member General purposes committee
5. In 2001 Manmohan Singh was elected to RajyaSabha

Personal Details

Name: Dr Manmohan Singh

DOB: September 26, 1932

Place of Birth: Gah in West Punjab

Father: S. Gurmukh Singh

Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur

Married on: September 14, 1958

Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur

Children: Three daughters

Prizes and Awards

Padma Vibhushan in 1987

Adam Smith Prize from the University of Cambridge

Euro money Award in 1993 for Finance Minister of the Year.

Asia money Award in 1993 and 1994 for Finance Minister of the Year for Asia.

Book Written

India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self Sustained Growth,Clarendon Press, Oxford University

Now it is our turn to decide whether Dr.Manmohan Singh can be regarded as the Best Qualified Prime Minister of the World.