Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India during May 2004-May 2014
India’s fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Dr. Singh followed this with a D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. His book, “India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” [Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] was an early critique of India's inward-oriented trade policy.
Dr. Singh’s academic credentials were burnished by the years he spent on the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. He had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat as well, during these years. This presaged a subsequent appointment as Secretary General of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990.
In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India as Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many Governmental positions that Dr. Singh has occupied are Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Advisor to the Prime Minister; and Chairman of the University Grants Commission.
In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991 and 1996 as India’s Finance Minister. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognized worldwide.
In his political career, Dr. Singh has been a Member of India’s Upper House of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha) since 1991, where he was Leader of the Opposition between 1998 and 2004. Dr. Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 22nd May after the 2004 general elections and took the oath of office for a second term on 22nd May 2009.
Curriculum Vitae
DR. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Of India
| Academic Record | |
| 1962 | D. Phil., Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
Topic: India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth. [Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] |
| 1957 | Economic Tripos [First Class honours], University of Cambridge |
| 1954 | M.A. Economics, Panjab University - First Class with first position in the University |
| 1952 | B.A. Economics(Hons.), Panjab University - Second Class with first position in the University |
| 1950 | Intermediate Panjab University - First Class with first position in the University |
| 1948 | Matriculation, Panjab University – First class |
| Prizes and Awards | |
| 2000 | Conferred Annasaheb Chirmule Award by the W.LG.
alias Annasaheb Chirmule Trust setup by United Western Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra |
| 1999 | Received H.H. Kanchi Sri Paramacharya Award for
Excellence from Shri R. Venkataraman, former President of India and Patron, The Centenarian Trust. |
| 1999 | Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi. |
| 1997 | Conferred Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune . |
| 1997 | Received Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award for the year 1996. |
| 1997 | Awarded Nikkei Asia prize for Regional Growth by
the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. (NIKKEI), publisher of Japan’s leading business daily. |
| 1996 | Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi |
| 1995 | Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association for 1994-95. |
| 1994 | Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year. |
| 1994 | Elected Distinguished Fellow, London School of Economics, Centre for Asia Economy, Politics and Society. |
| 1994 | Elected Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. |
| 1994 | Honorary Fellow, All India Management Association. |
| 1993 | Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year. |
| 1993 | Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year. |
| 1987 | Padma Vibhushan Award by the President of India. |
| 1986 | National Fellow, National Institute of Education, N.C.E.R.T. |
| 1985 | Elected President, Indian Economic Association. |
| 1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow, St. John’s College, Cambridge. |
| 1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow, Indian Institute of Bankers. |
| 1976 | Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. |
| 1957 | Elected Wrenbury Scholar, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
| 1955 | Awarded Wright’s Prize for distinguished performance, St. John’s college, Cambridge, U.K. |
| 1956 | Awarded Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
| 1954 | Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab university, for standing first in M.A.(Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh. |
| 1952 | University Medal for standing First in B.A. Hons.(Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh. |
Recipient of Honorary Degrees of D.Litt. from :
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Guru Nanak University, Amritsar
- Delhi University, Delhi
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi
- University of Bologna, Italy
- University of Mysore, Mysore
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (D.Sc)
- Kurukshetra University
- Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala (D.Sc)
- Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar
- Osmania University, Hyderabad
- University of Roorkee, Roorkee (Doctor of Social Sciences)
- Doctor of Laws by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) - Doctor Letters degree
- Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Deemed University) D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)
- Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
| Work Experience And Positions Held | |
| May 22, 2004 – till date: | Prime Minister of India. |
| March 21, 1998 – May 22,2004: | Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (Council of States) Parliament of India |
| June, 2001: | Re-elected as member of Rajya, Sabha for a Term of six years |
| August 1, 1996 - Dec 4, 1997: | Chairman, Parliamentary Standing, Committee on Commerce, Rajya Sabha |
| June 21, 1991- May 15, 1996: | Finance Minister of India |
| June, 1995: | Re-elected Member of Rajya, Sabha for a term of six years |
| September, 1991: | Elected Member of Rajya Sabha |
| March 1991-June 1991: | Chairman, University Grants Commission |
| Dec. 1990 – March 1991: | Advisor to Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs |
| August 1987 – Nov 1990: | Secretary General and Commissioner, South Commission |
| Jan 1985- July 1987: | Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission of India |
| Sept 1982 – Jan 1985: | Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
| April 1980 – Sept 1982: | Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, India |
| Nov.1976 – April 1980: | Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Economic Affairs, Government of India |
| Member [Finance], Atomic Energy Commission, Govt. of India | |
| Member [Finance], Space Commission, Govt. of India | |
| 1972 – 1976: | Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, India |
| 1971 – 1972: | Economic Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India |
| 1969 – 1971: | Professor of International Trade, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India |
| 1966 – 1969: | UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat, New York |
| Chief, Financing for Trade Section 1966 : Economic Affairs Officer. | |
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1957 – 1965: |
Panjab University, Chandigarh |
| 1963-65 : Professor of Economics | |
| 1959-63 : Reader in Economics | |
| 1957-59 : Senior Lecturer in Economics. | |
Other Assignments
Leader of the Indian delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Cyprus (1993)
Leader of the Indian delegation to the Human Rights World Conference, Vienna (1993)
Governor of India on the Board of Governors of the IMF and the International Bank of Reconstruction & Development (1991-95)
Appointed by Prime Minister of India as Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (1983-84)
Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-Japan Joint Study Committee (1980-83).
Leader, Indian Delegation to :
Indo-Soviet Monitoring Group Meeting (1982)
Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting (1980-82)
Aid India Consortium Meetings (1977-79).
Member Indian Delegation to :
South-South Consultation, New Delhi (1982)
Cancun Summit on North-South Issues (1981)
Aid-India Consortium Meetings, Paris (1973-79)
Annual Meetings of IMF, IBRD & Commonwealth Finance Ministers (1972-79)
Third Session of UNCTAD, Santiago (April-May 1972)
Meetings of UNCTAD Trade & Development Board, Geneva (May 1971 – July 1972)
Ministerial Meeting of Group of 77, Lima (Oct.1971)
- Deputy for India on IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform (1972 – 74)
- Associate, Meetings of IMF Interim Committee and Joint Fund-Bank Development Committee (1976-80, 1982-85)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of IBRD (1976-80)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of the IMF (1982-85)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, Asian Development Bank, Manila (1976-80)
- Director, Reserve Bank of India (1976-80)
- Director, Industrial Development Bank of India (1976-80)
- Participated in Commonwealth Prime Ministers Meeting, Kingston (1975)
- Represented Secretary;-General UNCTAD at several inter-governmental meetings including :
Second Session of UNCTAD, 1968
Committee on Invisibles & Financing Related to Trade, Consultant to UNCTAD,
ESCAP and Commonwealth Secretariat
Member, International Organizations :
Appointed as Member by the Secretary-General, United Nations of a Group of Eminent Persons to advise him on Financing for Development (December, 2000)
Publications
Author of book “India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” [Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964] .
Have published a large number of articles in economic journals.
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