Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Can beat this resume?


RESUME
 

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 - 57      
  :           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, Inter national 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, 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 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 PROFILE
 
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 


The Prime Minister of India , possibly the most qualified Politician in the world. 


Pass this to every INDIAN.... and be PROUD to be an INDIAN
.... 
Proud to have such an 
Educated Prime Minister....