Dr Manmohan Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932, in Gah, West Punjab, to Shri Gurmukh Singh (Father) and Shrimati Amrit Kaur (Mother). He got married to Shrimati Gursharan Kaur on 14 September 1958. He was not involved in any freedom struggle even though he was born before India got its freedom. He is a Oxford product and he has held many high positions with the Government. He was a profession and Government Civil Servant. He is Author of a book entitled “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

About Dr Manmohan Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh is an economist by profession, and has formerly served in the International Monetary Fund. His economics education included an undergraduate (1952) and a master’s degree (1954) from Panjab University, Chandigarh; an undergraduate degree (1957) from Cambridge University (St. John’s College); and a doctorate (1962) from Oxford University (Nuffield College). He is the most educated Indian Prime Minister in history. Dr Singh is also known to be an unassuming politician, enjoying a formidable, highly respected and admired image.Due to his work at the UN, International Monetary Fund and other international bodies, he is very highly respected around the world. He was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2002. Before becoming prime minister, he served as the finance minister under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. He is widely credited for transforming the economy in the early 90s, during the financial crisis. He served as leader of the opposition, in the Upper house, from 1998 – 2004 when the Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition government was in office.

Dr Manmohan Singh has been married since 1958; he and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, have three daughters. His economic policies – which included the reduction of several socialist policies – were popular, especially among the middle class. He enjoys strong support among the middle and educated classes of India due to his educational background. Singh lost his seat in the Lok Sabha from South Delhi in 1999. He is thus the only Indian Prime Minister never to have been an elected member of the Lower House of Parliament. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha for Assam since 1991. He is a native Punjabi language speaker.

Positions Held :

Dr Manmohan Singh held various positions with the Government of India In the year 1971-72 he was the Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India Later 1972-76 Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, India In the year 1976-80 Director, Reserve Bank of India Director, Industrial Development Bank of India Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, Asian Development Bank, Manila Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, I.B.R.D. Nov. 1976 – April 1980 Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India Member, Finance, Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India Member, Finance, Space Commission, Government of India April 1980-15 Sept. 1982 Member-Secretary, Planning Commission 1980-83 Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-Japan Joint Study Committee 16 Sept. 1982-14 Jan. 1985 Governor, Reserve Bank of India 1982-85 Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, I.M.F. 1983-84 Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister 1985 President, Indian Economic Association 15 Jan. 1985-31 July 1987 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 1 Aug. 1987-10 Nov. 1990 Secretary-General and Commissioner, South Commission, Geneva 10 Dec. 1990-14 March 1991 Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs 15 March 1991-20 June 1991 Chairman, U.G.C. 21 June 1991-15 May 1996 Union Finance Minister when PV Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister Of India, Oct. 1991 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1991-95 Governor for India on the Board of Governors of the I.M.F. and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development June 1995 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 1996 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance 1 Aug. 1996-4 Dec. 1997 Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce 21 March 1998 onwards Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha 5 June 1998 onwards Member, Committee on Finance 13 Aug. 1998 onwards Member, Committee on Rules 13 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 Prime Minister of India Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other

Special Interests :

1. Recipient of honorary degrees of D.Litt. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, Delhi University, Delhi, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Panjabi University, Patiala, University of Mysore, Mysore, University of Bologna, Italy, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra; recipient of honorary degree of
2. Doctor of Laws from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,
3. Doctor of Social Sciences from University of Roorkee, Roorkee,
4. D.Sc. from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
5. H.H. Kanchi Sri Parmacharya Award for Excellence, 1999 and
6. Annasaheb Chirmule Award, 2000

Conferred

1. University Medal for standing first in B.A.(Hons.), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1952
2. Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab University, Chandigarh, for standing first in M.A.(Economics) 1954
3. Wright’s Prize for distinguished performance at St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1955 and 1957
4. Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, U.K., 1956,
5. Padma Vibhushan, 1987,
6. Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993
7. Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994
8. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association, 1994-95
9. Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award, 1996, (x) Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (N.I.K.K.E.I.), publisher of Japan’s leading business daily,1997 and
10. Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune, 1997

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