CAN YOU BEAT THIS RESUME?

George (Chartered Accountant) (649 Points)

17 August 2010  

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 and 1957; 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, International 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, 19! 90: 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 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 DETAILS:

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

Our Prime Minister seems to be the most qualified PM all over the world. . . 

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