Friday, August 8, 2008

Singh is King ! ! !

Can anyone beat this resume ?

I got the following resume in one of my email forwards.

RESUME

EDUCATION /Qualification:


  • Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
    1952.
  • Stood first in MA (Economics), Panjab 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, Panjab 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 CivilServant.

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 : Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha.
  • June 5, 1998 : Member, committee on finance.
  • August 13, 1998 : 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 : Member, general purposes committee.
  • May 22, 2004 onwards: Prime Minister of India.

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 moni toring 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

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

Name: Dr Manmohan Singh

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

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