Dr. Manmohan Singh, MP Chairman Economic Affairs Department 19, Safdar Jung Road, NEW DELHI Tele.(O):3016168, 3019080; EXTN : 463 Tele.(R):3015470, 3018668

Father's Name	Shri Gurmukh Singh
	.
Mother's Name	Shrimati Amrit Kaur
	.
Date of Birth	26 September 1932
	.
Place of Birth	Gah (West Punjab)
	.
Marital Status	Married on 14 September 1958
	.
Spouse's Name	Shrimati Gursharan Kaur
	.
Children	Three daughter
	.
Educational Qualifications	M.A., D.Phil. (Oxford), D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) Educated at University of Panjab, Cambridge and Oxford
	.
Profession	Professor and Civil Servant
	.
Permanent Address	H.No. 192 (ka) Post 75, Ward 34, P.O. & P.S. Dispur, Distt. Kamrup, Guwahati-6 (Assam)
	.
Present Address	19, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi-110011 Tel : 3015470, 3018668 Fax : 3015603 E-mail : manmohan@sansad.nic.in
	.
Positions Held
1971-72	Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India
1972-76	Chief Economic Adivsor, Ministry of Finance, India
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
April 1980-15 Spet. 1982	Member-Sectary, 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 of 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
10 Dec. 1990-14 March 1991	Advisor to 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
Oct. 1991	Elected to Rajya Sabha
1991-1995	governor for India on the Board of Governors of the I.M.F. and the International Bank of 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, Committee of Commerce
1996-97	Member, Finance, Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India Member, Finance, Space Commission, Government of India
21 March 1998 onwards	Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
5 June 1998 onwards	Member, Committee on Finance
13 Aut. 1998 onwards	Member, Committee on Rules Member, Committee of Privileges
2000 onwards	Member, Executive Committee, Indian Parliamentary Group
Books Published	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
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests	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, Jagarjunanagar and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra; receipient of honorary degree of (i) Doctor of Laws from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, (ii) Doctor of Social Sciences from University of Roorkee, Roorkee, (iii) D. Sc. from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, (iv) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, (v) H.H. Kanchi Sri Parmacharya Award for Excellence, 1999 and (vi) Annasaheb Chirmule Award, 2000; conferred, (i) University Medal for standing first in B.A. (Hons.), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1952, (ii) Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab University, Chandigarh, for standing first in M.A. (Economics), 1954, (iii) Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St. John's College, Cambridge, 1956 and 1957, (iv) Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, U.K., 1956, (v) Padma Vibhushan, 1987, (vi) Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the year, 1993, (vii) Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994, (viii) Jawaharlal Nehru Brith Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association, 1994-95, (ix) 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 dayly, 1997 and (xi) Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune, 1997
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation	Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, (i) India International centre and (ii) Indian Economic Association; Founder Member, India Habitat Centre; reading and writing
Countries Visited	Travelled extensively in Europe including Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia
Other Information	Elected, Wrenbury Scholar, University of Cambridge, 1957; Senior Lecturer, Economics, 1957-59; Reader, Economics, 1959-63; Professor, (i) Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1963-65 and (ii) International Trade, delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 1969-71; Honorary Professor, (i) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1976 and (ii) Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 1996; Economic Affairs Officer, 1966 and Chief, Financing for Trade section, U.N.C.T.A.D., United Nations Secretariat, New York, 1966-69; Deputy for India in I.M.F. Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform, 1972-74; participated in Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, Kingston, 1975; Associate, Meetings of I.M.F. Interim Committee and Joint Fund-Bank Development Committee, 1976-80 and 1982-85; Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi since 1999; National Fellow, National Institute of Education N.C.E.R.T., 1986; Honorary Fellow, (i) St. John's College, Cambridge, U.K., 1982, (ii) Indian Institute of Bankers, 1982, (iii) All India Management Association, 1993 and (iv) Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, 1994; Leader, Indian Delegation to (i) Aid-India Consortium Meetings, 1977-79, (ii) Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting, 1980-82, (iii) Indo-Soviet Monotoring Group Meeting, 1982, (iv) Commonwalth Head of Government Meeting, Cyprus, 1993 and (v) Human Rights World Conference, Vienna, 1993; attended as member of Indian delegations, (i) Meeting of U.N.C.T.A.D. trade and Development Board, Geneva, May 1971-July 1972, (ii) Ministerial Meeting of Group of 77, Lima, October, 1971, (iii) Third Session of U.N.C.T.A.D., Santiago, April-May, 1972, (iv) Annual Meetings of I.M.F., I.B.R.D. and Commonwealth Finance Ministers, 1972-79, (v) Aid-India Consortium Meetings, Paris, 1973-79, (vi) Cancun Summit on North-South Issues, 1981 and (vii) South-South Consultations, New Delhi, 1982; represented Secretary-General, U.N.C.T.A.D., at several Inter-Governmental meetings, including Second Session of U.N.C.T.A.D., 1968 and Committee on Invisibles and Financing related to Trade Consultant to U.N.C.T.A.D., E.S.C.A.P. and Commonwealth Secretariat.