Prime Minister of India

Dr. Manmohan Singh
·     Born on 26 September, 1932, in Punjab province of undivided India.
·     14th Prime minister of India.
·     First person of Sikh faith to hold the office
·     Completed his  education  from reputed universities like Cambridge and Oxford.
·     Master degree in Economics in 1957, D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962.
·     Joined Government of India as Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry in 1971, appointed as Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972.
·     Governor of Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985.
·     Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India from 1985 to 1987.
·     Served as India’s finance minister from 1991 to 1996.
·     Appointed as the prime minister on May 22, 2004
·     Chairperson of  Planning Commission of India from 2004 to till now.
·     Minister  of  External affair of India  from 2005 to 2006
·     Minister of finance of  India from 2008 to 2009.
·     Reappointed as the Prime Minister of India on May 22, 2009 for 2nd consecutive term.
·     Author of "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
·     Awarded as the  Padma Vibhushan in 1987,
·     Euro Money Award for Finance Minister in 1993,
·     Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year  ( 1993 and 1994),
·     Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress in 1995.
·     He is known for his economic reforms he initiated during his stint as Finance Minister in 1991.

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