Manmohan Singh - Degrees and Posts Held

Degrees and Posts Held

  • BA (Hons) in Economics 1952; MA First Class in Economics, 1954 Panjab University, Chandigarh {was then in Hoshiarpur,Punjab}, India
  • Honours degree in Economics, University of Cambridge – St John's College (1957)
    • Senior Lecturer, Economics (1957–1959)
    • Reader (1959–1963)
    • Professor (1963–1965)
    • Professor of International Trade (1969–1971)
  • DPhil in Economics, University of Oxford – Nuffield College (1962)
  • Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
    • Honorary Professor (1966)
  • Chief, Financing for Trade Section, UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat, Manhattan, New York
    • 1966 : Economic Affairs Officer 1966
  • Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India (1971–1972)
  • Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, India, (1972–1976)
  • Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1976)
  • Director, Reserve Bank of India (1976–1980)
  • Director, Industrial Development Bank of India (1976–1980)
  • Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India, (1977–1980)
  • Governor, Reserve Bank of India (1982–1985)
  • Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, (1985–1987)
  • Secretary General, South Commission, Geneva (1987–1990)
  • Advisor to Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs (1990–1991)
  • Chairman, University Grants Commission (15 March 1991 – 20 June 1991)
  • Finance Minister of India, (21 June 1991 – 15 May 1996)
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (1998–2004)
  • Prime Minister of India (22 May 2004 – Present)

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