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Canonical ID: Q57446 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person:address | Flat No. 2-A, First Floor, | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:birthDate | 1935-12-11 | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:birthPlace | Vill.Mirati, Kirnahar, Distt. Birbhum (West Bengal | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:education | M.A. (History), M.A. (Political Science), LL.B., D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) Educated at Vidyasagar College, Suri, Calcutta University, West Bengal | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:firstName | Pranab | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:gender | male | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:id | a7d1d0a7380f28a5944b56b1badfdde6f7c08142 | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:lastName | Mukherjee | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:name | Pranab Mukherjee | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:notes | International Organizations: (i) Board of Governors (a)The International Monetary Fund 1982 -1985 and 2009-2012; (b) The World Bank, 1982 - 1985 and 2009-2012; (c) Asian Development Bank, 1982 -1985 and 2009-2012; (d) African Development Bank, 1982 -1985 and 2009-2012 (e) Member, Boards of governance; (ii) Chairman, Group of 24 nations in IMF and World Bank, 1984 and 2011-12; (iii) Presided over SAARC, Council of Ministers Conference, May 1995, November 1995 and April 2007 Leader of Indian delegations to: (i) Colombo Plan Finance Ministers` Conferences, Singapore, 1975 and Colombo, 1976; (ii) The Commonwealth Finance Ministers` Conferences, 1982, 1983, and 1984; (iii) Annual General Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; (iv) The Annual General Meetings of Asian Development Bank, 1982, 1983, 1984,2010, 2011 and 2012; (v) Ministerial Conference of WTO, Marrakesh, 1994; (vi) The UN General Assembly, 1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006; (vii) The Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995; (viii) The 40th Anniversary of the Afro-Asian Conference, Bandung, 1995; (ix) Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference, Cartagana, 1995; (x) Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Governments (CHOGAM), Auckland, 1995 Honours and Distinctions conferred:i)Rated as one of the best five Finance Ministers of the world, 1984 according to a survey of Euro Money, a journal published from New York; (ii)Conferred Best Parliamentarian Award, 1997; (iii) Awarded Padma Vibhusan, 2008. (iv) The London based magazine `Emerging Markets` has named Shri Pranab Mukherjee``Finance Minister of the Year, for Asia 2010``; (v) Best Administrator in India Award, 2011. His leadership in the Ministry of Finance and other Economic Ministries was well acclaimed, nationally and internationally. He was considered as the key figure in formulating economic policies of the nation for a long period. Under his stewardship India earned the distinction of not withdrawing the last installment of IMF loan to the extent of US$1.1 billion. He was considered top ranking Minister and presided over the Cabinet meetings of the Union in the absence of the Prime Minister during 1980-1985. | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:political | Indian National Congress | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:status | Former | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:title | Shri | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||
Person:topics | role.pep | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-4195 | |||