Manmohan is third longest-serving PM

[Lankan Ranger]

Manmohan is third longest-serving PM

Manmohan Singh has become the third longest-serving prime minister of India as he completed 2,273 days in office on Wednesday. India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru tops the list at 6,130 days, while his daughter Indira Gandhi remains the second longest-serving prime minister with 5,829 days in office.

"There are no special celebrations for the day. The prime minister is following his routine schedule," an official in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), who declined to be identified said.

"The main functions he celebrates related to his office are the anniversaries of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government.They are all well publicised functions attended by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other leaders," the official added.

Manmohan Singh, 77, moved to the thrid slot Wednesday, replacing his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been in office for 2,272 days over three terms.

Vajpayee was prime minister for 13 days in 1996 and for 2,256 days in the second and third terms during 1998-2004.

The Manmohan Singh-led UPA-1 (2004-2009), at 1,826 days, holds the second position among the longest-serving central governments. Indira Gandhi's second stint (March 18, 1971-March 24, 1977) tops the list at 2,198 days. This became possible for Indira Gandhi as her government's tenure was extended during the emergency.

After Nehru, Manmohan Singh is the only prime minister to have been re-elected on completion of a full five-year-term.

"Dr. Singh does not bother about ornamental statistics. His focus is always on dedication and quality of work," said the PMO official.

Manmohan becomes third longest-serving PM - Hindustan Times

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Want him to continue till 2020 or atleast until 2015

 

[thebrownguy]

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And I want him him to take responsibility of his faliures and quit the office. More of a "chamcha" to Rahul "baba" and Soniya "madam" ... Disgusting ..

 

[ek_indian]

@title: It is our bad luck he has this honour.

PS -> he is the best finance expert but worst PM of all times.

 

[Break the Silence]

Damn!! i was simultaneously reading same article on MSN, and what is the use?
Inflation is increasing, defence deals are not well, poor getting poorer, rich getting richer... He is a great economist, but only a puppet of Sonia....congress is just a single family party,,,this is most allergic thing happened to the so called" largest democracy...".

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

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And I want him him to take responsibility of his faliures and quit the office. More of a "chamcha" to Rahul "baba" and Soniya "madam" ... Disgusting ..

We have a BJP guy here ,Its true hez a puppet,but we need this guy for further strengthening our economy.

PS:post me a list of his failures,thanks in advance.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

He is the best, I like him so much..........

 

[Jacobtheindoamerican]

Didnt we have the major economic reforms in the 90s because of Mr. Singh? Mr. Singh in the 90s is Deng Xiaoping in the 70s in China... So why are some people hating on him?

 

[Lankan Ranger]

He is the Best..........

 

[Break the Silence]

I am not in favour of BJP, but i also donot want congress to be in power in next elections.. its like a slow corrosion... I hate this readymade Gandh family...

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Manmohan Singh born 26 September 1932 is the 14th and current Prime Minister of the Republic of India.

He is the first Indian Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term.

He is the first Sikh to hold the post. Singh is also the 12th Prime Minister under an Indian National Congress Government.

Singh previously carried out economic reforms in India during his tenure as the Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996. These reforms resulted in the end of the Licence Raj system, helping to open the Indian economy to greater international trade and investment.

In 2010, TIME magazine listed him among the 100 most influential people in the world.

 

[Break the Silence]

^^^Wooow..... See guys ,who is posting today... btw its nice....!
well, as far as Manmohan ji is concerned... He deserves to be for this post, but not under such kind of ccircumstances(being a puppet of Gandhi family).

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Degrees & Posts Held

BA (Hons) in Economics 1952; MA First Class in Economics, 1954

Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Honours degree in Economics, St John's College, Cambridge (1957)

Senior Lecturer, Economics (1957–1959)

Reader (1959–1963)

Professor (1963–1965)

Professor of International Trade (1969–1971)

DPhil in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford (1962)

Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi Honorary Professor (1996)

Chief, Financing for Trade Section, UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat, New York

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)

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)

 

[Jacobtheindoamerican]

This was his old pal from his youth. He lives in Pakistan. They separated when India split.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

An economist by profession, Singh was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India from 1985 to 1987 and the Finance Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He is also a Rajya Sabha member from Assam, currently serving his fourth term.

Manmohan Singh is a graduate of Panjab University, Chandigarh, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford. After serving as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Singh was appointed as the Union Minister of Finance in 1991 by the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, who chose a professional economist breaking the tradition of political appointments to Finance Ministry.

Narasimha Rao took up the task of political management largely insulating Dr.Manmohan Singh from political pressure and interference. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, Singh was widely credited for carrying out liberalising reforms in India in 1991 which resulted in the weakening of Licence Raj system.

Following the 2004 general elections, Singh was unexpectedly declared as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. He was sworn in as the prime minister on 22 May 2004, along with the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet.

After the Indian National Congress won the 2009 general elections, On 22 May 2009, Manmohan Singh was sworn in for his second tenure as the Prime Minister at the Asoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.