Person of the day : President Pranab Mukherjee : 11 DECEMBER

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Pranab Mukherjee

Name: Pranab Mukherjee
Father's Name: Late Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee
Mother's Name: Late Rajlakshmi Mukherjee
Date of Birth: Dec 11, 1935
Place of Birth: Mirati, Kirnahar, District Birbhum, West Bengal
Marital Status: Married on July 13, 1957
Spouse: Suvra Mukherjee
Children: Two sons and a daughter
Educational Qualifications: M.A. (History), M.A. (Political Science), L.L.B, D. Ltt.(Honoris Causa)
Educated at: Vidyasagar College, Suri Calcutta University, West Bengal
Profession: Teacher, Journalist and Author

Social and Cultural Activities

President of the Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan1995 to 2001, 2004 to June 2012
Chairman, Planning Board, Asiatic Society, Kolkata1984 to 1986, 1992 to 1996, 2004-2012
Trustee, Bangiya Sahitya Parishad1984 to 1990

Trustee Bidhan Memorial Trust, Kolkata1998 to June 2012

Leadership of Indian Delegations Abroad

Colombo Plan Finance Ministers’ Conference, Singapore and Colombo1975, 1976
The Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Conferences1982, 1983, 1984
The Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF1982, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Annual Meetings of the ADB1982, 1983, 1984, 2010, 2011, 2012
Ministerial Conference of WTO at Marrakesh1994
The United Nations General Assembly1994, 1995, 2005, 2006
The Social Summit at Copenhagen1995
The 40th Anniversary of the Afro-Asian Conference at Bandung1995
The Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM), Auckland1995
The Non-Aligned Foreign Minister’s Conference, Cartagena1995

Books written

Beyond Survival: Emerging Dimensions of Indian Economy-1984
Off the Track-1987
Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice-1992
Challenges before the Nation-1992.
The Dramatic Decade The Days Of Indira Gandhi years-2014
Thoughts and Reflections - 2014

Mukherjee's positions in chronological order:

Union Minister of Industrial Development 1973–1974
Union Minister of Shipping and Transport 1974
Minister of State for Finance 1974–1975
Union Minister of Revenue and Banking 1975–1977
Treasurer of the Congress Party 1978–79
Treasurer of the All India Congress Committee 1978–79
Leader of the House of the Rajya Sabha 1980–85
Union Minister of Commerce and Steel and Mines 1980–1982
Union Minister of Finance 1982–1984
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund 1982–1985
Board of Governors of the World Bank 1982–1985
Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank 1982–1984
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank 1982–1985
Union Minister of Commerce and Supply 1984
Chairman of the Campaign Committee of Congress for conducting national elections to Parliament 1984, 1991, 1996 and 1998
Chairman of the Group of 24 (a ministerial group attached to IMF and World Bank) 1984 and 2009–2012
President of the State Unit of Congress Party in West Bengal 1985 and 2000–10
Chairman of the Economic Advisory Cell of the AICC 1987–1989
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission 1991–1996
Union Minister of Commerce 1993–1995
Union Minister of External Affairs 1995–1996
President, SAARC Council of Ministers' Conference 1995
General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee 1998–1999
Chairman of the Central Election Coordination Committee 1999–2012
Leader of the House of the Lok Sabha 2004–2012
Union Minister of Defence 2004–2006
Union Minister of External Affairs 2006–2009
Union Minister of Finance 2009–2012
President of India since 25 July 2012.

Membership in International Organizations

Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)1982 to 1985, 2009 - 2012
Board of Governors, World Bank1982 to 1985, 2009 to 2012
Board of Governors, Asian Development Bank (ADB)1982 to 1985, 2009 to 2012
Board of Governors, African Development Bank1982 to 1985, 2009 to 2012
Chairman, Group of 24 nations in IMF and World Bank1984, 2011-12
Chairman, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Council of Ministers ConferenceMay 1995, November 1995, April 2007

Parliamentary Career

Elected to Rajya Sabha1969, 1975, 1981, 1993, 1999
Elected to Lok Sabha2004, 2009, upto July 2012
Deputy Leader of the Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha1978-80
Chief Whip of Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha 1996-2004
Leader of House in the Rajya Sabha 1980-85
Member, Business Advisory Committee, Committee
on Privileges and Committee on Rules Member, 
Consultative Committee on External Affairs1996-99
Chairman, Parliament Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests1997
Chairman, Parliament Standing Committee on Home AffairsJune 1998 to May 2004
Leader of the Lok SabhaJune 2004 to June 2012

Career in the Congress Party

Member, Congress Working CommitteeJanuary 27, 1978 to January 18, 1986, August 10, 1997 till June 25, 2012
President, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee1985, August 2000 to June, 2010
Member, Central Parliamentary Board, All India Congress Committee (AICC)1978 to 1986
Treasurer of the AICC1978 to 1979
Treasurer of the Congress (I) Party in Parliament1978 to 1979
Chairman, Economic Advisory Cell, AICC1987 to 1989
Chairman, Campaign Committee of the AICC for conducting National Elections to Parliament1984, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999
Chairman, Central Election Coordination Committee of the AICCJune 28, 1999 onwards
Member, Central Election Committee, AICCDecember 12, 2001 to 25 June, 2012
Resigned from the Congress Party prior to contesting to the office of President of India25 June, 2012

Mukherjee has received several accolades and honours:

In 1984, he was rated as the best Finance Minister in the World according to a survey of Euromoney magazine.
Awarded Finance Minister of the Year for Asia by Emerging Markets, the daily newspaper of record for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund|IMF in 2010.
The Banker recognised him as the Finance Minister of the Year in December 2010."
Honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India, in 2008.
Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Wolverhampton in 2011.
Honorary D.Litt by the Assam University and Visvesvaraya Technological University in March 2012.
Honorary Doctorate of Law by the President of Bangladesh and DU Chancellor Mohammad Zillur Rahman at the University of Dhaka on March 4, 2013.
Awarded Bangladesh's second highest award Bangladesh Liberation War Honour (Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sanmanona) on March 5, 2013.
Awarded Doctor of Civil Law (honoris causa) by the University of Mauritius on March 13, 2013.
Honorary Doctorate by the Istanbul University on 5 October 2013
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Calcutta in 2014.
Honorary Doctorate in political science by the University of Jordan on 11 October 2015.
Honorary Doctorate by the Al-Quds University of Ramallah, Palestine on 13 October 2015.
Honorary Doctorate by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel on 15 October 2015