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| Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee |
| Mother's Name | Late Smt. Rajlakshmi Mukherjee |
| Date of Birth | 11 Dec 1935 |
| Place of Birth | Vill.Mirati, Kirnahar, Distt. Birbhum (West Bengal) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 13 Jul 1957 |
| Spouse's Name | Smt. Suvra Mukherjee |
| No. of Sons | 2 (Abhijit Mukherjee & Indrajit Mukherjee) |
| No. of Daughters | 1 (Sharmistha Mukherjee) |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A. (History), M.A. (Political
Science), LL.B., D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) Educated at Vidyasagar College, Suri, Calcutta University, West Bengal |
| Profession | Political and Social Worker Teacher Journalist Writer |
| Positions Held | |
| July 1969 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| Jan. 1973-Jan. 1974 | Union Deputy Minister, Industrial Development |
| Jan. 1974-Oct. 1974 | Union Deputy Minister, Shipping and Transport |
| Oct. 1974-Dec. 1975 | Union Minister of State, Finance |
| July 1975 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
| Dec. 1975-Mar. 1977 | Union Minister, Revenue and Banking (Independent Charge) |
| 1978 -1980 | Deputy Leader, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha |
| 27 Jan. 1978 - 18 Jan. 1986 | Member, Congress Working Committee (INC) |
| 1978 - 1979 | Treasurer, All India Congress Committee Treasurer, Congress (I) Party in Parliament |
| 1978 - 1986 | Member, Central Parliamentary Board, AICC |
| Jan. 1980-Jan. 1982 | Union Minister, Commerce and Steel and Mines |
| 1980 -1985 | Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha |
| Aug. 1981 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term) |
| Jan. 1982-Dec. 1984 and Sept. - Dec. 1984 | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance with additional charge of Ministry of Commerce and Supply |
| 1984-1991,1996 and 1998 | Chairman, Campaign Committee of AICC for Conducting National Election to Parliament |
| 1987 - 1989 | Chairman, Economic Advisory Cell, AICC |
| June 1991-May 1996 | Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
| Jan. 1993-Feb. 1995 | Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce |
| 1993 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term) |
| Feb. 1995-May 1996 | Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
| 1996 - 2003 | Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha |
| 1996 -2004 | Member, Committee on Privileges, Rajya
Sabha Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha |
| 1996 -1999 | Member, Consultative Committee for External Affairs |
| 1997 | Chairman, Departmentally related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forest |
| 1999 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term) Former Chairman, Central Election Coordination Committee, AICC Former Member, Congress Working Committee( INC) |
| 1998 - 1999 | General Secretary, AICC |
| June 1998 - May 2004 | Chairman, Departmentally related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Former President, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee Former Member, Central Election Committee, AICC |
| 13 May 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
| 23 May 2004 - 24 Oct. 2006 | Union Cabinet Minister, Defence |
| 25 May 2004 | Leader of the House, Lok Sabha |
| 25 Oct. 2006-23 May 2009 | Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
| 24 Jan. 2009 - 23 May 2009 | Ministry of Finance (additional charge) |
| 20 May 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Former Leader of the House, Lok Sabha |
| 23 May 2009 - 26 Jun. 2012 | Former Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
| 25 July 2012 | Elected as the President of India |
Books Published
(i) Mid-term Poll, 1969; (ii) Beyond Survival: Emerging Dimensions of Indian Economy, 1984; (iii) Off the Track, 1987; (iv) Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice,1992; and (v) Challenges Before the Nation (On Indian National Congress),1992. Social and Cultural Activities President, Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan, 1995-2001 and Rabindra Bharati Society; Former Chairman (i) Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sammelan;(ii) Council of Indian Statistical Institute 2006 - 20 June 2012; and (iii) Planning Board, Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 1984-1986, 1992-1996 and 2004-2009; Former Trustee (i) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, 1984-1990; and (ii) Bidhan Memorial Trust, Kolkata Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, gardening and music especially Rabindra Sangeet Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information International Organizations: (i) Board of Governors (a) International Monetary Fund 1982 -1985; (b) World Bank, 1982 - 1985; (c) Asian Development Bank, 1982 -1985; (d) African Development Bank, 1982 -1985; (e) Former Member, Boards of governance; (ii) Chairman, Group 24 Ministerial Group attached to IMF and World Bank, 1984; (iii) Presided over SAARC Council of Ministers Conference, May 1995; November 1995; 2006 and 2007 Leader of Indian delegations to: (i) Colombo Plan Finance Ministers Conference, Singapore, 1975 and Colombo, 1976; (ii) Commonwealth Finance Ministers` Conference, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (iii) Annual General Meeting of World Bank and IMF, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (iv) Annual General Meeting of Asian Development Bank, 1982, 1983 and 1984; (v) Ministerial Conference of WTO, Marrakesh, 1994; (vi) UN General Assembly, 1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006; (vii) Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995; (viii) 40th Anniversary of Asian Conference, Bandung, 1995; (ix) Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference, Carte-Ghana, 1995; (x) Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Governments (CHOGAM), Auckland 1996 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 Vibhushan, 2007. (iv) The London based magazine `Emerging Markets` has named Shri Pranab Mukherjee "Finance Minister of the Year for Asia 2010". |
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