Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh is the current Prime Minister of India, and the first Sikh to be elected to the office. He made a name for himself during his term as Finance Minister, in which he organized nation-wide economic reform. Singh was appointed Prime Minister after Sonia Gandhi declined to accept the position.

Singh studied economics at both Cambridge and Oxford University. As Finance Minister, his reforms bolstered a previously-sagging Indian economy. Throughout his five-year term, the national economy increased annually by 7%.BBC: India's architect of reforms (October 14, 2005)

Singh was not elected to by Prime Minister. Rather, he was appointed the position after Sonia Gandhi, who was the elected head of the Indian National Congress, chose to step down. He was chosen mainly due to collected, slightly reserved personal image, which is viewed by some as beneficial for the nation's image as a whole,India Daily: Manmohan Singh ranked as the best PM ever in India by international think tank survey (August 9, 2006) and by others as a sign of weaknessBlog post: Why Is Manmohan Singh So Helpless? (October 26, 2007)

• September 26, 1932: Born

• 1957: Graduates undergrad from Cambridge University

• 1962: Doctorate from Oxford University

• 1991: Begins economic liberlisation as finance minister

• 2004: First Sikh Prime Minister of India

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