Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission | |
| In office 6 July 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | K.C. Pant |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished Arvind Panagariya as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1943 Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, British India (modern-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Spouse | Isher Judge Ahluwalia (until her death in 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (B.A.) University of Oxford (M.A., M.Phil.) |
| Profession | Economist Civil servant |
Montek Singh Ahluwalia (born 24 November 1943) is an Indian economist and civil servant who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, a position which carried the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He resigned from this post in May 2014 following the impending end of the UPA II regime at the center. He was previously the first director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.