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Positions Held - Prof MS Swaminathan
  1. Teacher, Researcher and research administrator at the Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack and at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (1954-72)

  2. Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (1972-79)

  3. Principal Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (1979-80)

  4. Acting Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India. (April-June, 1980)

  5. Member (Agriculture, Rural Development, Science and Education) Planning Commission, Government of India (June 1980-April 1982)

  6. Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Los Banos, Philippines, (April 1982-January 1988)

  7. Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (1989 onwards)

  8. UNESCO Chair in Ecotechnology (1994 onwards)

  9. Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, Government of India (2004-06)

  10. President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (2002-2007)

  11. President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2005-07)