Name: Dr. M.S. Gill
Title: Board Member of International IDEA
Education: Senior Cambridge, B.A. (Honours), M.A., Ph.D., Diploma in Development Studies, University of Cambridge, Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa): Punjab Agriculture University, Panjab University, Haryana Agriculture University, Madras University and Guwahati University; Honorary Fellow, Queens' College, Cambridge, U.K.
Current and Previous Positions: 1961-62 Deputy Commissioner and Collector, Lahaul and Spiti (now in Himachal Pradesh); 1965-67 Collector and Deputy Commissioner of Districts Ambala (now in Haryana) and Jalandhar (Punjab); 1977-81 Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Punjab; 1985-88 Development Commissioner, Punjab; 1988-92 Secretary, Department of Chemicals, Petro-Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Government of India; 1992-93 Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Government of India; 1993-96 Election Commissioner of India; 1996-2001 Chief Election Commissioner of India; April 2004 Elected to Rajya Sabha; Aug. 2005 onwards Member, Committee on Agriculture; January 2006 onwards Member, Indian Council of World Affairs.
