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Revision as of 18:58, 23 July 2022
Partha Chatterjee (born 6 October 1952) is the present minister of Commerce and Industries department and former Education Minister of West Bengal.[2] He represents Trinamool Congress. He also holds the political office of General Secretary of West Bengal of the All India Trinamool Congress.
Early life
Partha Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. His alma mater is Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur[3] and then Asutosh College, where he studied economics.[citation needed] He completed his MBA from ISWBM.[citation needed]
Career
Partha Chatterjee worked as an HR professional with Andrew Yule.
He was elected as an MLA from Behala Paschim in 2001, and subsequently re-elected from the same constituency in 2006. In 2011 he won by a margin of 59,021 votes.[4][5] He was Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[6]
In 2016 and 2021 West Bengal assembly election he was re-elected from the same constituency.
He was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 20 May 2011 and allotted the portfolios of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics and Parliamentary affairs.[7]
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.[8] After the Assembly election 2016, he became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government[9][10] and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics replaced by Amit Mitra.
After 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election, once again the portfolios of Commerce and Industry, Information Technology and Electronics were given to him and the Ministry of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government replaced him with Bratya Basu.
In July 2022, Chatterjee was arrested from his residence by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the SSC Scam case. He was admitted to SSKM Hospital after complaining of chest pains.[11]
References
- ^ "TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee's wife dead". Press Trust of India. Kolkata. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Nag, Jayatri. "WB Trinamool Minister Partha Chatterjee has been summoned by CBI again". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Partha focus on poor show in tech tests". The Telegraph. 15 June 2015.
- ^ "113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Behala Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Team Mamata". The Telegraph 9 April 2011. Calcutta, India. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "The Ministry". The Telegraph, 21 May 2011. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Ganguly, Arnab (16 May 2011). "Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks". The Telegraph 16 May 2011. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet". thehindu.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Bengal SSC scam case LIVE Updates: Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital". India Today. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Bengali politicians
- Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
- West Bengal politicians
- Ramakrishna Mission schools alumni
- Asutosh College alumni
- Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
- Leaders of the Opposition in West Bengal