Ajit Kumar Panja
Ajit Kumar Panja | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1936 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Died | 14 November 2008 Kolkata |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Late Jaya Panja |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Kolkata |
As of July 30, 2008 Source: Calcutta Yellow Pages | |
Ajit Kumar Panja (1936 - 14 November 2008) was a former Union minister of state in Government of India. He was a member of Congress party but left it to join Trinamool Congress. He was born in Calcutta and studied law at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and at the Lincoln's Inn. A lawyer by profession, he authored many books. He was also a stage actor who enacted the role of Ramakrishna Paramahansa in Kolkata.
Ajit Panja died of oral cancer on 14 November 2008 at the Peerless Hospital.[1] [2]
Positions held
- 1971,1972-77 Member,West Bengal Legislative Assembly and 1982-85
- 1971-72 Cabinet Minister, Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs (Home), West Bengal
- 1972-77 Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Planning and Water Supply,
- 1973 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
- 1977 President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.) (I), North Calcutta, West Bengal
- 1980-81 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.)(I), West Bengal
- 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
- 1985-86 Union Minister of State, Planning
- 1986 Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies
- 1986-88 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge)
- 1988-89 Union Minister of State, Finance
- 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1990 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
- 1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Informal Consultative
Committee, Railway Zone
- 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1991-93 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge)
- 1993-95 Union Minister of State, Coal (Independent Charge)
- 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 1996-97 Member, Committee on Energy Member, Business Advisory Committee
- 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) Chief Whip, West Bengal Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party
- 1998-99 Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Urban Affairs and Employment Chairman, West Bengal Trinamool Congress
- 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
- 13 Oct.1999 to 2004 Union Minister of State, External Affairs
Books Published
- Encephalitis Attack in West Bengal;
- CPM Gun Shoot to Kill (English and Bengali);
- Ganatantra Hatya (Bengali);
- Siksha Khethre Nairajya (Bengali);
- Sansad Bichitra(Bengali);
- PM (Sh. V.P. Singh) Challenged to Prove Charges (English);
- Dunkel Agreement (Bengali);
- Unemployment Problems in India How to solve it (Bengali);
- Era of Excellence of Narasimha Rao Govt 4th Yr-Major Achievements and Decisions
- Mining Medicines Hand Book for Health Workers and Mine Workers
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