Partha Chatterjee (politician)
| Partha Chatterjee | |
|---|---|
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| Minister for Education | |
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Assumed office May 20, 2014 | |
| Governor | Kesri Nath Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Minister for Industry | |
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In office May 20, 2011 – December 20,2012 | |
| Governor | M.K.Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Nirupam Sen |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
| Minister for Information Technology | |
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Assumed office May 20, 2011 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Dr. Debesh Das |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | |
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Assumed office May 20, 2011 | |
| Governor | M.K. Narayanan |
| Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 21 September 2006 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
| MLA | |
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Assumed office 2001 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1956 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater |
University of Calcutta (B.A) Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (Master of Business Administration) |
| Religion | Hindu |
Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician of West Bengal. He represents Trinamool Congress.
Early life
Partha Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. His alma mater is Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur[1] and then Asutosh College, where he studied economics. He holds a post-graduate degree in business administration.[2]
Career
Partha Chatterjee worked as a 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.[3][4] He was Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[5]
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 parliamentary affairs.[6]
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.[7]
References
- ↑ "Partha focus on poor show in tech tests". The Telegraph. June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Partha Chatterjee". All India Trinamool Congress.
- ↑ "113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ↑ "Behala Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ↑ "Team Mamata". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 9 April 2011. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ↑ "The Ministry". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 21 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ↑ Ganguly, Arnab (2011-05-16). "Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 16 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
