Goutam Deb

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Goutam Deb
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Goutam Deb delivering a speech at a seminar.
Chairman of Board of Administrators, Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Assumed office
7 May 2021[1]
Preceded byAshok Bhattacharya (as mayor)
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
In office
27 May 2016 – 2 May 2021
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Minister of
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byBratya Basu
Succeeded byIndranil Sen
Minister of North Bengal Development, Government of West Bengal
In office
May 20, 2011 – May 19, 2016
Succeeded byRabindra Nath Ghosh
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 – 2 May 2021
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded bySikha Chatterjee
ConstituencyDabgram-Phulbari
Personal details
Born6 January 1957
Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s)Smt. Shukla Deb
ChildrenSreya Deb [Daughter] Saswata Deb [Son]
ResidenceSiliguri
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta, (LLB)
Websitewww.gautamdeb.org
Source: [1]

Goutam Deb (born 6 January 1957) [2] is an Indian Politician currently serving as Chairman of Board of Administrators, Siliguri Municipal Corporation.[1] He was a Cabinet Minister of Department of Tourism in the Government of West Bengal from 2016 to 2021. He also served as the Minister of North Bengal Development, a newly formed Department in 2011 by Mamata Banerjee, the first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from Dabgram-Phulbari Assembly Constituency for two times.

Early life and education[]

Deb did his schooling from Siliguri Boy's High School and thereafter he graduated from the University of North Bengal with B.A followed by a Law Degree (LL.B) from University of Calcutta.

He enrolled as an Advocate at the Siliguri Bar in 1982. His father, Late Tejendra Binod Deb, was also a lawyer and Central Government Standing Counsel at the Calcutta High Court from 1971 to 1988.

He was Panel Counsel and Standing Counsel for the Indian Railways for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and West Dinajpur District Courts and Arbitrations from 1985 to 1995. His elder brother was the State Advocate General of Sikkim and also acted as Judge in Guwahati, Orissa and Sikkim High Court. He also acted as Acting Chief Justice of Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim for a while.

Personal life[]

His wife is a social worker and a Councillor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation.

His son is undergoing studies at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata while his daughter has earned her M.B.B.S degree from Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital and is currently pursuing her higher studies.

Political career[]

  • 1975 - He joined in politics as a member of Chhatra Parishad (CP) of Darjeeling District.
  • 1978 – He was directly elected General Secretary of Chhatra Parishad at Siliguri College in North Bengal.
  • 1978 to 1986 – He was the President of Chhatra Parishad of Darjeeling District.
  • From 1988 up to 2015, for four times, he remained Councillor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (formerly Siliguri Municipality) except from 2004 to 2009 (when the seat was reserved)
  • He was a past President of Youth Congress of Darjeeling District.
  • He remained Leader of Opposition of Siliguri Municipal Corporation for 2 times.
  • Joined All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 (AITC).
  • He has been working as President of Darjeeling District Trinamool Congress since 2004 till date, both for plains and hills, except 8 months in between. He is now only looking after the plains of Darjeeling District only.
  • He is presently the President of Darjeeling District Trinamool Congress Committee which he has been holding since 2004 till now.
  • He acted as Chairman of Trinamool Congress Core Committee of North Bengal comprising 8 districts.

Officials positions held[]

  • Chairman, Board of Administrators, Siliguri Municipal Corporation. [Since 7-May-2021 to till date]
  • Minister-in-Charge, Tourism Department (since 27-May-2016 2 May 2021).
    Main article: 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
  • Chairman, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (since 21-March-2017 to 2019)

[3]

  • Minister-in-Charge, North Bengal Development Department (since 20-May-2011 till 19-May-2016)
    Main article: 2011 West Bengal state assembly election
  • Chairman, Siliguri-Jalpaiguri Development Authority (from 15/03/2013 to 04/03/2016)
  • Chairman of North Bengal State Transport Corporation (from 23/04/2012 to 10/06/2015).
  • Chairman of Cooch Behar Development Fund Committee.
  • Chairman of I.C.D.S. for Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Districts.
  • Chairman of Dinabandhu Mancha Advisory Committee. (Since 24 Aug 2011)
  • Chairman of Rogi Kalyan Samity of North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, North Bengal Dental College, Siliguri District Hospital, Jalpaiguri District Hospital and Darjeeling District Hospital (Eden Hospital).
  • Chairman of Uttarbanga Unnayan Parshad formed for monitoring and reviewing the progress of development of all 8 districts of North Bengal. (17-Feb-2017-25-05-2019)
  • Chairperson of Selection Committee for contractual employees to be engaged under Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal in Darjeeling SMP area.
  • Chairperson, Rural ASHA & Block ASHA Facilitator of Darjeeling SMP area.
  • President of Managing Committee of Siliguri Boys' High School.
  • President of Managing Committee of Siliguri Girls' High School.
  • Chairman of Tea Advisory Council. [Since 25-May-2017 till 2019)
  • Member, Tea Advisory Council [Since 2019 to 2021]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gautam Deb new BOA chief of Siliguri - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Nomination filing of Shri Goutam Deb". Archived from the original on 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd". West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

External links[]

[1] [2]

  1. ^ http://gautamdeb.org/
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/minister.gautamdeb/
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