Partha Chatterjee (politician)

Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee
Minister of School Education; Government of West Bengal
	In office; 20 May 2014 – 10 May 2021
Governor	M.K. Narayanan; D. Y. Patil; Keshari Nath Tripathi; Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded by	Bratya Basu
Succeeded by	Bratya Basu
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Enterprise; Government of West Bengal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 May 2021; 20 May 2011 - 20 December 2012
Governor	M.K. Narayanan (on 1st term); Jagdeep Dhankhar (on 2nd term);
Preceded by	Nirupam Sen (from 20/05/2011); Amit Mitra (from 10/05/2021);
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra (from 20/12/2012 to 10/05/2021)
Minister for Information Technology and Electronics; Government of West Bengal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 May 2021; 20 May 2011 - 24 May 2014
Governor	M.K. Narayanan (on 1st term); Jagdeep Dhankhar (on 2nd term);
Preceded by	Dr. Debesh Das (from 20/05/2011); Amit Mitra (from 10/05/2021);
Succeeded by	Bratya Basu (from 24/05/2014 to 10/05/2021)
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs; Government of West Bengal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2011
Preceded by	Sailen Sarkar
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 21 September 2006 – 13 May 2011
Deputy	Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Preceded by	Pankaj Kumar Banerjee
Succeeded by	Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra
Constituency	Behala Paschim
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2001
Preceded by	Nirmal Mukherjee
Constituency	Behala Paschim
Personal details
Born	6 October 1952 (age 69); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (1998-present); Indian National Congress (1972-1998)
Residence	Kolkata
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (BA) ; IISWBM (MBA)

Partha Chatterjee (born 6 October 1952) is the former Minister of School Education of West Bengal. 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^[1] and then Asutosh College, where he studied economics. He holds a post-graduate degree in business administration.^[2] He completed his MBA from ISWBM.

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.^[3]^[4] He was Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.^[5]

In 2016 and 2021 West Bengal assembly election he was re-eelected 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.^[6]

He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.^[7] After the Assembly election 2016, he became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government^[8]^[9] 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 given to him and the Ministry of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government replaced by Bratya Basu

References[]

^ "Partha focus on poor show in tech tests". The Telegraph. 15 June 2015.
^ "Partha Chatterjee". All India Trinamool Congress.
^ "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.

Political offices
Preceded by Bratya Basu	Minister of Education in the West Bengal Government 2014 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by ?	Parliamentary Affairs in the West Bengal Government 2014 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by ?	Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2011 – 2016	Succeeded by Surjya Kanta Mishra

[1] "Partha focus on poor show in tech tests". The Telegraph. 15 June 2015.

[2] "Partha Chatterjee". All India Trinamool Congress.

[3] "113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[4] "Behala Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[partha2-5] "Team Mamata". The Telegraph 9 April 2011. Calcutta, India. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[6] "The Ministry". The Telegraph, 21 May 2011. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.

[partha1-7] 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.

[8] "West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[9] "List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet". thehindu.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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Partha Chatterjee


Minister of School Education Government of West Bengal
In office 20 May 2014 – 10 May 2021
Governor	M.K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded by	Bratya Basu
Succeeded by	Bratya Basu
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2021 20 May 2011 - 20 December 2012
Governor	M.K. Narayanan (on 1st term) Jagdeep Dhankhar (on 2nd term)
Preceded by	Nirupam Sen (from 20/05/2011) Amit Mitra (from 10/05/2021)
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra (from 20/12/2012 to 10/05/2021)
Minister for Information Technology and Electronics Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2021 20 May 2011 - 24 May 2014
Governor	M.K. Narayanan (on 1st term) Jagdeep Dhankhar (on 2nd term)
Preceded by	Dr. Debesh Das (from 20/05/2011) Amit Mitra (from 10/05/2021)
Succeeded by	Bratya Basu (from 24/05/2014 to 10/05/2021)
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2011
Preceded by	Sailen Sarkar
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 21 September 2006 – 13 May 2011
Deputy	Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Preceded by	Pankaj Kumar Banerjee
Succeeded by	Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra
Constituency	Behala Paschim
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2001
Preceded by	Nirmal Mukherjee
Constituency	Behala Paschim

Personal details
Born	(1952-10-06) 6 October 1952 (age 69) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (1998-present) Indian National Congress (1972-1998)
Residence	Kolkata
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (BA) IISWBM (MBA)