Partha Chatterjee Biography – A Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician currently serving as the minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of Government of West Bengal. He represents Trinamool Congress.
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| Real Name: | Partha Chatterjee |
| Profession: | Indian politician |
| Birthplace: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Spouse: | Babli (Jayasree) Chatterjee |
| Age: | 69 |
Partha Chatterjee (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian politician currently serving as the minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of the Government 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.
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Partha Chatterjee Biography
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
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| Assumed office 10 May 2021 20 May 2011 – 20 December 2012 |
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| Governor | M.K. Narayanan Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | Nirupam Sen Amit Mitra Sailen Sarkar Dr. Debesh Das |
| In office 20 May 2014 – 10 May 2021 |
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| Governor | M.K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments | Ministry of School Education |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Succeeded by | Bratya Basu |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent
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| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Nirmal Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
| Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 21 September 2006 – 13 May 2011 |
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| Deputy | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
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| Born | 6 October 1952 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (till 1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Babli (Jayasree) Chatterjee |
| Children | Sohini Chatterjee |
| Residence(s) | Kolkata |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (BA) IISWBM (MBA) |
Early life
Partha Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. His alma mater is Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, and then Asutosh College, where he studied economics. 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 re-elected from the same constituency in 2006. In 2011 he won by a margin of 59,021 votes. He was the Opposition Leader in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
He was re-elected from the same constituency in the 2016 and 2021 West Bengal assembly elections.
He was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 20 May 2011. He allotted the portfolios of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics, and Parliamentary affairs.
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011. After the Assembly election in 2016, he became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics replaced by Amit Mitra.
After the 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.
Controversy
In July 2022, Chatterjee was arrested from his residence by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the state-level School Service Commission (SSC) scam case along with his aide, actress Arpita Mukherjee. He was admitted to SSKM Hospital after complaining of chest pains. Later, he was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where doctors said he suffered from chronic diseases but did not need immediate hospitalization and was released. He is currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate.
