Partha Chatterjee (politician)
Partha Chatterjee | |
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Behala Paschim | |
Secretary-General of All India Trinamool Congress | |
In office 1998–2022 | |
Editor of Jago Bangla | |
In office 1998–2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Spouse | Late Babli (Jayasree) Chatterjee[1] |
Children | Sohini Chatterjee[2] |
Residence | Kolkata |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta (BA) IISWBM (MBA) |
Partha Chatterjee (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian politician. He earlier served as the Minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of
Early life
Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur[4] though some former students of the Mission claimed that he was only there for a year, after which he was given a transfer certificate.[5]
He studied economics from Asutosh College and completed his MBA from IISWBM.[6]
Political career
Chatterjee worked as an
He was elected as an
In the 2016 and 2021 West Bengal assembly elections he was re-elected 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.[11]
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.[12] After the Assembly election 2016, he became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government[13][14] and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics replaced by Amit Mitra.
Controversy
On 23 July 2022, Chatterjee was arrested from his residence by the
On 28 July 2022, he was removed as the Minister of
References
- ^ "TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee's wife dead". Press Trust of India. Kolkata. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Press Trust of India (5 April 2016). "Chip off the old block: Candidates turn to their sons, daughters for help during election campaigns". Firstpost. Kolkata. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Nag, Jayatri. "WB Trinamool Minister Partha Chatterjee has been summoned by CBI again". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- The Telegraph. 15 June 2015. Archived from the originalon 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Outraged by SSC Scam Case, Former Students of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission 'Disown' Partha". Network18 Group.
- ^ Chatterjee, Tanmay (26 July 2022). "The 'rise and fall' of Partha Chatterjee, Mamata Banerjee's trusted loyalist". Hindustan Times.
- The Telegraph. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 13 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. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet". thehindu.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Bengal SSC scam case LIVE Updates: Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital". India Today. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "ED Gets 10 Days' Custody of Arrested WB Minister Partha Chatterjee, Associate". The Wire. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Rs 49.8 Crore Cash, Rs 5 Crore Gold and Coded Diaries: The Bengal Scam Haul So Far. And Counting?". News18. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Bengal SSC Scam LIVE Updates: Partha Chatterjee Sacked as Minister Over Graft Charges, May be Removed as TMC Gen Secy Too". News18. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Livemint (28 July 2022). "Arrested leader Partha Chatterjee suspended from TMC, removed from all posts". mint. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ PTI (5 August 2022). "Partha Chatterjee, close aide Arpita sent to jail till 18 August in Bengal School Service scam". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "'Chor, chor': Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee 'greeted' at AIIMS Bhubaneswar". India Today. Retrieved 13 December 2023.