Partha Chatterjee
(Age 70 Yr. )
Personal Life
| Education | LLB, Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), MBA, PMIR, PhD in Economics |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | Politician |
| Place | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Family
| Parents | Father- B.K. Chatterjee |
| Marital Status | Widower |
| Spouse | Babli Chatterjee |
| Childern/Kids | Daughter- Sohini Chatterjee |
Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician who earlier served as the Minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of Government of West Bengal. He represented the Trinamool Congress. He also held the political office of Secretary General of the All India Trinamool Congress. In 2022, he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the School Service Commission (SSC) scam in West Bengal.
Early life
Partha Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. His alma mater is Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur though Some former students of the Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission claimed that the suspended Trinamool Congress leader, Partha Chatterjee was only there for a year, after which he was given a transfer certificate.
He studied economics from Asutosh College and completed his MBA from IISWBM.
Political 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. He was Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[10]
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.
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011. After the Assembly election 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 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.