Amit Mitra
Amit Mitra (born 20 December 1947) is an Indian economist and politician. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and the current Finance, Commerce & Industries Minister of the government of Indian state of West Bengal.
Amit Mitra | |
|---|---|
 Mitra in 2011 | |
| Minister of Information Technology and Electronics & e-Governance | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Minister for Finance & Excise,Commerce & Industries Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | Asim Dasgupta |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Asim Dasgupta |
| Constituency | Khardaha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1947
(aged 78) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Meera Balakrishnan |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Relatives | Bela Mitra (mother) Haridas Mitra (father) |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata (B.A.) University of Delhi (M.A.) Duke University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Economist Politician |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2007) |
He is the current MLA in the West Bengal state assembly from the Khardaha state assembly constituency. He was awarded Padma Shri at 2007. He beat Asim Dasgupta, the ex-West Bengal Finance Minister in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election [1][2][3]
He was the Secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
References
- ↑ Khardaha. Assembly Elections May 2011 ResultsElection Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ↑ 134 – Khardah Assembly Constituency. Partywise Comparison Since 1977Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ↑ Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections. General Election Results and StatisticsElection Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-15.