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Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee (Bengali: মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (born 5 January 1955), popularly known as "Didi",[2] is an Indian politician. She became the Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal on 20 May 2011. She is the first woman Chief Minister of the state. She is also the founder and chairperson of the Trinamool Congress.[3][4] Mamata Banerjee is also the Minister for Home, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Information and Cultural Affairs, Hill Affairs, Minority Affairs and Madrassah Education, Agriculture, Power and Personnel and Administrative Reforms departments.[5][6][7][8] She is a good orator. Her followers call her "Didi" (meaning the elder sister).

Mamata Banerjee
মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Portrait of Mamata Banerjee
8th Chief Minister of West Bengal
Assumed office
20 May 2011
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
Preceded byBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Minister of Railway
In office
13 October 1999 – 16 March 2001
In office
22 May 2009 – 19 May 2011
Preceded byLalu Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byDinesh Trivedi (pro tem)
Member of Parliament for Kolkata Dakshin
In office
1991–2011
Preceded byBiplab Dasgupta[1]
Succeeded bySubrata Bakshi
Member of Parliament for Jadavpur
In office
1984–1989
Preceded bySomnath Chatterjee
Succeeded byMalini Bhattacharya
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Bhabanipur
Assumed office
25 September 2011
Personal details
Born (1955-01-05) 5 January 1955 (age 69)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyCongress (Left In 1/1/1998) Trinamool Congress (1991-Present)
Spouse(s)Unmarried
ResidenceHarish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materJogamaya Devi College (B.A.)
University of Calcutta (M.A.)
Shri Shikshayatan College (B.Ed.)
Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College (LL.B.)
OccupationPolitical Leader
ProfessionPolitician
Advocate
Social Worker
Painter
Singer
Writer
Websitehttp://aitcofficial.org/biography/

Mamata Banerjee has defeated the 34-year-old the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government in West Bengal. That government was the world's longest-serving democratically-elected communist government.[9][10][11]

In the past, she was the Minister of Railways twice, Minister of Coal once, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Women and Child Development once in the cabinet of the Government of India.[12]

Mamata Banerjee Media

  • Mamata Banerjee at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences, Rajarhat, New Town, Kolkata

  • Mamata Banerjee speaking to the elected members and party workers at Bongaon stadium after the West Bengal panchayat elections.

  • Sushree Mamata Banerjee assumes the charge of the Minister for Coal and Mines in New Delhi on January 9, 2004

  • Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal speaking at an event in London.

  • Banerjee has sworn again as Cabinet Minister at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi at 2009.

  • Then United States secretary of State, Hillary Clinton during a meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Writers', Kolkata on 7 May 2012.

  • Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal shown at an event in London on 27 July 2015.

  • Priti Patel, then Minister of State for Employment in Government of United Kingdom, and former Home Secretary of United Kingdom meeting Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal in London.

  • Prime Minister Modi, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and the Chief Minister Banerjee at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on 8 April 2017.

  • President Kovind during a Foundation Stone laying ceremony at the 64th Annual Convocation of IIT Kharagpur, in West Bengal. The Governor of West Bengal, and the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are also seen.

References

  1. ↑ Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)
  2. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee: Journey of Bengal's daughter to nation's Didi". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/mamata-banerjee-journey-of-bengals-daughter-to-nations-didi/articleshow/81772161.cms?from=mdr. Retrieved 2022-12-09. 
  3. ↑ "Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Government of India. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal chief minister". BBC News. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. https://www.webcitation.org/6B8pdsm9l?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13465915?utm_source=twitterfeed. Retrieved 2018-06-20. 
  5. ↑ Special Correspondent. "News / National : Key Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  7. ↑ Our Special Correspondent (1999-03-01). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Frontpage | Mamata keeps key slots". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  8. ↑ "Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries - Politics News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2010-02-03. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  9. ↑ BBC News (13 May 2011). "BBC News - India: Mamata Banerjee routs communists in West Bengal". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/5ye3MnHpT?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13374646. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  10. ↑ Indian state election expected to end Kolkata's 34-year communist rule. London. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. https://www.webcitation.org/6B8pgNkmq?url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/18/india-state-election-kolkata-communist. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  11. ↑ "The woman taking on India's communists". BBC World News. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. https://www.webcitation.org/6B8pgukde?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13077902. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Detailed Profile = Km. Mamata Banerjee". Government of India. Retrieved 11 August 2010.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Lalu Prasad Yadav 		Minister of Railways
2009–2011 		Succeeded by
Dr. Manmohan Singh (pro tem)
Preceded by
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 		Chief Minister of West Bengal
2011–present 		Incumbent
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