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Minister
Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister, West Bengal
and Minister -in-Charge
Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department
| Father's Name | Late Promileswar Banerjee |
| Mother's Name | Late.Gayetri Banerjee |
| Date of Birth | 05 Jan 1955 |
| Place of Birth | Kolkata (West Bengal) |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A., B.Ed., LL.B., Trained in Work Education, Educated at Calcutta University, West Bengal |
| Profession | Advocate Social Worker |
| Permanent Address | 30-B, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700 026 West Bengal |
| Tels. (033) 24753000 Fax. (033) 24540880 |
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| E-mail : cm-wb@nic.in | |
| Positions Held | |
| 1970-80 | General-Secretary, Mahila Congress (I), West Bengal |
| 1978-81 | Secretary, District Congress Committee (Indira)[D.C.C. (I)], Calcutta South |
| 1984 | Elected to 8th Lok Sabha |
| General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress (I) | |
| 1985-87 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| 1987-88 | Member, National Council, All India Youth Congress (I) |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| 1988 | Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party [C.P.P. (I)] |
| 1989 | Member, Executive Committee, Pradesh Congress Committee [P.C.C. (I)], West Bengal |
| 1990 | President, Youth Congress, West Bengal |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1991-93 | Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Women and Child Development |
| 1993-96 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| 1995-96 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Member, Committee on Public Accounts | |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1996-97 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| 1997 | Founded All India Trinamool Congress and elected Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 1998-99 | Chairman, Committee on Railways |
| Member, General Purposes Committee | |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| Leader, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| Member, General Purposes Committee | |
| 13 Oct. 1999 - 16 Mar. 2001 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways |
| 2001-2003 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industries |
| 8 Sep. 2003 - 8 Jan. 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister (without any portfolio) |
| 9 Jan. 2004- May 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term) |
| Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice | |
| 5 Aug. 2006 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| 5 Aug. 2007 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
| 31 May 2009 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways |
| Leader, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| 20 May 2011 onwards | Sworn-in as the first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal. |
| Books Published | |
| In Bengali : (i) Upalabdhi; (ii) Janatar Darbare; (iii) Maa; (iv)Pallabi; (v) Manavik; (vi) Motherland ; (vii) Crocodile Island; (viii) Trinamool; (ix) Sishu Sathi; (x) Anubhuti; (xi)Abishasya; (xii) Janmaini; (xiii) Ekantee; (xiv) Ashubho Shanket;(xv) Jago Banglaa; (xvi) Ganotantre Lajja; (xvii) Anoson Keno; (xviii) Soroni; (xix) Langol; (xx) Andolaner Katha; (xxi) Maa-Mati-Manush; (xxii) Ajab Chora; (xxiii) Ek Guchho Bhavana; (xxiv) Nandi-Maa; (xxv) Netai; (xxvi) Cholo-Jai In English : (xxvii) Struggle for Existence; (xxviii) Smile; (xxviv) Dark Horizon; (xxx) Slaughter of Democracy |
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| Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments | |
| Given music and written lyrics for Bengali songs and received Golden Disc | |
| Social And Cultural Activities | |
| Connected with different social and human rights organisations to promote the welfare of poor, children and women; providing free legal aid to the poor and working for the protection of human rights; organised various health camps for mothers and children | |
| Special Interests | |
| Protecting human rights | |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation | |
| Writing books and songs; painting and music | |
| Countries Visited | |
| Widely travelled | |
| Other Information | |
| Represented the country in (i) in U.N. General Assembly; (ii) as a woman parliamentarian at World Women Round Table Conference, Russia; and (iii) World Youth Conference, Vietnam; attended the Working Women Conference of ILO and ICFTU at Kuala Lumpur; observed Dharna in 1995 for 21 days to restore Human Rights; protested against atrocities on women and lock up deaths in the country, specially in West Bengal. | |