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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Dr. Shashi Panja | | name = Dr. Shashi Panja | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| imagesize = | | imagesize = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|04|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|04|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| residence = 250 Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700006 | | residence = 250 Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700006 | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]], [[Government of West Bengal]] | | office1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Minister of State ''(Independent Charge)'']], [[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
| governor1 = [[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br/>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | | governor1 = [[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br/>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | ||
| 2blankname1 = [[Chief Minister]] | | 2blankname1 = [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] | ||
| 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | | 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | ||
| 1blankname1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Minister of]] | | 1blankname1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Minister of]] | ||
| 1namedata1 = *[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]] | | 1namedata1 = *[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]] | ||
| constituency1 = | | constituency1 = | ||
| term_start1 = 2016 | | term_start1 = 2016 | ||
| term_end1 = | | term_end1 = 2021 | ||
| office2 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | | office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency2 = [[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyampukur]] | | constituency2 = [[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyampukur]] | ||
| term_start2 = 2011 | | term_start2 = 2011 | ||
| term_end2 = | | term_end2 = | ||
| predecessor2 = Jiban Prakash Saha | | predecessor2 = Jiban Prakash Saha | ||
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] | | party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] | ||
| religion = | | religion = | ||
| spouse = Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja | | spouse = Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja | ||
| children = Pooja and Namrata | | children = Pooja and Namrata | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
| faculty = | | faculty = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| source = | | source = | ||
| succeeded1 = | | succeeded1 = Herself (as cabinet minister) | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Sabitri Mitra]] | | predecessor1 = [[Sabitri Mitra]] | ||
| office = [[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]], '''Self Help Group & Self Employment'''<br>[[Government of West Bengal]] | |||
| predecessor = Herself (as minister of state), [[Sadhan Pande]] (as Self Help Group and Self Employment) | |||
| governor = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | |||
| termstart = 10 May 2021 | |||
| 1blankname = [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] | |||
| 1namedata = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shashi Panja''' is an medical practitioner and politician who currently serves as [[ | '''Shashi Panja''' is an medical practitioner and politician who currently serves as [[Third Banerjee ministry|Cabinet Minister]] for the [[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]] of the [[Government of West Bengal]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Panja did her MBBS from [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]] at Kolkata, with specialisation in ultrasound and infertility practice. She married Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja, son of the veteran politician [[Ajit Kumar Panja]].<ref name=hm >{{cite web| url =http://drishtikona.com/2011/05/17/sashi-panja-hms-own-girl/ |title = Sashi Panja:HM's own girl|publisher= Drishtikon, 17 May 2011| accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=778|title = Election Watch Reporter|publisher= My neta| accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref> She is daughter-in-law of [[Ajit Kumar Panja]]. | |||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Panja was elected a councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2010 and was appointed mayoral council member in charge of education.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110517/jsp/calcutta/story_13992161.jsp |title = Know Your MLA|newspaper= [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=17 May 2011| accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref> | Panja was elected a councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2010 and was appointed mayoral council member in charge of education.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110517/jsp/calcutta/story_13992161.jsp |title = Know Your MLA|newspaper= [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=17 May 2011| accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
She was elected to the West Bengal State Assembly from [[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 2011 | She was elected to the West Bengal State Assembly from [[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref> and re-elected in [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] and [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] from same constituency | ||
She was inducted into the [[Council of Ministers of West Bengal]] as a minister of state and given independent charge of the women & child welfare ministry in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.aitmc.org/news_details.php?nid=2117 |title =Three new ministers take oath at Raj Bhavan, state cabinet reshuffled |publisher=All India Trinamool | She was inducted into the [[Council of Ministers of West Bengal]] as a [[Minister of State|minister of state]] and given independent charge of the [[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|women & child welfare ministry]] in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.aitmc.org/news_details.php?nid=2117 |title =Three new ministers take oath at Raj Bhavan, state cabinet reshuffled |publisher=All India Trinamool Congress, 26 December 2013 | accessdate = 17 July 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, she was given additional charge of the social welfare department.<ref>{{cite web|date= 28 May 2014| url = http://thestatesman.net/news/56940-bratya-shifted-to-tourism-partha-new-education-minister-mitra-to-see-it-also.html |title =Bratya shifted to tourism, Partha new education minister, Mitra to see IT also |publisher=The Statesman |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727093237/http://thestatesman.net/news/56940-bratya-shifted-to-tourism-partha-new-education-minister-mitra-to-see-it-also.html|archivedate=27 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In 2021 she was sworn in as the cabinet minister as a part of the [[Third Banerjee ministry|21st Council of Ministers for the state]] of [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal]] under the leadership of [[Mamata Banerjee]] with the portfolios of [[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 31 December 2021
Dr. Shashi Panja | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Self Help Group & Self Employment Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Herself (as minister of state), Sadhan Pande (as Self Help Group and Self Employment) |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Minister of | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Sabitri Mitra |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as cabinet minister) |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jiban Prakash Saha |
| Constituency | Shyampukur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1962 |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja |
| Children | Pooja and Namrata |
| Residence | 250 Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700006 |
Shashi Panja is an medical practitioner and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister for the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare of the Government of West Bengal.
Early life[edit]
Panja did her MBBS from R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital at Kolkata, with specialisation in ultrasound and infertility practice. She married Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja, son of the veteran politician Ajit Kumar Panja.[1][2] She is daughter-in-law of Ajit Kumar Panja.
Political career[edit]
Panja was elected a councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2010 and was appointed mayoral council member in charge of education.[3]
She was elected to the West Bengal State Assembly from Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2011[4] and re-elected in 2016 and 2021 from same constituency
She was inducted into the Council of Ministers of West Bengal as a minister of state and given independent charge of the women & child welfare ministry in December 2013.[5] In May 2014, she was given additional charge of the social welfare department.[6]
In 2021 she was sworn in as the cabinet minister as a part of the 21st Council of Ministers for the state of West Bengal under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee with the portfolios of Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sashi Panja:HM's own girl". Drishtikon, 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". My neta. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Know Your MLA". The Telegraph. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Three new ministers take oath at Raj Bhavan, state cabinet reshuffled". All India Trinamool Congress, 26 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bratya shifted to tourism, Partha new education minister, Mitra to see IT also". The Statesman. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
