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{{short description|Ex. Minister of School Education of West Bengal|bot=PearBOT 5}} | |||
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Partha Chatterjee | | name = Partha Chatterjee | ||
| image = Partha chatterjee.jpg | | image = Partha chatterjee.jpg | ||
| imagesize = | | imagesize = 200px | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|6|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|6|df=y}} | ||
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| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office | | office = [[Third Banerjee ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
| 1blankname | | 1blankname = Chief Minister | ||
| 1namedata | | 1namedata = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | ||
| 2blankname | | 2blankname = Ministry and Departments | ||
| 2namedata | | 2namedata = {{ubl|[[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Enterprise]]|[[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Ministry for Information Technology and Electronics]]|[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs]]}} | ||
{{ubl|[[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Enterprise]]|[[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Ministry for Information Technology and Electronics]]|[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs]]}} | | constituency = | ||
| constituency | | term_start = 10 May 2021 | ||
| term_start | | term_end = 28 July 2022 | ||
| term_end | | term_start1 = 20 May 2011 | ||
| term_start1 = 20 May 2011 | |||
| term_end1 = 20 December 2012 | | term_end1 = 20 December 2012 | ||
| predecessor | | predecessor = [[Nirupam Sen (politician)|Nirupam Sen]]<br>[[Amit Mitra]]<br>[[Sailen Sarkar]]<br>Dr. Debesh Das | ||
| successor | | successor = | ||
| governor | | governor = [[M.K. Narayanan]]<br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<br/>[[La. Ganesan]] ''(additional charge)'' | ||
| office2 | | office2 = | ||
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | ||
| 1namedata2 | | 1namedata2 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | ||
| 2blankname2 = Ministry and Departments | | 2blankname2 = Ministry and Departments | ||
| 2namedata2 | | 2namedata2 = [[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|Ministry of School Education]] | ||
| constituency2 = | | constituency2 = | ||
| term_start2 = 20 May 2014 | | term_start2 = 20 May 2014 | ||
| term_end2 = 10 May 2021 | | term_end2 = 10 May 2021 | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Bratya Basu]] | | predecessor2 = [[Bratya Basu]] | ||
| successor2 | | successor2 = [[Bratya Basu]] | ||
| governor2 | | governor2 = [[M.K. Narayanan]]<br>[[D. Y. Patil]] ''(additional charge)''<br>[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | ||
| office3 = | | office3 = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency3 | | constituency3 = [[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behala Paschim]] | ||
| term_start3 = 2001 | | term_start3 = 13 May 2001 | ||
| term_end3 = | | term_end3 = | ||
| predecessor3 = Nirmal Mukherjee | | predecessor3 = Nirmal Mukherjee | ||
| office4 | | office4 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal]] | ||
| constituency4 = [[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behala Paschim]] | | constituency4 = [[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behala Paschim]] | ||
| term_start4 = 21 September 2006 | | term_start4 = 21 September 2006 | ||
| term_end4 = 13 May 2011 | | term_end4 = 13 May 2011 | ||
| predecessor4 | | predecessor4 = [[Pankaj Kumar Banerjee]] | ||
| successor4 | | successor4 = [[Surjya Kanta Mishra|Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra]] | ||
| deputy4 | | deputy4 = [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]] | ||
| office5 = | | office5 = Secretary-General of Trinamool Congress | ||
| | | term_start5 = 1998 | ||
| | | term_end5 = 2022 | ||
| | | office6 = Editor of [[Jago Bangla]] | ||
| | | term_start6 = 2015 | ||
| party = Independent | | term_end6 = 2022 | ||
| | | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2022–present)<br>[[Trinamool Congress]] (1998–2022)<br>[[Indian National Congress]] ({{small|Until 1998}}) | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = Late Babli (Jayasree) Chatterjee<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=26 July 2017 |title=TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee's wife dead |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tmc-secretary-general-partha-chatterjee-s-wife-dead-117072601292_1.html |work=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Kolkata |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
| college = | | college = | ||
| children = Sohini Chatterjee<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=5 April 2016 |title=Chip off the old block: Candidates turn to their sons, daughters for help during election campaigns|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/chip-off-the-old-block-candidates-turn-to-their-sons-daughters-for-help-during-election-campaigns-2713056.html |work=[[Firstpost]] |location=Kolkata |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> | | children = Sohini Chatterjee<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=5 April 2016 |title=Chip off the old block: Candidates turn to their sons, daughters for help during election campaigns|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/chip-off-the-old-block-candidates-turn-to-their-sons-daughters-for-help-during-election-campaigns-2713056.html |work=[[Firstpost]] |location=Kolkata |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[ | | alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br>[[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management|IISWBM]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])<br> | ||
[[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur]] | |||
| website = | | website = | ||
| source = | | source = | ||
| citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]] | |||
| nationality = | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Partha Chatterjee''' (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian politician | '''Partha Chatterjee''' (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian politician. He earlier served as the Minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Nag |first=Jayatri |title=WB Trinamool Minister Partha Chatterjee has been summoned by CBI again |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wb-trinamool-minister-partha-chatterjee-has-been-summoned-by-cbi-again/articleshow/91694078.cms |access-date=2022-05-24}}</ref> He represented the [[Trinamool Congress]]. He also held the political office of [[Secretary General]] of the TMC. In July 28 2022, he was suspended indefinitely from the party following his arrest by the [[Enforcement Directorate]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. He attended [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Partha focus on poor show in tech tests|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150615/jsp/calcutta/story_25790.jsp#.WAueOfStjIU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618010035/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150615/jsp/calcutta/story_25790.jsp#.WAueOfStjIU|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2015|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=15 June 2015}}</ref> though some former students of the Mission claimed that he was only there for a year, after which he was given a transfer certificate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/outraged-by-ssc-scam-case-former-students-of-narendrapur-ramakrishna-mission-disown-partha-chatterjee-5680759.html|title=Outraged by SSC Scam Case, Former Students of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission 'Disown' Partha|publisher=[[Network18 Group]]}}</ref> | |||
He studied economics from [[Asutosh College]] and completed his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from [[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management|IISWBM]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Tanmay |title=The 'rise and fall' of Partha Chatterjee, Mamata Banerjee's trusted loyalist |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/the-rise-and-fall-of-partha-chatterjee-mamata-banerjee-s-trusted-loyalist-101658847583311.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Political career== | ||
Chatterjee worked as an [[Human resource management|HR]] professional with [[Andrew Yule and Company Ltd.|Andrew Yule]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengal opposes Andrew Yule's shut down of Calcutta electrical division |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/bengal-govt-opposes-andrew-yules-decision-to-close-down-calcutta-electrical-division/cid/1823156 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=20 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
He was elected as an MLA from [[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp113.htm |title =113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25154.htm|title = Behala Paschim |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-19}}</ref> He was Leader of the Opposition in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref name=partha2>{{cite news| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp |title = Team Mamata | newspaper = The Telegraph 9 April 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-19 |location=Calcutta, India |date=2011-04-09}}</ref> | He was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Behala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp113.htm |title =113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25154.htm|title = Behala Paschim|work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-05-19|archive-date = 16 May 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050702/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25154.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref> He was Leader of the Opposition in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref name=partha2>{{cite news| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110413230852/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110409/jsp/nation/story_13831831.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 April 2011 |title = Team Mamata | newspaper = The Telegraph 9 April 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-19 |location=Calcutta, India |date=2011-04-09}}</ref> | ||
In [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] and [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal assembly | In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] and [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|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 [[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Commerce and Industry]], [[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprises]], [[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary affairs]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/images/21ministry.jpg |title = The Ministry |newspaper = The Telegraph, 21 May 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-21 |location = Calcutta, India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026071516/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/images/21ministry.jpg |archive-date = 26 October 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> | He was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister under Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] on 20 May 2011 and allotted the portfolios of [[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Commerce and Industry]], [[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprises]], [[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary affairs]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/images/21ministry.jpg |title = The Ministry |newspaper = The Telegraph, 21 May 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-21 |location = Calcutta, India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026071516/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/images/21ministry.jpg |archive-date = 26 October 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.<ref name="partha1">{{cite news| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110516/jsp/frontpage/story_13987791.jsp |title = Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks | newspaper =The Telegraph 16 May 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-19 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arnab |last=Ganguly |date=2011-05-16}}</ref> After the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Assembly election 2016]], he became the Minister-in-Charge of [[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|Higher Education and School Education Department]], [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal Government]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/07/west-bengal-education-minister-calls-teachers-cows-1567977--1.html|title=West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=7 February 2017|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= | He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.<ref name="partha1">{{cite news| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110516/jsp/frontpage/story_13987791.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525130541/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110516/jsp/frontpage/story_13987791.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 25 May 2011 |title = Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks | newspaper =The Telegraph 16 May 2011 |access-date = 2011-05-19 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arnab |last=Ganguly |date=2011-05-16}}</ref> After the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Assembly election 2016]], he became the Minister-in-Charge of [[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|Higher Education and School Education Department]], [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal Government]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/07/west-bengal-education-minister-calls-teachers-cows-1567977--1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312035313/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/07/west-bengal-education-minister-calls-teachers-cows-1567977--1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2017|title=West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=7 February 2017|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/list-of-ministers-in-mamatas-cabinet/article8654872.ece|title=List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet|date=27 May 2016|website=thehindu.com|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> and the Ministry of [[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Commerce and Industry]], [[Ministry of Public Enterprises (West Bengal)|Public Enterprises]], [[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]] replaced by [[Amit Mitra]]. | ||
==Controversy== | |||
On 23 July 2022, Chatterjee was arrested from his residence by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] in connection with the [[West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam 2022|alleged State School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam]] cases along with his aide actress Arpita Mukherjee. He was admitted to [[SSKM Hospital]] after complaining of chest pains.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Bengal SSC scam case LIVE Updates: Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/enforcement-directorate-ssc-scam-case-live-updates-raids-minister-partha-chatterjee-tmc-bengal-teacher-recruitment-arpita-mukherjee-cbi-1978971-2022-07-23 |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Later, he was shifted to [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar|AIIMS Bhubaneswar]] where doctors said that he suffers from chronic diseases but does not need immediate hospitalization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ED Gets 10 Days' Custody of Arrested WB Minister Partha Chatterjee, Associate |url=https://thewire.in/law/ed-gets-10-days-custody-of-arrested-wb-minister-partha-chatterjee-associate |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=The Wire}}</ref> As of 28 July 2022, the [[Enforcement Directorate]] has recovered ₹498 million(US$5.96 million) cash, gold worth ₹70 crore(US$8.3 million), ₹5.6 crore(US$670K) worth [[foreign currency]] and coded diaries from properties related to him and Arpita Mukherjee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Rs 49.8 Crore Cash, Rs 5 Crore Gold and Coded Diaries: The Bengal Scam Haul So Far. And Counting? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/rs-50-crore-cash-rs-5-crore-gold-and-coded-diaries-the-bengal-scam-haul-so-far-and-counting-5639179.html |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
On 28 July 2022, he was removed as the Minister of [[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)|Commerce and Industry]], [[Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)|Information Technology and Electronics]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary Affairs]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2022-07-28 |title=Partha Chatterjee is out of Bengal Cabinet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/arrested-west-bengal-minister-partha-chatterjee-sacked-from-cabinet/article65693598.ece |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Bengal SSC Scam LIVE Updates: Partha Chatterjee Sacked as Minister Over Graft Charges, May be Removed as TMC Gen Secy Too |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bengal-ssc-scam-live-updates-partha-chatterjee-arpita-mukherjee-ed-tmc-mithun-bjp-wbssc-mamata-banerjee-livenews-5638663.html |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> and suspended from the [[Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-07-28 |title=Arrested leader Partha Chatterjee suspended from TMC, removed from all posts |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ssc-scam-arrested-leader-partha-chatterjee-suspended-from-tmc-removed-from-all-posts-11659013284853.html |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> On 5 August 2022, he and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were sent to jail custody. He was bailed on 11 November 2025. | |||
<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-08-05 |title=Partha Chatterjee, close Girlfriend Arpita sent to jail till 18 August in Bengal School Service scam |url=https://theprint.in/india/partha-chatterjee-close-aide-arpita-sent-to-jail-till-18-august-in-bengal-school-service-scam/1070800/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> He is still under trial, but the people of his state proclaim him as a thief as they use the slogans "Partha is a thief ".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Chor, chor': Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee 'greeted' at AIIMS Bhubaneswar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/partha-chatterjee-chor-chor-chant-aiims-bhubaneshwar-school-scam-case-1979687-2022-07-25 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=India Today |date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| title = [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | | title = [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
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Partha Chatterjee | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 10 May 2021 – 28 July 2022 | |
| Governor | M.K. Narayanan Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan (additional charge) |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Nirupam Sen Amit Mitra Sailen Sarkar Dr. Debesh Das |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 20 December 2012 | |
| In office 20 May 2014 – 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor | M.K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments | Ministry of School Education |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Succeeded by | Bratya Basu |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
| Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal | |
| In office 21 September 2006 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Deputy | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra |
| Constituency | Behala Paschim |
| Secretary-General of Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 1998–2022 | |
| Editor of Jago Bangla | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1952 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Independent (2022–present) Trinamool Congress (1998–2022) Indian National Congress (Until 1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Late Babli (Jayasree) Chatterjee[1] |
| Children | Sohini Chatterjee[2] |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (BA) IISWBM (MBA) Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur |
Partha Chatterjee (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian politician. He earlier served as the Minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of Government of West Bengal.[3] He represented the Trinamool Congress. He also held the political office of Secretary General of the TMC. In July 28 2022, he was suspended indefinitely from the party following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. He attended Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur[4] though some former students of the Mission claimed that he was only there for a year, after which he was given a transfer certificate.[5]
He studied economics from Asutosh College and completed his MBA from IISWBM.[6]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Chatterjee worked as an HR professional with Andrew Yule.[7]
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.[8][9] 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.[11]
He was nominated as deputy leader of the house in 2011.[12] After the Assembly election 2016, he became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department, West Bengal Government[13][14] and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics replaced by Amit Mitra.
Controversy[edit | edit source]
On 23 July 2022, Chatterjee was arrested from his residence by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged State School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam cases along with his aide actress Arpita Mukherjee. He was admitted to SSKM Hospital after complaining of chest pains.[15] Later, he was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar where doctors said that he suffers from chronic diseases but does not need immediate hospitalization.[16] As of 28 July 2022, the Enforcement Directorate has recovered ₹498 million(US$5.96 million) cash, gold worth ₹70 crore(US$8.3 million), ₹5.6 crore(US$670K) worth foreign currency and coded diaries from properties related to him and Arpita Mukherjee.[17]
On 28 July 2022, he was removed as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Information Technology and Electronics and Parliamentary Affairs[18][19] and suspended from the Trinamool Congress.[20] On 5 August 2022, he and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were sent to jail custody. He was bailed on 11 November 2025. [21] He is still under trial, but the people of his state proclaim him as a thief as they use the slogans "Partha is a thief ".[22]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee's wife dead". Press Trust of India. Kolkata. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (5 April 2016). "Chip off the old block: Candidates turn to their sons, daughters for help during election campaigns". Firstpost. Kolkata. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Nag, Jayatri. "WB Trinamool Minister Partha Chatterjee has been summoned by CBI again". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Partha focus on poor show in tech tests". The Telegraph. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Outraged by SSC Scam Case, Former Students of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission 'Disown' Partha". Network18 Group.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Tanmay (26 July 2022). "The 'rise and fall' of Partha Chatterjee, Mamata Banerjee's trusted loyalist". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Bengal opposes Andrew Yule's shut down of Calcutta electrical division". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "113 - Behala West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Behala Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Team Mamata". The Telegraph 9 April 2011. Calcutta, India. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Ministry". The Telegraph, 21 May 2011. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Ganguly, Arnab (16 May 2011). "Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks". The Telegraph 16 May 2011. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal education minister calls teachers 'cows'". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet". thehindu.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bengal SSC scam case LIVE Updates: Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital". India Today. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "ED Gets 10 Days' Custody of Arrested WB Minister Partha Chatterjee, Associate". The Wire. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Rs 49.8 Crore Cash, Rs 5 Crore Gold and Coded Diaries: The Bengal Scam Haul So Far. And Counting?". News18. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (28 July 2022). "Partha Chatterjee is out of Bengal Cabinet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Bengal SSC Scam LIVE Updates: Partha Chatterjee Sacked as Minister Over Graft Charges, May be Removed as TMC Gen Secy Too". News18. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Livemint (28 July 2022). "Arrested leader Partha Chatterjee suspended from TMC, removed from all posts". mint. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ PTI (5 August 2022). "Partha Chatterjee, close Girlfriend Arpita sent to jail till 18 August in Bengal School Service scam". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "'Chor, chor': Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee 'greeted' at AIIMS Bhubaneswar". India Today. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bratya Basu |
Minister of Education in the West Bengal Government 2014 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by ? |
Parliamentary Affairs in the West Bengal Government 2014 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by ? |
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Surjya Kanta Mishra |
