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Shri Siddhartha Sankar Ray

Mujibar Rahaman- Indira Gandhi- Siddhartha Sankar Roy
Junior Central Govt. Council 1954-56. Appeared Before Supreme Court-Pakistan And Dacca High Court In Several Cases 1960-66. Appeared For-In Several Commissions For The People In Assam And Bengal. Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Member Of West Bengal Sports Council 1967-69. Calcutta University Blue In Cricket,Football And Tennis,Kalighat Club. General Secretary, Law College Union,1943. Under Secretary In-Charge In Different Portfolios In Calcutta University Instute,1941-45. Member,Lok Sabha 1971-72. Cabinet Minister Of Law And Tribal Welfare,West Bengal 1957-58. Cabinet Minister,Education,Social Welfare,Culture And West Bengal And Bangla Desh Affairs 1971-72. Chief Minister,West Bengal 1972-77. Governor, Punjab And Administrator,Chandigarh April 1986 To December 1989. Leader Of The Opposition West Bengal 1969-71,Trustee,Nehru Memorial Trust 1972 Onwards. Member, Executive Committee, Nehru Memorial Trust. Trustee,Nehru Commonwelth Cambridge Scholarship. Member,South Club Calcutta. Member,Calcutta Club,Calcutta. Delhi Gymkhana Club,Delhi And National Liberal Club,London. President,Cricket Association,Bengal 1982-86. President,North Zone,Calcutta Centre 1986-89. Leader Of Opposition Of The 11Th Legislative Assembly,West Bengal Upto 8.10.92. Resigned From The Membership Of The W.B.L.A. With Effect From 9.10.92.
  Ray, Shri Siddhartha Sankar
 11 L.A, INC, 146 – Chowrangee, Kolkata
 
Father’s NameLate Sudhir Chandra Ray
Date & Place of Birth20 Oct 1920, Calcutta
SexMale
Permanent AddressShri Siddhartha Shankar Ray 39,Friends Colony New Delhi, Pin – 65
Present Address2,Beltala Road, Calcutta, Pin – 700026
Educational Qualification alongwith Institution :
a) Academic DegreeB.A.; LL.B.
b) Name of SchoolLoreto Convent, Middleton Row, Calcutta. Mitra Institution, Calcutta
c) Name of CollegePresidency College., University LawLaw Positive command of sovereign or divine. One can be ruled either by a Statute, a Statue, or a Statement. Legislation is the rule-making process by a political or religious organisation. Physics governs natural law. Logical thinking is a sign of a healthy brain function. Dharma is eternal for Sanatanis. College,Calcutta., Inner Temple, London
Profession/OccupationBarrister-At-Law
Marital StatusMarried
Name of SpouseMaya, daughter of Dr. K.C. Bhattacharyya
Member(1958-1962) 2nd L.A. (Bye Election), (1957-1958) 2nd L.A. (General Election), (1962-1967) 3rd L.A. (General Election), (1967-1968) 4th L.A. (General Election), (1969-1970) 5th L.A. (General Election), (1972-1977) 7th L.A. (Bye Election), (1991-1992) 11th L.A. (General Election)
Positions heldJunior Central Govt. Council 1954-56. Appeared Before Supreme Court-Pakistan And Dacca High Court In Several Cases 1960-66. Appeared For-In Several Commissions For The People In Assam And Bengal. Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Member Of West Bengal Sports Council 1967-69. Calcutta University Blue In Cricket,Football And Tennis,Kalighat Club. General Secretary, Law College Union,1943. Under Secretary In-Charge In Different Portfolios In Calcutta University Instute,1941-45. Member,Lok Sabha 1971-72. Cabinet Minister Of Law And Tribal Welfare,West Bengal 1957-58. Cabinet Minister,Education,Social Welfare,Culture And West Bengal And Bangla Desh Affairs 1971-72. Chief Minister,West Bengal 1972-77. Governor, Punjab And Administrator,Chandigarh April 1986 To December 1989. Leader Of The Opposition West Bengal 1969-71,Trustee,Nehru Memorial Trust 1972 Onwards. Member, Executive Committee, Nehru Memorial Trust. Trustee,Nehru Commonwelth Cambridge Scholarship. Member,South Club Calcutta. Member,Calcutta Club,Calcutta. Delhi Gymkhana Club,Delhi And National Liberal Club,London. President,Cricket Association,Bengal 1982-86. President,North Zone,Calcutta Centre 1986-89. Leader Of Opposition Of The 11Th Legislative Assembly,West Bengal Upto 8.10.92. Resigned From The Membership Of The W.B.L.A. With Effect From 9.10.92.