Hon`ble Chief Minister of West Bengal
| Banerjee, Smt. Mamata  16 L.A, AITC, 159 – Bhabanipur, Kolkata South DOB-January 5, 1955 | ||
| Father’s Name | : | Late Promileswar Banerjee |
| Mother’s Name | : | Late Gayetri Banerjee |
| Date & Place of Birth | : | 05 Jan 1955, West Bengal |
| Sex | : | Female |
| Permanent Address | : | 30B, Harish Chatterjee Street, P.O. & P.S.: Kalighat, Kolkata, Pin – 700026 |
| Telephone & Mobile Nos. | : | 24753000 (R), 3322145555, 3322145588 (O); 22145480, 24540880 (F) |
| : | cm@wb.gov.in, cm@wb.nic.in | |
| Educational Qualification alongwith Institution : | ||
| a) Academic Degree | : | M.A.; B.Ed.; LL.B. |
| b) Name of School | : | D.S. Sikhshalaya |
| c) Name of College | : | Jogomaya Debi College., Jogesh Chandra Law College., B.Ed. – Sikhyatan |
| d) Name of University | : | University of Calcutta, Kolkata |
| Profession/Occupation | : | Advocate, Social Worker |
| Marital Status | : | Unmarried |
| Member | : | (2011-2016) 15th L.A. (Bye Election), (2016-) 16th L.A. (General Election) |
| Positions held | : | Sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal, 20th May 2011 onwards., Sworn in as Member of Legislative Assembly, West Bengal, 16th Nov. 2011. |
| Literary Works | : | Books Published in Bengali 1. Upalabdhi, 2. Janatar Darbare, 3. Maa, 4. Pallabi, 5. Manavik, 6. Motherland, 7. Crocodile Island, 8. Trinamool, 9. Sishu Sathi, 10. Anubhuti, 11. Abishasya, 12. Janmaini, 13. Ekante, 14. Ashubho Shanket, 15. Jago Banglaa, 16. Ganotantre Lajja, 17. Anoson Keno, 18. Soroni, 19. Langol, 20. Andolaner Katha, 21. Maa-Mati-Manush, 22. Ajab Chora, 23. Nandi-Maa, 24. Netai, 25. Cholo-Jai, 26. Parivartan, 27. Kavita., Books Published in English 1. Struggle for Existence, 2. Smile, 3. Dark Horizon, 4. Slaughter of Democracy, 5. My Unforgettable Memories., Given music and Written lyrics for Bengali songs and received Golden Disc on 29th March, 2001 for the Album on “Chotoder Janaya Mamata” (written and composed). |
| Foreign Country Travelled | : | Widely travelled |
| Special Interest | : | Painting, Protecting Human Rights |
| Member or association with any local self-Government institution, statutory body or learned society Member | : | Elected to 8th Lok Sabha, 1984., Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term), 1991., Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Women and Child Development, 1991-93., Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term), 1996., Member, Committee on Home Affairs, 1996-97., Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1996-97., Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term), 1999., Member, General Purposes Committee, 1999., Union Cabinet Minister, Railways, 13th Oct. 1999 – 16th Mar. 2001., Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industries, 2001 – 2003., Union Cabinet Minister (without any portfolio), 8th sep. 2003 – 8th Jan. 2004., Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines, 9th Jan. 2004 – May 2004., Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (6th term), 2004., Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice, 2004., Member, Committee on Home Affairs, 5th Aug. 2006., Member, Committee on Home Affairs, 5th Aug. 2007., Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term), 2009., Union Cabinet Minister, Railways, 31st May 2009 – 20th May 2011. |
| Any other relevant Information | : | 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., Went on “Hunger Strike” for 26 days in 2006 to protect the farmers land., Represented the Country in – 1. In U.N. General Assembly., 2. As a women parliamentarian at World Women Round Table Conference, Russia and 3. World Youth Conference, Vietnam, attended the Working Women Conference of ILO and ICFTU at Kuala Lumpur., 4. World Youth Festival at Russia., 5. Attended the SAARC countries meetings on Women and Child Development at Sri Lanka., 6. Went Maldives to attend the Commonwealth Youth Affairs Ministers Conference., 7. Visited Angola to attend the World Youth Development Programme., 8. Visited Bangladesh to inaugurate Indo-Bangladesh Rail Link., 9. Visited several other countries including Germany, United Kingdom, France. |
