Goutam Deb | |
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 Goutam Deb delivering a speech at a seminar. | |
| 5thMayor of Siliguri | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2022 | |
| Deputy | Ranjan Sarkar |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
| Constituency | Ward no.33 |
| Cabinet Minister,Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 27 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments | Tourism |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Succeeded by | Indranil Sen |
| In office May 20, 2011 – May 19, 2016 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments | North Bengal Development |
| Preceded by | Department formed |
| Succeeded by | Rabindra Nath Ghosh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sikha Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Dabgram-Phulbari |
| Chairman of Board of Administrators,Siliguri Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 7 May 2021[1] – 21 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Bhattacharya (as mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as mayor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-01-06)6 January 1957 (age 68) |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Smt. Shukla Deb |
| Children | Sreya Deb (Daughter) Saswata Deb (Son) |
| Residence | Siliguri |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta, (LLB) |
| Website | www |
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Goutam Deb (born 6 January 1957)[2] is anIndianPolitician currently serving as theMayor[3] ofSiliguri Municipal Corporation in West Bengal. He was the Minister ofDepartment of Tourism of West Bengal from 2016 to 2021. He also served as theMinister of North Bengal Development, a newly formed department in 2011 byMamata Banerjee. He was aMLA fromDabgram-Phulbari assembly constituency two times. He is also serving as anObserver ofJalpaiguri District Trinamool Congress Committee.
Goutam Deb did his schooling from Siliguri Boys' High School and thereafter he graduated from Siliguri College[4] withB.A. followed byLL.B. Degree fromSurendranath Law College underUniversity of Calcutta.
He enrolled as an advocate at the Siliguri Bar in 1982. His father, Late Tejendra Binod Deb, was also a lawyer and Central Government Standing Counsel at the Calcutta High Court from 1971 to 1988.
He was Panel Counsel and Standing Counsel for the Indian Railways for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and West Dinajpur District Courts and Arbitrations from 1986 to 1995. His elder brother was the State Advocate General of Sikkim and also acted as Judge in Guwahati, Orissa and Sikkim High Court. He also acted as Acting Chief Justice of Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim for a while.
His elder brother, Late Anup Deb[5] was Acting Chief Justice ofHon’ble High Court of Sikkim.
His wife is a social worker and elected asCouncillor from Ward No. 17,Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
His son Saswata Deb studied in St. Xavier's Collegiate School. He is currently pursuing Computer Science and Engineering from VIT Bhopal. His daughter Dr. Sreya Deb obtained herM.B.B.S. degree fromCalcutta National Medical College and Hospital and is currently pursuing her MD degree fromSt. Johns Medical College,Bengaluru.
