Biman Banerjee | |
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| বিমান ব্যানার্জী | |
| 10thSpeaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2011 | |
| Governor |
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| Deputy |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Hashim Abdul Halim |
| Member of theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rahul Ghosh |
| Constituency | Baruipur Paschim |
| Councillor ofKolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-12-28)28 December 1948 (age 76) |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (1998–present) Indian National Congress (until 1998) |
| Residence | Kolkata |
Biman Banerjee (born 28 December 1948) is an Indian politician who has been 10thSpeaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 30 May 2011. He is a sitting member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly fromBaruipur Paschim and member ofAll India Trinamool Congress.
Born and raised inGarden Reach, Biman Banerjee graduated from the Goenka College and completed his master's degree in commerce and simultaneously in law from theUniversity of Calcutta.[1] His grandfather, Satish Chandra Banerjee, and his father, Pranotosh Banerjee, were reputed lawyers. He was employed in the Bank of India but subsequently left the job and joined the legal profession. He also served as a part-time lecturer in commercial & industrial law at Hari Mohan Ghosh College and was an examiner in the Calcutta University. He was elected as Councilor of Calcutta Municipal Corporation in 1985 from ward no. 136. He was also elected as a member of the West Bengal Bar Council.[2]
In May 2011, theTrinamool MLA fromBaruipur Paschim and practicing lawyer was elected as Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly unopposed, as the Opposition did not nominate a candidate for the post.[3] After the election, he took a decision to give more importance to the sensitivities of the opposition and promised to give them more time to speak, on Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee's advice, a decision which was welcomed by the Leader of the Opposition,Suryakanta Mishra. After Biman Banerjee was elected, he was taken to the Speaker's Chair by Mishra, Prabodh Chandra Sinha and Subhas Naskar, where he engaged in the protocol of exchanging courtesies with the outgoing speaker,Hashim Abdul Halim.[4][5]
Date & Place of Birth: 28 Dec 1948, Metiaburuj, Kolkata, South 24 Parganas
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