Asish Banerjee
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Dr. Asish Banerjee is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress, who was the minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal from 2017 to 2021.[1] He is also M.L.A. of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, elected from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) five times (terms 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 & 2021).[2]
Early life
[edit]Asish Banerjee was born in Rampurhat Birbhum district in West Bengal. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees from Burdwan University. He also completed his PhD at the same university. During this period he was elected General Secretary of University Students' Council.
Career
[edit]After completing his education at Burdwan University, Banerjee was an associate professor of Bengali at Rampurhat College under Burdwan University.
MLA of Rampurhat
[edit]He was elected as M.L.A. from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2001 and subsequently re-elected from same constituency in 2006, 2011 and 2016. Banerjee was first time sworn in as a Minister of State under chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2014 and allotted the independent charge of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The next year he was nominated for minister in charge for Department of Biotechnology, Department of Statistics and Programme implementation, Planning.[3]
In 2017, he took charge as the Agriculture Minister of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) from his predecessor Purnendo Bose.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Banerjee, Asish (July 2017). "Agriculture Minister". wb.gov.in.
- ^ "Rampurhat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister". millenniumpost.in. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/ministers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190606083438/http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-the-new-west-bengal-government/
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- https://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/small-reshuffle-in-west-bengal-government-2040130.html
External links
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- West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006
- West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011
- West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016
- West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
- Living people
- University of Burdwan alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Burdwan
- 1951 births
- Deputy Speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
- State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
- Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
- West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026
- People from Birbhum district