Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Place & Date of Birth Kolkata, 1st March, 1944 Marital Status Married, One daughter Education i) Passed Higher Secondary Examination in Humanities from Sailendra Sarkar Vidyalaya, Kolkata in 1961. ii) Passed B.A. Hons. Examination in Bengali from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1964 iii) Joined NCC during School days and continued as a cadet of the NCC (Naval Wing) during college days Special Interest Literature Publications Collection of poems and plays. Translation in Bengali from foreign literary pieces. Other Particulars i) Joined politics during college days. Member of the CPI(M) Secretariat, West Bengal State Committee. ii) Member of Central Committee of CPI(M) iii) Member of Politburo,CPI(M) iv) 1977-82: Joined West Bengal Cabinet as Minister-in-Charge, Information & Public Relations Department, subsequently renamed as Information & Cultural Affairs Department. v) 1987-91: Minister-in-Charge, Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Department of Local Government, Urban Development and Metropolitan Development Department vi) 1991-93: Minister-in-Charge, Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (excluding Fire Service Branch). vii) 1994: Minister-in-Charge, Department of Information & Cultural Affairs viii) 1996: Minister-in-Charge, Home (Police) Department, Information & Cultural Affairs Department and Department of Information Techonology. ix) 1999: Deputy Chief Minister x) November 6, 2000: Took over as Chief Minister West Bengal. xi) May 18, 2001, Sworn-in as Chief Minister,West Bengal after the General Elections to the 13th West Bengal Legislative Assembly.