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