Rajib Banerjee

Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rajib Banerjee

Rajib Banerjee (b 1974) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Forest Affairs in the Government of West Bengal.[1] He was a former Minister in charge of Irrigation & Waterways (2011–2018), and Tribal affairs & backwards classes (2018–2019).[2] He was elected to West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as MLA of Domjur seat in 2011 and 2016 as a member of Trinamool Congress.[3]

Quick Facts Minister of Forest, Government of West Bengal, Governor ...
Rajib Banerjee
রাজীব ব্যানার্জী
Minister of Forest, Government of West Bengal
In office
2019  22 January 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byBinay Krishna Barman
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2021
Preceded byMohanta Chatterjee
Succeeded byKalyan Ghosh
ConstituencyDomjur
Minister of Irrigation and Waterways, Government of West Bengal
In office
2011–2018
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byMamata Banerjee (as I/C)
Succeeded bySuvendu Adhikari
Personal details
Born1974 (1974)
Political party
Alma materSt. Xavier College
Occupation
  • Social Worker
  • Politician
Close

On January 29, 2021, he resigned his MLA post of Domjur assembly constituency.[4] Next day he joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]

He rejoined All India Trinamool Congress on 31 October 2021.[5]

Education

Banerjee is a postgraduate and achieved MBA From IIME in the year 1995. He has also done a Diploma in Computer Application from St. Xavier's Computer Centre in the year 1990 and Honours Graduate from St. Xavier's College in the year 1988.[citation needed]

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.