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]

Rajib Banerjee
রাজীব ব্যানার্জী
Minister of Forest, Government of West Bengal
In office 2019 – 22 January 2021
Governor	Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by	Binay Krishna Barman
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 2011–2021
Preceded by	Mohanta Chatterjee
Succeeded by	Kalyan Ghosh
Constituency	Domjur
Minister of Irrigation and Waterways, Government of West Bengal
In office 2011–2018
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by	Mamata Banerjee (as I/C)
Succeeded by	Suvendu Adhikari
Personal details
Born	1974 (1974)
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (2005–2021, 2021–present) Bharatiya Janata Party (2021)
Alma mater	St. Xavier College
Occupation	Social Worker Politician

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]}