Somnath Chatterjee

Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) from 2004 to 2009.^[1]

The Right Honourable Somnath Chatterjee
13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 4 June 2004 – 16 May 2009
Deputy	Charanjit Singh Atwal
Preceded by	Manohar Joshi
Succeeded by	Meira Kumar
Member of Parliament for Bolpur, West Bengal
In office 1985–2009
Preceded by	Saradish Roy
Succeeded by	Dr Ram Chandra Dome
Member of Parliament for Jadavpur, West Bengal
In office 1977–1984
Preceded by	Mohammad Elias
Succeeded by	Mamata Banerjee
Member of Parliament for Bardhaman, West Bengal
In office 1971–1977
Preceded by	N.C.Chatterjee
Personal details
Born	(1929-07-25)25 July 1929 Tezpur, Assam, British India
Died	13 August 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 89) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	CPI-M (1968-2008) (Expelled)
Spouse(s)	Renu Chatterjee
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
Residence	Kolkata
Alma mater	University of Calcutta University of Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer
As of 17 September, 2006 Source:

Chatterjee died on 13 August 2018 from a heart attack in a private hospital in Kolkata, aged 89.^[2]