Biman Banerjee | |
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| 10th Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2011 – 5 May 2026 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Deputy Speaker |
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| Preceded by | Hashim Abdul Halim |
| Succeeded by | Rathindra Bose |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rahul Ghosh |
| Constituency | Baruipur Paschim |
| Councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-12-28) 28 December 1948 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress (1998–present) Indian National Congress (until 1998) |
Biman Banerjee (born 28 December 1948) is an Indian politician who has served as the 10th Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 30 May 2011 till 5 May 2026. He is a sitting member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Baruipur Paschim and member of Trinamool Congress.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Garden Reach, Banerjee graduated from the Goenka College and completed his master's degree in commerce and simultaneously in law from the University of Calcutta.1 His grandfather, Satish Chandra Banerjee, and his father, Pranotosh Banerjee, were reputed lawyers.
Career
He was employed in the Bank of India but subsequently left the job and joined the legal profession. He also served as a part-time lecturer in commercial & industrial law at Hari Mohan Ghosh College and was an examiner in Calcutta University. He was elected as Councilor of Calcutta Municipal Corporation in 1985 from ward no. 136. He was also elected as a member of the West Bengal Bar Council.2
Political career
In May 2011, the Trinamool MLA from Baruipur Paschim and practicing lawyer was elected as Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly unopposed, as the Opposition did not nominate a candidate for the post.3 After the election, he took a decision to give more importance to the sensitivities of the opposition and promised to give them more time to speak, on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's advice, a decision which was welcomed by the Leader of the Opposition, Suryakanta Mishra. After Biman Banerjee was elected, he was taken to the Speaker's Chair by Mishra, Prabodh Chandra Sinha and Subhas Naskar, where he engaged in the protocol of exchanging courtesies with the outgoing speaker, Hashim Abdul Halim.45
References
References
- "Shri Biman Banerjee". Lok Sabha TV.
Date & Place of Birth: 28 Dec 1948, Metiaburuj, Kolkata, South 24 Parganas
- Biman Banerjee. "Biman Banerjee — Home Page". Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- PTI (21 May 2011). "West Bengal: Biman Banerjee nominated for Speaker, Sonali Guha for Dy Speaker". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - HT Correspondent (30 May 2011). "Biman Banerjee elected West Bengal assembly speaker". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Pallab Ghosh (30 May 2011). "Biman Bandopadhyay become new speaker in West Bengal Assembly". InstaBlogs. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.