Mamata Banerjee facts for kids

Mamata Banerjee
মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Quick facts for kids Mamata Banerjee; মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
8th Chief Minister of West Bengal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 20 May 2011
Governor	M. K. Narayanan
Preceded by	Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Minister of Railway
	In office; 13 October 1999 – 16 March 2001 (Resigned)
	In office; 22 May 2009 – 19 May 2011 (After Giving Resignation)
Preceded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Succeeded by	Dinesh Trivedi (pro tem)
Member of Parliament for Kolkata Dakshin
	In office; 1991–2011
Preceded by	Biplab Dasgupta
Succeeded by	Subrata Bakshi
Member of Parliament for Jadavpur
	In office; 1984–1989
Member of Legislative Assembly; for Bhabanipur
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 25 September 2011
Councillor of Bhabanipur Area
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 28 April 2015
Personal details
Born	5 January 1955 (age 66); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Congress (Left In 1/1/1998) Trinamool Congress (1991-Present)
Spouse(s)	Unmarried
Residence	Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater	Jogamaya Devi College (B.A.); University of Calcutta (M.A.); Shri Shikshayatan College (B.Ed.); Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College (LL.B.)
Occupation	Political Leader
Profession	Politician; Advocate; Social Worker; Painter; Singer; Writer

Mamata Banerjee (Bengali: মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (born 5 January 1955) is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman Chief Minister of the state. She is also the founder and chairperson of the Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee is also the Minister for Home, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Information and Cultural Affairs, Hill Affairs, Minority Affairs and Madrassah Education, Agriculture, Power and Personnel and Administrative Reforms departments. She is a good orator. Her followers call her "Didi" (meaning the elder sister).

Mamata Banerjee has defeated the 34-year-old the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government in West Bengal. That government was the world's longest-serving democratically-elected communist government.

In the past, she was the Minister of Railways twice, Minister of Coal once, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Women and Child Development once in the cabinet of the Government of India.

Political offices
Preceded by Lalu Prasad Yadav	Minister of Railways 2009–2011	Succeeded by Dr. Manmohan Singh (pro tem)
Preceded by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee	Chief Minister of West Bengal 2011–present	Incumbent

Images for kids

Mamata Banerjee at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences, Rajarhat, New Town, Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee speaking to the elected members and party workers at Bongaon stadium after the West Bengal panchayat elections.
Banerjee assumes the charge of the Minister for Coal and Mines in New Delhi on 9 January 2004
Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal speaking at an event in London.
Banerjee sworn again as Cabinet Minister at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi at 2009.
Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal shown at an event in London on 27 July 2015.
Priti Patel, Then Minister of State for Employment in Government of United Kingdom, and current Home Secretary of United Kingdom meeting Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister Government of West Bengal in London.