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Mamata Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [mɔmot̪a bɔnd̪ːopad̪d̪ʱae̯] ⓘ; born 5 January 1955 [a]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office.
Sworn in on 20 May 2011, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee is West Bengal's incumbent chief minister, the first woman to hold the office. She was subsequently voted to power in 2016 and 2021 assembly elections. She is the one of the two female incumbent chief minister in India at present (as per 2024).
Mamata Banerjee* (b. 1955) 20 May 2011 Incumbent: 13 years, 247 days West Bengal: All India Trinamool Congress: 15 Anandiben Patel (b. 1941) 22 May 2014 7 August 2016:
Mamata Banerjee claimed that the arrest was an example of political vendetta of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [15] While in jail, he was admitted to a hospital in November 2015 after he complained of "uneasiness". [16] In September 2016, he was granted bail [17] and hasn't been admitted to the hospital since.
Atishi is one of only two women currently serving as a chief minister in India, along with Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal. Early life and education Atishi was born to ...
The 21st Council of Ministers for the state of West Bengal was formed under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. She was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on 5 May 2021. The remaining council of ministers was sworn in on 10 May 2021. [1] [2] [3] [4
All India Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee visited the Rizvanur's family and held the city police directly responsible for the death. It organised a public rally in the city where Ms Banerjee and Rizwanur's relatives accused the CPI(M) leadership of "offering money" to them to hush up the case. [38] Mamata Banerjee has said:
Mamata Banerjee wrote a Bengali book with the same title. [99] A song was also recorded with the same title. [100] [101] The slogan Joy Bangla is also officially used by Mamata Banerjee and by her party Trinamool Congress as part of attempt to create a territorial and ethnolinguistic identity for Bengalis in India.