Satyabrata Mookherjee
Satyabrata Mookherjee (born 8 May 1932) is a former Indian Union Minister of State was the President of BJP's West Bengal state unit from 2008 before being replaced by Rahul Sinha in October 2009. He was Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers (September 2000 – June 2002) and later for Commerce and Industry (July 2002 – October 2003) in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry.[1]
Satyabrata Mookherjee | |
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Constituency | Krishnanagar |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay |
Succeeded by | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 13 May 2004 | |
Union Minister of State For Chemicals & Fertilizers | |
In office 1 September 2000 – 3 June 2002 | |
7th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal | |
In office 2008–2009 | |
Preceded by | Sukumar Banerjee |
Succeeded by | Rahul Sinha |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylhet, Assam Province, British India (now in Bangladesh) | 8 May 1932
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Residence | New Delhi |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Profession | Advocate |
Born on 8 May 1932 in Sylhet in Assam (now Bangladesh), he was educated at Calcutta University. He did his Bar-at-law from The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn[2] and also pursued further studies at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London.
He was an Additional Solicitor General of India before being elected, in 1999, to the 13th Lok Sabha from Krishnagar (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
References
- "Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Profile of Satyabrata Mookherjee". Archived from the original on 1 December 2006.
- "Profile of Satyabrata Mookherjee on parliamentofindia.nic.in". Retrieved 25 February 2011.