Purnendu Basu is an Indian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

and the former Minister for Agriculture in the

Government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

. He was also an MLA, elected from the Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency in the

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and

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West Bengal state assembly election. He is currentl
Chairperson
of West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education for Skill Development.

Career

MLA of Rajarhat Gopalpur

He served as the MLA, elected from the Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency in the

and

West Bengal state assembly election and was succeeded by Aditi Munshi in 2021 election.

Minister of West Bengal

He served as the

Agriculture Minister An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

West Bengal Government The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

in the

First Mamata Banerjee ministry The Council of Ministers of West Bengal is the collective decision-making body of the Government of West Bengal, composed of the Chief Minister and bagunnava ra , the most senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision- ...

from the years 2014 until 2017, when he was replaced by

Asish Banerjee Asish Banerjee is an Indian politician representing All India Trinamool Congress, who was the minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal from 2017 to 2021. He is also M.L.A. of West Bengal Legislative ...

. He served as

Minister of Labour Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...

in the

between the years 2011 – 2014 and was replaced by

Moloy Ghatak Moloy Ghatak is an Indian politician currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of West Bengal. Politics He is an MLA of All India Trinamool Congress, elected from the Asansol Uttar constituency of Paschim Bardhaman district in the ...

. He also served as Minister for Technical Education, Training & Skill Development of

from 2011-2016 and was replaced by Ashima Patra and again from 2017 – 2021 and was succeeded by Humayun Kabir.

References

External links

West Bengal Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Purnendo State cabinet ministers of West Bengal Living people West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 People from Gopalpur, Nadia 1953 births Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal