Rajib Banerjee (b 1974) 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 ...
who served as the Minister for Forest Affairs 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 a former Minister in charge of Irrigation & Waterways (2011–2018), and Tribal affairs & backwards classes (2018–2019). He was elected to West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as MLA of
Domjur seat in 2011 and 2016 as a member of Trinamool Congress.
On January 29, 2021, he resigned his MLA post of
Domjur assembly constituency.
Next day he joined
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
.
He rejoined
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur ...
on 31 October 2021.
Education
Banerjee is a postgraduate and achieved MBA From IIME in the year 1995. He has also done a Diploma in Computer Application from St. Xavier's Computer Centre in the year 1990 and Honours Graduate from
St. Xavier's College
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in the year 1988.
References
External links
Member's List West Bengal Legislative Assembly
1974 births
Living people
West Bengal politicians
West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016
West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
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