Chief Minister's Secretariat

Shri Buddhadev Bhattacharya took over as Chief Minister of West Bengal on November 6, 2000

Shri Buddhadev Bhattacharya,
Chief Minister of West Bengal
Govt. of West Bengal, Writer’s Building
Calcutta 700 001, India
Tel : 91-33-2215588
Fax : 91-33-2215480

Place & Date of birth : Calcutta, Ist March, 1944

Marital Status : Married

Education :
Passed Higher Secondary Examination in Humanities from
Sailendra Sarkar Vidyalaya,Calcutta in 1961

Passed B.A. Hons. Examination in Bengali from Presidency College, Calcutta in 1964.

Special Interest : Literature

Publications : Collection of poems and plays. Translation in Bengali from foreign literary pieces.

Other Particulars :
Joined politics during college days. Member of the C.P.I.(M) Secretariat, West Bengal State Committee.

Member of Central Committee of C.P.I.(M)

1977 – 82 : Joined West Bengal Cabinet as Minister-in-Charge, Information and Public Relations Department, subsequently renamed as Information and Cultural Affairs Department.

1987 – 91 : Minister-in-Charge of Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Department of Local Government, Urban Development and Metropolitan Development Department.

1991 – 96 : Minister-in-Charge of Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (Excluding Fire Service Branch).

1996 : Minister-in-Charge of Home (Police) Department, Information and Cultural Affairs Department, and Department of Information Technology.

1999 : Deputy Chief Minister