Partha Chatterjee

Politician

Indian Kolkata

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth06/10/1952
Age73 years
BirthplaceKolkata

Latest News about Partha Chatterjee

10/11/2025

Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee was granted bail by a special CBI court on 10 November 2025 in connection with the school jobs recruitment scam. He had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in July 2022 and later by the CBI in October 2024, spending over three years in custody before his release. He is currently admitted to a private hospital at Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata and will likely be released directly from there.

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Bio/Wiki

Other NamePartha Chattopadhyay

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur
  • New Alipore Multipurpose School, Kolkata
College/University
  • University of Calcutta, West Bengal
  • Asutosh College, Kolkata
  • Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata
  • Industrial Society of London, UK
  • University of North Bengal, West Bengal
Educational Qualification
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Calcutta, West Bengal
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics at Asutosh College, Kolkata
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata
  • A degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR) at the Industrial Society of London, UK (under a scholarship from the British Council)
  • PhD in Economics from the University of North Bengal, West Bengal

Relationships & More

Marital StatusWidowed
Family
Wife/SpouseBabli Chatterjee
Children
  • Sohini Chatterjee (IT professional)
  • B.K. Chatterjee
  • Name

Family

SpouseBabli Chatterjee
FatherB.K. Chatterjee
MotherName
ChildrenSohini Chatterjee (IT professional)

Career

Political Party
  • All India Trinamool Congress (1998-Present)
  • Indian National Congress (till 1998)
Political Journey
  • Joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 1998
  • Elected MLA from Behala West Assembly constituency (now known as Behala Paschim Assembly constituency) in 2001
  • Leader of the Opposition (21 September 2006-13 May 2011)
  • Given various ministerial charges and leadership positions in West Bengal government
  • Appointed National Vice President of TMC in 2022
  • Re-elected from Behala Paschim in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021
  • Sworn in as Cabinet Minister under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 20 May 2011 with portfolios including Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics, and Parliamentary Affairs
  • Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education after 2016 Assembly elections
  • Suspended indefinitely from TMC and removed from ministerial positions on 28 July 2022 following arrest by Enforcement Directorate
  • Sent to jail custody on 5 August 2022 along with aide Arpita Mukherjee
  • Granted bail on 11 November 2025; trial ongoing
  • Granted conditional future bail by Supreme Court in ED case on 19 December 2024
  • Granted bail by CBI court in school jobs recruitment scam on 10 November 2025
  • Released from jail after spending over 3 years and 3 months in custody
  • Trial ongoing in multiple cases related to alleged financial irregularities

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician associated with the Trinamool Congress.
2. He was raised in South Kolkata's Naktala neighborhood.
3. Partha Chatterjee was a chief financer of the 'Naktala Udayan Sangha' Durga Puja committee in Kolkata.
4. During the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, his daughter, Sohini Chatterjee, supported him in social media campaigning.
5. Before entering politics, he worked at Andrew Yule & Co. as an HR professional.
6. He has held the position of National President at the National Institute of Personnel Management in Kolkata.
7. Formerly, he was an editor at Jago Bangla, the Trinamool Congress mouthpiece.
8. Partha Chatterjee owned luxurious flats in West Bengal's Diamond City dedicated to his dogs.
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