West Bengal Council of Ministers
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The West Bengal Council of Ministers is the executive wing of Government of West Bengal and headed by Chief Minister of West Bengal, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The term of every executive wing is for 5 years. The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS West Bengal Cadre. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of government is Chief Secretary to the state government.
Council of Ministers
[edit]- The West Bengal government[a] headed by Mamata Banerjee has 39 ministers. Among them, 10 are Ministers of State holding independent charge, 8 are junior ministers and 21 are senior ministers.[1]
- ^ The current government running is Third Mamata Banerjee ministry since 10 May 2021.
| S.No | Name[2] | Portrait | Constituency | Assumed office[3] | Department | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamata Banerjee (Chief Minister) |
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|
Bhabanipur | 5 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| Cabinet Ministers | |||||||
| 2 | Bankim Chandra Hazra | Sagar | 10 May 2021 | TMC | |||
| 3 | Manas Bhunia | 
|
Sabang | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 4 | Snehasis Chakraborty | Jangipara | 3 August 2022 | TMC | |||
| 5 | Moloy Ghatak | Asansol Uttar | 10 May 2021 | TMC | |||
| 6 | Aroop Biswas | 
|
Tollyganj | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 7 | Rathin Ghosh | Madhyamgram | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 8 | Firhad Hakim | 
|
Kolkata Port | 10 May 2021 | TMC | ||
| 9 | Chandranath Sinha | Bolpur | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 10 | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 
|
Khardaha | 10 May 2021 | TMC | ||
| 11 | Bratya Basu | 
|
Dum Dum | 10 May 2021 | TMC | ||
| 12 | Pulak Roy | Uluberia Dakshin | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 13 | Shashi Panja | Shyampukur | 10 May 2021 | TMC | |||
| 14 | Biplab Mitra | Harirampur | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 15 | Javed Ahmed Khan | 
|
Kasba | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 16 | Swapan Debnath | Purbasthali Dakshin | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 17 | Siddiqullah Chowdhury | 
|
Manteswar | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 18 | Udayan Guha | Dinhata | 3 August 2022 | TMC | |||
| 19 | Babul Supriyo | 
|
Ballygunge | 3 August 2022 |
|
TMC | |
| 20 | Pradip Mazumdar | Durgapur Purba | 3 August 2022 |
|
TMC | ||
| 21 | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | Goalpokhar | 7 August 2024 |
|
TMC | ||
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | |||||||
| 22 | Becharam Manna | 
|
Singur | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 23 | Arup Roy | 
|
Howrah Madhya | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 24 | Biplab Roy Chowdhury | 
|
Panskura Purba | 3 August 2022 | TMC | ||
| 25 | Chandrima Bhattacharya | Dum Dum Uttar | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 26 | Sandhya Rani Tudu | 
|
Manbazar | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 27 | Bulu Chik Baraik | Mal | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 28 | Sujit Bose | Bidhannagar | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 29 | Ujjal Biswas | Krishnanagar Dakshin | 3 August 2022 |
|
TMC | ||
| 30 | Birbaha Hansda | Jhargram | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 31 | Indranil Sen | Chandannagar | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| Ministers Of State | |||||||
| 32 | Dilip Mondal | Bishnupur | 10 May 2021 | TMC | |||
| 33 | Akhruzzaman | Raghunathganj | 10 May 2021 | TMC | |||
| 34 | Seuli Saha | Keshpur | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 35 | Tajmul Hossain | Harishchandrapur | 2 August 2022 |
|
TMC | ||
| 36 | Sabina Yeasmin | 
|
Mothabari | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
| 37 | Jyotsna Mandi | Ranibandh | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | ||
| 38 | Satyajit Barman | Hemtabad | 10 August 2022 | TMC | |||
| 39 | Manoj Tiwary | 
|
Shibpur | 10 May 2021 |
|
TMC | |
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Current Ministers in Mamata's second cabinet". wb.gov.in.
- ^ Anupam Mishra Suryagni Roy (9 May 2021). "43 TMC leaders, including 17 new faces, to be sworn in as ministers in West Bengal cabinet on Monday". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Mamata's list of ministers features 17 new faces, including Manoj Tiwari". The Indian Express. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
