Third Bhattacharjee ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:10th
Jurisdiction:West Bengal
Flag Border:100px
Incumbent:2006—2011
Date Formed:18 May 2006
Date Dissolved:13 May 2011
Government Head Title:Chief Minister
Government Head:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Governor:Viren J. Shah Gopalkrishna Gandhi Devanand Konwar (additional charge)
M. K. Narayanan
Members Number:
Political Party: Left Front
Legislature Status:Majority
Opposition Leader:Partha Chatterjee
Election:2006
Last Election:2011
Legislature Term:14th Assembly
Previous:Second Bhattacharjee ministry
Successor:First Banerjee ministry

Members of the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal as in May 2006 were as follows:[1]

Cabinet ministers

S.NoName PortraitConstituencyAssumed officeLeft office Department Party
1Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
(Chief Minister)
Jadavpur18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Home & Hill Affairs
  • Personnel & Administration
  • Development & Planning
  • Minority Affairs
  • Home (P & R),
  • Science and Technology
  • Information & Cultural Affairs
CPI(M)
2Nirupam SenBardhaman Dakshin18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Commerce & Industries
  • Public Undertakings
  • Industrial Reconstruction
CPI(M)
3Surjya Kanta MishraNarayangarh18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Panchayats & Rural Development
  • Bio-technology
  • ESI
CPI(M)
4Gautam DebHasnabad18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Housing
  • Public Health Engineering
CPI(M)
5Asim DasguptaKhardaha18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Finance
  • Excise
CPI(M)
6Subhas ChakrabortyBelgachia East18 May 20063 August 2009
  • Transport
  • Youth Services
  • Sports
CPI(M)
7Naren DeyChinsurah18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Agriculture
  • Consumer Affairs
AIFB
8Kshiti GoswamiDhakuria18 May 200613 May 2011
  • PWD
RSP
9Nandagopal BhatacharjeeDantan18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Minor Irrigation
  • Water Investigation & Development
CPI
10Kiranmoy NandaMugberia18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Fisheries
  • Aqua-culture
  • Harbours
WBSP
11Pratim ChatterjeeTarakeswar18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Fire services
  • Emergency Services
MFB
12Partha DeBankura18 May 200613 May 2011 CPI(M)
13Manab MukherjeeBeleghata18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Cottage & Small Scale
  • Tourism
CPI(M)
14Rekha Goswami Dum Dum18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Self-help Group
  • Self-employment
CPI(M)
15Ashok Bhattacharya Siliguri18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Urban Development
  • North Bengal Development and Hill affairs
  • Town & Country planning
CPI(M)
16Abdur Razzak Molla Canning Purba18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Land & Land Reforms
CPI(M)
17Sailen Sarkar English Bazar18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Parliamentary Affairs
CPI(M)
18Mrinal Banerjee Durgapur-I18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Power
  • Labour
CPI(M)
19Biswanath Chowdhury Balurghat18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Jail
  • Child & Women Development
  • Social Welfare
RSP
20Rabindra GhoshUluberia18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Co-operation
AIFB
21Jogesh Chandra Barman Falakata18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Backward Classes Welfare
CPI(M)
22Anisur Rahman Domkal18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Animal Resources Development
CPI(M)
23Debesh DasTaltola18 May 200613 May 2011
  • Information Technology
CPI(M)

Ministers of State

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bengal Left Front Ministry . 2010-10-16 . People’s Democracy, 21 May 2006 .