Goutam Deb
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(as Chairman of Board of Administrators)
Goutam Deb | |
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 Goutam Deb delivering a speech at a seminar. | |
| 5th Mayor of Siliguri | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2022 | |
| Deputy | Ranjan Sarkar |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
| Constituency | Ward no.33 |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 27 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments | Tourism |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Bratya Basu |
| Succeeded by | Indranil Sen |
| In office May 20, 2011 – May 19, 2016 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments | North Bengal Development |
| Preceded by | Department formed |
| Succeeded by | Rabindra Nath Ghosh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sikha Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Dabgram-Phulbari |
| Chairman of Board of Administrators, Siliguri Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 7 May 2021[1] – 21 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Bhattacharya (as mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as mayor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1957 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Smt. Shukla Deb |
| Children | Sreya Deb (Daughter) Saswata Deb (Son) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta, (LLB) |
| Website | www |
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Goutam Deb (born 6 January 1957)[2] is an Indian Politician currently serving as the Mayor[3] of Siliguri Municipal Corporation in West Bengal. He was the Minister of Department of Tourism of West Bengal from 2016 to 2021. He also served as the Minister of North Bengal Development, a newly formed department in 2011 by Mamata Banerjee. He was a MLA from Dabgram-Phulbari assembly constituency two times. He is also serving as an Observer of Jalpaiguri District Trinamool Congress Committee.
Goutam Deb did his schooling from Siliguri Boys' High School and thereafter he graduated from Siliguri College [4] with B.A. followed by LL.B. Degree from Surendranath Law College under University of Calcutta.
He enrolled as an advocate at the Siliguri Bar in 1982. His father, Late Tejendra Binod Deb, was also a lawyer and Central Government Standing Counsel at the Calcutta High Court from 1971 to 1988.
He was Panel Counsel and Standing Counsel for the Indian Railways for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and West Dinajpur District Courts and Arbitrations from 1986 to 1995. His elder brother was the State Advocate General of Sikkim and also acted as Judge in Guwahati, Orissa and Sikkim High Court. He also acted as Acting Chief Justice of Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim for a while.
His elder brother, Late Anup Deb [5] was Acting Chief Justice of Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim.
Personal life
His wife is a social worker and elected as Councillor from Ward No. 17, Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
His son Saswata Deb studied in St. Xavier's Collegiate School. He is currently pursuing Computer Science and Engineering from VIT Bhopal. His daughter Dr. Sreya Deb obtained her M.B.B.S. degree from Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital and is currently pursuing her MD degree from St. Johns Medical College, Bengaluru.
Political career
- 1975 - He entered politics as a member of Chhatra Parishad (CP) of Darjeeling District.
- 1978 – He was directly elected General Secretary of Chhatra Parishad at Siliguri College in North Bengal.
- 1978 to 1986 – He was the President of Chhatra Parishad of Darjeeling District.
- From 1988 up to 2015, four times, he remained Councillor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (formerly Siliguri Municipality) except from 2004 to 2009 (when the seat was reserved)
- He was President of Youth Congress of Darjeeling District.
- He remained Leader of Opposition of Siliguri Municipal Corporation 2 times.
- Joined All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 (AITC).
- He has been working as President of Darjeeling District Trinamool Congress from 2004, both for plains and hills.
- He acted as Chairman of Trinamool Congress Core Committee of North Bengal comprising 8 districts.
- Member, National Working Committee, All India Trinamool Congress.
