Rajib Banerjee
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GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byBinay Krishna Barman
Preceded byMohanta Chatterjee
Rajib Banerjee | |
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রাজীব ব্যানার্জী | |
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| Minister of Forest, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2019 – 22 January 2021 | |
| Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Binay Krishna Barman |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mohanta Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Ghosh |
| Constituency | Domjur |
| Minister of Irrigation and Waterways Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Mamata Banerjee (as I/C) |
| Succeeded by | Suvendu Adhikari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 |
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| Alma mater | St. Xavier College |
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Rajib Banerjee (b 1974) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Forest Affairs in the Government of West Bengal.[1] He was a former Minister in charge of Irrigation & Waterways (2011–2018), and Tribal affairs & backwards classes (2018–2019).[2] He was elected to West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as MLA of Domjur seat in 2011 and 2016 as a member of Trinamool Congress.[3]
On January 29, 2021, he resigned his MLA post of Domjur assembly constituency.[4] Next day he joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]
He rejoined All India Trinamool Congress on 31 October 2021.[5]
