Abhishek Banerjee | |
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| General Secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2021 | |
| Chairperson | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Subrata Bakshi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| West Bengal State President, All India Trinamool Youth Congress | |
| In office 5 June 2015 – 5 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Saumitra Khan |
| Succeeded by | Saayoni Ghosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1987 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Rujira Banerjee |
| Relatives | Mamata Banerjee (paternal aunt) |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Planning and Management (BBA, MBA) |
| Profession | Politician |
Abhishek Banerjee (born 8 November 1987) is an Indian Politician is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and he is currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal since 2014. Banerjee has also been the President of Trinamool Youth Congress since 2011,[1] the youth wing of the Trinamool Congress, currently in power in West Bengal.
Abhishek Banerjee has served as a member of the Standing Committee[2] of Commerce in 2014. He was also selected as a member of the Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Finance and Corporate affairs in 2014. He had served as a member of Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) from April 2015 to May 2019.
He currently serves as a member of Standing Committee[2] of External Affairs since September 2019. On 5 June 2021 he was appointed the general secretary of Trinamool Congress.[3][4]
He is also a founder of Diamond Harbour FC.
- ^ PTI (17 October 2014). "Mamata Banerjee sets stage for nephew Abhishek for bigger role in Trinamool Congress". dnaindia.com. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
Entrusting Trinamool Congress MP and Abhishek Banerjee with more responsibilities, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today merged the 'Trinamool Congress Yuva' with the party's youth wing.
- ^ a b "Parliament of India - Lok Sabha Official Website".
- ^ Kundu, Indrajit (5 June 2021). "Trinamool Congress reshuffle: MP Abhishek Banerjee made general secretary". India Today. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Mamata appoints Abhishek Banerjee TMC as general secretary". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.