Siddhartha Shankar Ray | |
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| 5th Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 March 1972 – 30 April 1977 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| 18th Indian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Abid Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Chandra |
| 18th Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 8 December 1989 | |
| Chief Minister | Surjit Singh Barnala (upto 11th June 1987) |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Mukarji |
| Minister of Education, Govt. of India | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | V.K.R.V. Rao |
| Succeeded by | S. Nurul Hasan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee |
| Succeeded by | Maya Ray |
| Constituency | Raiganj |
| Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Mira Dutta Gupta |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Bhawanipur |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Ghose |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Mahammad Gafurur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Shubhendu Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Maldaha |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Debi Prasad Chattopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Anil Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1920 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 6 November 2010 (aged 90) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Spouse | Maya Ray |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Calcutta Inner Temple (Barrister-at-Law) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat |
Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Chief Minister of West Bengal (1972–77), Union Minister of Education (1971–72), Governor of Punjab (1986–89) and Indian Ambassador to the United States (1992–96). He was, at one point, the main troubleshooter for the Congress Party.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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