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Ajit Kumar Panja | |
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| Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Calcutta North East | |
| In office 1984-2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Maitra |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Salim |
| Union Minister of State for External Affairs | |
| In office 13 October 1999 - 16 March 2001 | |
| In office 1 July 2002 - 13 May 2004 | |
| Union Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 8 July 1993 - 28 April 1996 | |
| Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 19 July 1991 - 11 March 1993 | |
| Union Minister of State for Finance | |
| In office 3 January 1988 - 4 May 1989 | |
| Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 28 April 1986 - 2 January 1988 | |
| Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies | |
| In office 12 March 1986 - 17 April 1986 | |
| Union Minister of State for Planning | |
| In office 5 March 1985 - 21 March 1986 | |
| President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Preceded by | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Ananda Gopal Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Burtola |
| Minister for Health, Family Planning and Water Supply, Calcutta Corporation, Municipal Affairs & Forest Development Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2 April 1972 - 21 June 1977 | |
| Minister for Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 5 April 1971 - 21 March 1972 | |
| MLA | |
| In office 1971-1977 – 1982-1984 | |
| Preceded by | Nikhil Das |
| Succeeded by | Sadhan Pandey |
| Constituency | Burtola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1936 Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 14 November 2008 (aged 72) Kolkata |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (1998-2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1958-1998) |
| Spouse | Jaya Panja |
| Relatives | Ranjit Kumar Panja (Brother) |
| Residence(s) | Burtola, Kolkata |
| Website | http://www.ajitpanja.net/ |
As of 30 July, 2008 Source: Calcutta Yellow Pages | |
Ajit Kumar Panja (13 September 1936 – 14 November 2008) was a Union minister of state in the Government of India. He was a member of Indian National Congress party but left it to join Trinamool Congress. He was born in Calcutta, and studied law at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and at the Lincoln's Inn. His Native village was a small village in Burdwan district, named Majigram. A lawyer by profession, he authored many books. He was also a stage actor who enacted the role of Ramakrishna Paramahansa in Kolkata.