Prasanta Sur

Prasanta Sur
প্রশান্ত কুমার শূর
Minister of Health & Urban Development,Government Of West Bengal
In office
1977–1996
Preceded byZainal Abedin
Succeeded byDr. Surjya Kanta Mishra and Ashok Bhattacharya
MLA
In office
1977–1996
Preceded byPankaj Kumar Banerjee
Succeeded byPankaj Kumar Banerjee
ConstituencyTollygunge
Personal details
Born1 January 1923
Barisal, Bengal, British India
Died29 February 2008(2008-02-29) (aged 85)
Tollygunge, West Bengal, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India Communist Party of India (Marxist)
ResidenceTollygunge
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
ProfessionPolitician, social worker
Prasanta Sur election poster

Prasanta Sur (Bengali: প্রশান্ত শূর; 1 January 1923 – 29 February 2008) was the convenor of the Kolkata district Left Front committee and became the first Left Front Mayor of Kolkata during 1969.[1] A member of the state committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sur was the urban development minister in the first Left Front government in 1977. Later, he also held key portfolios like health, refugee rehabilitation etc. He died on 29 February 2008, aged 85, after suffering from age-related problems.[2]

  1. ^ "Prasanta Sur dies after long illness". UNI. newkerala.com, 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Prasanta Sur passes away". The Times of India. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2008.