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Pratap Chandra Chunder
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Pratap Chandra Chunder (1 September 1919 – 1 January 2008) (Bengali: প্রতাপচন্দ্র চন্দ্র) was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in the Morarji Desai Ministry as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Minister of Education, Prime Minister ...
Pratap Chandra Chunder | |
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![]() Chunder in 2006. | |
Minister of Education | |
In office 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
Preceded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
Succeeded by | Karan Singh |
Minister of Social Welfare | |
In office 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
Preceded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
Succeeded by | Sathiavani Muthu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Hirendranath Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Sunil Maitra |
Constituency | Calcutta North East |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1962–1967 | |
Preceded by | Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Muchipara |
In office 1967–1968 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty |
Constituency | Sealdah |
Personal details | |
Born | (1919-09-01)1 September 1919 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 1 January 2008(2008-01-01) (aged 88) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Janata Dal |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Leena Chunder |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | B.A (hons) in history Presidency College LLB Calcutta University D. Phil Calcutta University |
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