Amit Mitra
Amit Mitra | |
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Cabinet Minister Government of West Bengal | |
In office 2011 - 2021 | |
Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
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Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by |
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Succeeded by |
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Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
Assumed office 10 Nov 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ph.D.) | 20 December 1947
Occupation | Economist Politician |
Dr. Amit Mitra is an Indian
Family
Son of Haridas Mitra, a freedom fighter and former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and
Education
Mitra went to
Early career
He taught at Duke University and Franklin & Marshall College for over a decade before returning to India. He received the prestigious Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1990.[7][8]
He joined the
He served as an Additional Director of
Dr Mitra was also a Member on the Advisory Board of the India Fund of the Unit Trust of India (UTI), Member, Advisory Board of Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd., a marketing subsidiary of Microsoft in India, Member, Central Listing Authority, established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Member, Life Insurance Council, Member of the ‘Eminent Persons Group’ established by the UNCTAD Secretary General on Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)- 2006, Member, Consultative Group set up by the Inter-State Council Secretariat (ISCS), Member, Committee on Public-Private Partnership in the area of Defence (2004–2005), Member, Advisory Committee on Competition Advocacy for advising Competition Commission of India, Member, Expert Committee to formulate energy Policy by Planning Commission (2005–06), Member of the "India-China Eminent Persons Group" from the Indian side, and Member, Advisory Committee to Union Commerce Minister of India on International Trade (WTO), and Member of the "Indo – EU Roundtable" from the Indian side (initiated by Government of India and the EU). He is a Member of the Joint Study Groups set up between the Governments of India-China, India-Japan, India-Israel, India-Korea & Indo-Russia. He is also represented on various sectoral Committees/Sub-Groups constituted by the National Manufacturing Competitive Council and the Planning Commission, Member of the ‘Expert Group on Equitable Development’ set up by the Planning Commission for preparing the Eleventh Five Year Plan. He was also Trustee of India Brand Equity Foundation. He was appointed in the two-member committee by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India for suggesting Alternative Scheme of Collecting Excise Duties.
Political career
Amit Mitra joined
Amit Mitra was sworn in as a minister on May 20, 2011 and was given the Finance and Excise portfolio.[14][15]
Amit Mitra has opined that the ‘minimal capital expenditure’ made over a long period by the state government has led to the state of bankruptcy. He feels that the state's financial condition can be improved with a flow of investments and expansion of the state's existing industrial units.[16]
Awards
Amit Mitra is a
References
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- ^ "134 – Khardah Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ a b c Purohit, Devadeep (29 March 2011). "Clash of the economics class In politics, Amit Mitra is in business". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ records of Presidency College, Calcutta.
- ^ a b "Distinguished Alumni". Duke University. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Business Leadership Awards 2010 Jury Members". NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry Office Bearers". FICCI. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Mitra says goodbye to Ficci". The Telegraph, Calcutta, India. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Mamata, the business mitra". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 10 July 2009. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Executive Profile:Amit Mitra". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "FICCI's Amit Mitra joins Trinamool Congress". News One. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "FICCI leader Amit Mitra, Kolkata mayor win". News One. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Mitra given Finance, Partha commerce/industries". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "The Ministry". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Amit Mitra's recipe to revive Bengal's economy". rediffbusiness 23 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Mamata picks Ficci boss Amit Mitra to take on Finance Minister Asim". Express News Service, 15 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Japanese honour for Amit Mitra". The Hindu Business Line 30 April 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
External links
- Dr. Amit Mitra - WB Assembly Profile
- Profile