Biman Banerjee

Who is Biman Banerjee?

Biman Banerjee is the current Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He became the Speaker replacing Hashim Abdul Halim, and was only the second Speaker of the Assembly since 1982.

Born in Garden Reach, Banerjee graduated from the Goenka college and completed his masters degree in commerce and simultaneously in law from the University of Calcutta. His grandfather, Satish Chandra Banerjee, and his father, Pranotosh Banerjee, were reputed lawyers. He was employed in the Bank of India but subsequently left the job and joined the legal profession. He also served as a part-time lecturer in commercial & industrial law in Hari Mohan Ghosh College and was an examiner in the Calcutta University. He was elected as Councilor of Calcutta Municipal Corporation in 1985 from ward no. 136. He had also been elected as a member of the West Bengal Bar Council.

The Trinamool MLA from Baruipur Paschim and practising lawyer was elected speaker of the West Bengal assembly unopposed as the Opposition did not nominate their candidate for the post.