Somnath Chatterjee
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The Right Honourable Somnath Chatterjee |
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| 14th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
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In office 4 June 2004 – 16 May 2009 |
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| Deputy | Charanjit Singh Atwal |
| Preceded by | Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Meira Kumar |
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Member of Parliament for Bolpur, West Bengal |
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In office 1985–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Saradish Roy |
| Succeeded by | Dr Ram Chandra Dome |
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Member of Parliament for Jadavpur, West Bengal |
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In office 1977–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Elias |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
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Member of Parliament for Bardhaman, West Bengal |
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In office 1971–1977 |
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| Preceded by | N.C.Chatterjee |
| Personal details | |
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25 July 1929 Tezpur, Assam |
| Political party | CPI-M (1968-2008) (Expelled) |
| Spouse(s) | Renu Chatterjee |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Alma mater |
University of Calcutta University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Somnath Chatterjee (born 25 July 1929) is an Indian politician who had been associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life, though he is currently an independent. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) from 2004 to 2009.
Born in Tezpur, Assam, his father, Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, was a prominent lawyer, intellectual, and Hindu revivalist and nationalist around the time of India's independence, and his mother, Binapani Debi ran the home. Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee was one of the founders and one-time president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha. In 1948, when the Communist Party of India was banned by the Jawaharlal Nehru led Indian National Congress government in India, and its party leaders arrested, Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee formed the All India Civil Liberties Union, and agitated for their release. In the process, he came close to Jyoti Basu, in spite of continuing ideological political differences between the two.
Somnath was educated at Mitra Institution School, Presidency College and then the University of Calcutta in Calcutta. He also attended Jesus College, Cambridge and graduating with a B.A. in 1952 and a M.A. in 1957, both in law, has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the college in 2007. He was called to the bar from the Middle Temple in London and took up legal practice as an advocate at the Calcutta High Court before joining active politics.
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