Background
He was born in Calcutta and studied law at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and at the Lincoln"s Inn. Ajit Kumar Panja was born in Kolkata on 13 September 1936. His father was Doctor Dhanapati Panja.
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Ajit Kumar Panja
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Education
University of Calcutta. Scottish Church College.
Career
A lawyer by profession, he authored many books He was also a stage actor who enacted the role of Ramakrishna Paramahansa in Kolkata. Apart from political career he started performing on stage theatre in the role of "Sri Ramakrishma Paramhansa" in the play "Sri Sri Ramakrishna" (made according to the story of Noti Binodini written by Late Brajendra Kishore Dey) organised by Kolkata High Court Advocate"s Drama Association in India.
The play was staged in London and United States of America (Washington, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles).
Ajit Panja died of oral cancer on 14 November 2008 at the Peerless Hospital. 1971,1972-1977 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly and 1982-1984 1971-1972 Cabinet Minister, Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs (Home), West Bengal 1972-1977 Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Planning and Water Supply, 1973 Member, All India Congress Committee (Italian Association for Cells Culture) 1977 President, District Congress Committee (DCC) (I), North Calcutta, West Bengal 1980-1981 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC)(I), West Bengal 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1985-1986 Union Minister of State, Planning 1986 Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies 1986-1988 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) 1988-1989 Union Minister of State, Finance 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1990 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance 1990-1991 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Informal Consultative Committee, Railway Zone 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1991-1993 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) 1993-1995 Union Minister of State, Coal (Independent Charge) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1996-1997 Member, Committee on Energy Member, Business Advisory Committee 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) Chief Whip, West Bengal Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party 1998-1999 Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment Chairman, West Bengal Trinamool Congress 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term) 13 October.1999 to 2004 Union Minister of State, External Affairs.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of Indian National Congress party but left it to join Trinamool Congress.
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Political Party
All India Trinamool Congress