Background
Bhattacharya, Buddhadeb was born on March 1, 1944 in Calcutta, India.
Bhattacharya, Buddhadeb was born on March 1, 1944 in Calcutta, India.
Graduate, Presidency College, 1964.
Joined Communist Party of India, 1964, state secretary Democratic Youth Federation, 1968, now member political bureau. Minister Information & Cultural Affairs Department Government of West Bengal, 1977—1982, 1987—1999, minister Department Local Government, Urban Development and Metropolitan Development Department, 1987—1991, minister Home Department and Department Information Technology, 1996—1999, deputy chief minister, 1999—2000, chief minister, since 2000. Teacher Dum Dum Adarsh Vidya Mandir.
Married; 1 child.