{{short description|Indian politician}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Asish Banerjee | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image = Dr. Asish Banerjee.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = 13th Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | term_start = 2 July 2021 | term_end = 7 May 2026 | predecessor = Sukumar Hansda | successor = Vacant | 2blankname = Speaker | 2namedata = Biman Banerjee | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Mamata Banerjee | governor = {{Unbulleted list|Jagdeep Dhankhar|La. Ganesan ''(additional charge)''|C. V. Ananda Bose|R. N. Ravi}} | office1 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Rampurhat | term_start1 = 2001 | term_end1 = 7 May 2026 | predecessor1 = Mahammad Hannan | succcessor1 = | office2 = Minister for Agriculture<br>Government of West Bengal | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | 1namedata2 = Mamata Banerjee | governor2 = Keshari Nath Tripathi<br />Jagdeep Dhankhar | predecessor2 = Purnendo Bose | successor2 = Sovandeb Chatterjee | status2 = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start2 = 2017 | term_end2 = 2021<!-- Add data only when the actual term has ended, not for terms which will end in the future. (Per usage guideline.) --> | office3 = Minister of State for<br>Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Siddha, Yoga and Homeopathy ''(Independent Charge)''<br>Government of West Bengal | 1blankname3 = Chief Minister | 1namedata3 = Mamata Banerjee | governor3 = Keshari Nath Tripathi<br />Jagdeep Dhankhar | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | status3 = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start3 = 2014 | term_end3 = 2015<!-- Add data only when the actual term has ended, not for terms which will end in the future. (Per usage guideline.) --> | office4 = Minister of Biotechnology, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal | term_start4 = 2015 | term_end4 = 2016 | pre-nominals = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name above --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|11|3}} | birth_place = Rampurhat, Birbhum, India | other_names = | citizenship = | education = PhD | alma_mater = BA, MA & PhD from Burdwan University | occupation = Associate Professor at Rampurhat College, (until 2001) | era = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | home_town = | net_worth = <!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --> | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = <!-- Formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office= may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) --> | party = Trinamool Congress | movement = | opponents = | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = Asit Baran Banerjee | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
'''Dr. Asish Banerjee''' is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress, who was 13th deputy speaker of assembly the minister in charge of the Department of Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal from 2017 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/ministers|title=Agriculture Minister|last=Banerjee|first=Asish|date=July 2017|website=wb.gov.in}}</ref> He is also M.L.A. of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, elected from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) five times (terms 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 usage 2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rampurhat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/rampurhat.html |website=Elections in India |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
==Early life== Asish Banerjee was born in Rampurhat Birbhum district in West Bengal. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees from Burdwan University. He also completed his PhD at the same university. During this period he was elected General Secretary of University Students' Council.
==Career== After completing his education at Burdwan University, Banerjee was an associate professor of Bengali at Rampurhat College under Burdwan University.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
=== MLA of Rampurhat === He was elected as M.L.A. from Rampurhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2001 and subsequently re-elected from same constituency in 2006, 2011 and 2016. Banerjee was first time sworn in as a Minister of State under chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2014 and allotted the independent charge of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The next year he was nominated for minister in charge for Department of Biotechnology, Department of Statistics and Programme implementation, Planning.<ref name="Millenium">{{cite news |title=Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/asish-banerjee-replaces-purnendu-basu-as-state-agriculture-minister-260778 |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=millenniumpost.in |date=6 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, he took charge as the Agriculture Minister of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) from his predecessor Purnendo Bose.<ref name="Millenium" />
==References== {{reflist}} *{{Cite news|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/asish-banerjee-replaces-purnendu-basu-as-state-agriculture-minister-260778|title=Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister|access-date=2018-05-06}} * https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/ministers * https://web.archive.org/web/20190606083438/http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-the-new-west-bengal-government/ * [https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/goal-to-promote-maize-in-bengal/cid/1720014] * https://zeenews.india.com/west-bengal/small-reshuffle-in-west-bengal-government-2040130.html
== External links == *[http://www.wbassembly.gov.in/ West Bengal Legislative Assembly]
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