{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gautam Bora | native_name = | image = Gautam Bora ALA portrait.jpg | image_size = 160 | caption = Official portrait | office = Cabinet Minister, Assam | term_start = 21 May 2006 | term_end = 18 May 2011 | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Tarun Gogoi | 2blankname = Departments | 2namedata = {{bulleted list|Cultural Affairs {{small|(2006–2008)}}|Sports and Youth Welfare {{small|(2006–2008)}}|Co-operation {{small|(2006–2008)}}|Elementary Education {{small|(2008)}}|Education {{small|(2008–2011)}}}} | predecessor = {{ubl|Tarun Gogoi {{small|(Cultural Affairs)}}|Pradyut Bordoloi {{small|(Sports)}}|Misbahul Islam Laskar {{small|(Co-operation)}}|Ripun Bora {{small|(Education)}}}} | successor = {{ubl|Bharat Narah {{small|(Cultural Affairs, Sports, Co-operation)}}|Himanta Biswa Sarma {{small|(Education)}}}} | office1 = Minister of State (Independent Charge), Assam | term_start1 = 22 April 1995 | term_end1 = 22 April 1996 | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Hiteswar Saikia | 2blankname1 = Department | 2namedata1 = {{bulleted list|Social Forestry and Wildlife}} | office2 = Minister of State, Assam | term_start2 = 30 June 1991 | term_end2 = 22 April 1996 | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | 1namedata2 = Hiteswar Saikia | 2blankname2 = Departments | 2namedata2 = {{bulleted list|Health and Family Welfare|Primary, Secondary and Adult Education}} | office3 = Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | term_start3 = 2001 | term_end3 = 2016 | constituency3 = Batadroba | predecessor3 = Digen Chandra Borah | successor3 = Angoorlata Deka | term_start4 = 1991 | term_end4 = 1996 | predecessor4 = Digen Chandra Borah | successor4 = Digen Chandra Borah | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Politician | spouse = | children = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | other_party = Indian National Congress | alma_mater = | profession = | sibling = | website = }} '''Gautam Bora''' is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a four-term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Hiteswar Saikia Government and later in the Tarun Gogoi Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.assam.gov.in/documents/10180/5e4b754b-eea9-4f61-9c21-6b67502d2779 | title=Education Minister of Assam | work=assam.gov.in | accessdate=2016-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/batadroba.html | title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Batadroba Assembly Constituency | work=elections.in | accessdate=2016-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/assam2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=503 | title=Assam 2011 Gautam Bora (Winner) BATADRABA | work=myneta.info | accessdate=2016-08-21}}</ref> He is a former Indian and German film director and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/grid/year/name=Gautam_Bora|title=Gautam Bora |newspaper=Indiacine.ma|author=|date=}}</ref>
==Political career== Bora was a member of Indian National Congress since the time of his entry into politics. He stayed loyal to the party in both good and bad times, even during the mass erosion of INC leaders into the saffron party in 2015.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
However he resigned from the membership of INC on 20 March 2021 on the grounds of lobby-centred politics and lack of leadership in the party.
Currently Bora is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the BJP on 22 March 2021.<ref>https://newslivetv.com/assam-elections-former-minister-gautam-bora-resigns-from-congress/ Former Minister Gautam Bora resigns from Congress.</ref>
Since then, Bora has emerged as a strong contender for the BJP’s MLA ticket from the newly formed Dhing constituency, owing to his clean public image and considerable support base, particularly in minority-dominated areas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sarma |first=Ajit |date= |publisher=ND News |title=Probable Candidates for Dhing}}</ref>
===Posts held=== *Education Minister of Assam from 2011 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.assamtimes.org/node/4636 | title=Batradava Thaan Managing committee against Gautam Bora | work=assamtimes.org | date=20 March 2011 | accessdate=2016-08-21}}</ref> *Cultural Affairs Minister.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-09-03/news/27729025_1_assam-cm-reshuffles-ripun-bora | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914190446/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-09-03/news/27729025_1_assam-cm-reshuffles-ripun-bora | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 September 2015 | title=Assam CM, Gogoi reshuffles portfolio | work=economictimes.indiatimes.com | accessdate=2016-08-21}}</ref> *Forest Minister *Health Minister
==Filmography== ===Director=== *''An Autumn in the Little Country of Bärwalde'' (1983) *''Wosobipo'' (1988) *''The Mishings: Sons of Abotani'' (1991) *''An Unending Expanse'' (2008) *''The Old Man'' (2012)
===Writer=== *''An Autumn in the Little Country of Bärwalde'' (1983) *''Wosobipo'' (1988)
===Actor=== *''Dil Se'' (1998) as terrorist leader
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