Mamata Banerjee

World Leader

Birthday July 11, 1960

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace India

Age 63 years old

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About

The 8th Chief Minister of West Bengal, who was the first woman to hold the office. She was previously the Minister of Railways who first joined Parliament in 1991.

Before Fame

She was General Scretary of the Mahila Congress from 1976 to 1980.

Trivia

She was featured in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012.

Family Life

Her father died when she was 9 years old.

Associated With

She and Jyoti Basu have both served as Chief Minister of West Bengal.