Moloy Ghatak

Moloy Ghatak
Minister in Charge, Department of Labour & ESI, Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office July, 2014
Preceded by	Shri Purnendu Basu
Succeeded by	__
Constituency	Asansol North
Minister in Charge, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal
In office November, 2012 – May, 2014
Succeeded by	Shri Purnendu Basu
MLA
Incumbent
Assumed office May 13, 2011
Constituency	Asansol Uttar
Personal details
Born	1956 Ukhra
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s)	Sudeshna Ghatak
Children	Avik Ghatak
Residence	Asansol ( Apcar Garden )
Alma mater	Ramkrishna Mission High School, Asansol and Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, University of Calcutta
Religion	Hinduism

Moloy Ghatak is an Indian politician and the present Minister in charge, Labour and ESI Department, Government of West Bengal.^[1] Previously he has handled the portfolios of the Minister of Law and Justice, Government of West Bengal and the Minister of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Asansol Uttar constituency of Burdwan district in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011 and had previously been an MLA from Hirapur constituency during the period of 2001-2006.

He is an advocate by profession and usually practiced at the Asansol Court. He is a third generation advocate and also a third generation politician.

References

1. "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.