Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (born 2 April 1956) is an Indian politician serving as the leader of the Indian National Congress in the 17th Lok Sabha since 2021 and from 2019 to 2021 and the Member of Parliament from Berhampore since 1999. He is also the current president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee following the demise of Somendra Nath Mitra since 2020 and from 2014 to 2018, Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (India) since 2019, Minister of State of Railways from 2012 to 2014 and the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | |
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Chowdhury in 2013 | |
| Leader Of the Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Deputy | Gaurav Gogoi |
| Speaker Lok Sabha | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| In office 16 June 2019 - 11 March 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Speaker Lok Sabha | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2020 | |
| President | Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Preceded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| In office 11 February 2014 – 22 September 2018 | |
| President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Pradip Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Om Birla (Lok Sabha Speaker) |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 11 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Promothes Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Baharampur |
| Minister of State for Railways | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Sinha Rajen Gohain |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sisir Sarkar |
| Constituency | Nabagram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1956 Berhampore, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Baharampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
| Profession | Social worker, Politician |
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