Satyabrata Mookherjee | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay |
Succeeded by | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
Constituency | Krishnanagar |
Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 13 May 2004 | |
Union Minister of State For Chemicals & Fertilizers | |
In office 1 September 2000 – 3 June 2002 | |
7th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal | |
In office 2008–2009 | |
Preceded by | Sukumar Banerjee |
Succeeded by | Rahul Sinha |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylhet, Assam Province, British India | 8 May 1932
Died | 3 March 2023 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 90)
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Profession | Advocate |
Nickname | Jolu |
Satyabrata Mookherjee (Bengali: সত্যব্রত মুখার্জী; 8 May 1932 – 3 March 2023) was an Indian Union minister of state and the president of BJP's West Bengal state unit from 2008 before being replaced by Rahul Sinha in October 2009. He was minister of state for Chemicals and Fertilizers (September 2000 – June 2002) and later for Commerce and Industry (July 2002 – October 2003) in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry.[1]