Mukul Roy
Mukul Roy (born 17 April 1954) is an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to the All India Trinamool Congress. He has also served as a Minister of State in the Shipping Ministry and later Ministry of Railways during the second UPA government. Before the creation of Trinamool Congress, he was a member of Indian National Congress. Between 2017 and 2021, Roy left Trinamool Congress to join Bharatiya Janata Party he again left BJP and joined AITC for power.
Mukul Roy | |
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| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Abani Mohan Joardar |
| Constituency | Krishnanagar Uttar, Nadia |
| Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 July 2021 – 28 June 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Biman Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Shankar Singha |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 20 March 2012 – 21 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Minister of State, Government of India | |
| In office 19 May 2011 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Department | Ministry of Railways |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| In office 2009 - 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | G. K. Vasan |
| Department | Ministry of Shipping |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2006 – 11 October 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Abir Biswas |
| National Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1954 Kanchrapara, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress(2021-present) Bharatiya Janata Party (2017-2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 1998) All India Trinamool Congress (1998-2017) |
| Spouse | Krishna Roy |
| Children | Subhranshu Roy |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi Kolkata |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University Madurai Kamaraj University |
| Occupation | Politician |
After Mamata Banerjee resigned as the Railway Minister to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Roy was handed additional charge of the Ministry of Railways after Mamata expressed her desire that her party retain the Ministry of Railways and personally recommended Roy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He had resigned from Trinamool Congress on 25 September 2017; later he was suspended from the party for six years for anti-party activities. He also resigned from Rajya Sabha membership on 11 October 2017. He rejoined All India Trinamool Congress on 11 June 2021 along with his son in presence of Mamata Banerjee.