Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (24 December 1891 – 18 December 1983) was the first Premier of West Bengal, India from 15 August 1947 to 14 August 1948. He also served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal in the "Progressive Democratic Alliance Front" government from 2 November 1967 to 20 February 1968.
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | |
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Ghosh at Writers' Building in 1947 | |
| 1st Premier of West Bengal | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 22 January 1948 | |
| Governor | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
| Preceded by | Office Established (Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy as Prime Minister of Bengal) |
| Succeeded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| 4th Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office 2 November 1967 – 20 February 1968 | |
| Governor | Dharma Vira |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | President's rule (Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee as Chief Minister) |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Kumar Deba Prosad Garga |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar Dhara |
| Constituency | Mahisadal |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Mahendranath Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Panchkari De |
| Constituency | Jhargram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1891 Maliakanda, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 18 December 1983 (aged 91) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Progressive Democratic Front |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress Praja Socialist Party Independent |
| Relatives | Priyanka Yoshikawa (great-granddaughter) |
| Alma mater | M.Sc in chemistry (Dhaka University) Ph.D in chemistry (University of Calcutta) |
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