Pratap Chandra Chunder
Pratap Chandra Chunder (1 September 1919 – 1 January 2008) (Bengali: প্রতাপচন্দ্র চন্দ্র) was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in the Morarji Desai Ministry as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.
Pratap Chandra Chunder | |
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Chunder in 2006. | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
| Succeeded by | Karan Singh |
| Minister of Social Welfare | |
| In office 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
| Succeeded by | Sathiavani Muthu |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Hirendranath Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Maitra |
| Constituency | Calcutta North East |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Muchipara |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Sealdah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1919 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 January 2008 (aged 88) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Party Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Leena Chunder |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | B.A (hons) in history Presidency College LLB Calcutta University D. Phil Calcutta University |
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