Amit Mitra

Amit Mitra
Minister for Finance & Excise,Commerce & Industries Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Preceded by	Asim Dasgupta
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Khardaha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Preceded by	Asim Dasgupta
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s)	Meera Balakrishnan
Alma mater	Presidency College Delhi School of Economics Duke University
Occupation	Economist Politician
Religion	Hinduism

Amit Mitra (Bengali: অমিত মিত্র) is an Indian economist and politician representing All India Trinamool Congress and the current Finance, Commerce & Industries Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. He is the incumbent MLA in the West Bengal state assembly from the Khardaha state assembly constituency. Cited as a giant killer in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011 defeating Asim Dasgupta, the former West Bengal Finance Minister. Mitra previously served as the Secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Son of Haridas Mitra, a freedom fighter and former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bela Mitra. His maternal grandfather was Suresh Chandra Bose, elder brother of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Both Suresh Chandra Bose and Haridas Mitra were part of the secret service team of Azad Hind Fauj. Bela Mitra took charge of the secret service of Azad Hind Fauj from Haridas Mitra. Belanagar, a railway station in Hooghly district on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, is named after her.

Mitra went to Calcutta Boys' School and graduated from Presidency College when it was an affiliate of the University of Calcutta with a degree in Economics. He was a notable debater in West Bengal inter-college debate competitions. Mitra received a Masters from the Delhi School of Economics and, in 1978, a PhD from Duke University in the USA. Dr. Mitra is included in Duke University's list of distinguished alumni.

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