Tarun Gogoi
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| 13th Chief Minister of Assam | |
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In office 17 May 2001 – 24 May 2016 |
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Srinivas Kumar Sinha Arvind Dave Shiv Charan Mathur K. Sankaranarayanan Syed Sibtey Razi Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Padmanabha Acharya |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
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Member of Legislative Assembly Titabar |
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Assumed office 20 September 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Dip Gogoi |
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Member of Parliament Kaliabor |
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In office 1998–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Keshab Mahanta |
| Succeeded by | Dip Gogoi |
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Member of Legislative Assembly Margherita |
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In office 1996–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Kul Bahadur Chetri |
| Succeeded by | Pradyut Bordoloi |
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Member of Parliament Kaliabor |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Bhadreswar Tanti |
| Succeeded by | Keshab Mahanta |
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Member of Parliament Jorhat |
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In office 1971–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Rajendranath Barua |
| Succeeded by | Parag Chaliha |
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1 April 1936 Rangajan Tea Estate, erstwhile Sivasagar district, British Raj (present-day Jorhat district, Assam, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Dolly Gogoi |
| Children | Chandrima Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi |
| Parents | Dr. Kamaleswar Gogoi (father) and Usha Gogoi (mother) |
| Residence | Guwahati |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | www |
Tarun Gogoi (Assamese: তৰুণ গগৈ) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral victories in Assam. He completed 15 consecutive years as Chief Minister of Assam on 18 May 2016.
Gogoi was born on 1 April 1936 into an ethnic Assamese Tai-Ahom family at Rangajan Tea Estate, erstwhile Sivasagar District, now the Jorhat District of Assam.
His father, Dr Kamaleshwar Gogoi was a medical practitioner at Rangajan Tea Estate and his mother, Usha Gogoi, younger sister of the renowned poet Ganesh Gogoi, was known for her collection of poetry, Hiyar Samahar (Heart’s Treasures).
Fondly called Punakon by his parents, Tarun Gogoi began his primary education at the No.26 Rangajan Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya (lower foundation school). From there he moved on to Jorhat Madrassa School where he studied up to class IV, and then moved to Bholaguri High School located near Badulipar Tea Estate where he studied till class VI. In 1949, young Gogoi was enrolled at the Jorhat Government High School, from where he passed the HSLC Examination. He did his graduation from Jagannath Barooah College, located at Jorhat District, of Assam and after that he did LLB from Gauhati University, Assam. He is designated as an alumnus of the prestigious Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat.
Tarun Gogoi married Dolly Gogoi on 30 July 1972. Dolly Gogoi is a post-graduate in Zoology from Gauhati University. They have two children; daughter Chandrima, an MBA and son, Gaurav Gogoi, a member of parliament from Kaliabar, who holds a degree in Public Administration from New York University.
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