Mukul Roy, Mamata Banerjee’s trusted lieutenant, has been with the
Trinamool Congress since its founding, particularly during the party’s
movements against land acquisition at Singur and Nandigram, but has
always preferred keeping a low profile.
57-year-old Roy, who was not into politics initially, was the
non-executive director of the United Bank of India from 2002 to 2005.
He
became a member of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in April 2006 and
in August the same year was appointed member of the Committee on Urban
Development as well as a member of the Consultative Committee for the
Ministry of Home Affairs.
In April 2008, he was appointed his
party’s all India General Secretary and in May 2009 became Minister of
State in the Shipping Ministry.
When Mamata Banerjee resigned as
the Railway Minister after becoming Chief Minister of West Bengal, Roy
was handed additional charge of the Railway Ministry.
On July 11,
2011, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed Roy to visit the site
of derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Express in Assam, he openly defied
him. He was relieved of the Railway portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle on
July 12 the same year.
Born on April 17, 1954 at Kanchrapara near
Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district to late Jugal Nath Roy and Rekha
Roy, he did his schooling at the Harneet High School at Kanchrapara. He
did his B.Sc (Part I) from Calcutta University.
He actively
participated in drama, quiz and inter-school science exhibitions during
his student days and was a member of the Bharat Scouts and Guides and
regularly took part in camps. He also served in various community
development projects including eradication of illiteracy, providing free
education for the poor and civil defence training.
Roy married Rekha on August 14, 1980 and has a son.
His favourite pastime is watching one-day cricket matches and is also a huge fan of football and the Mohun Bagan Club.
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