Biman Banerjee

Biman Banerjee (born 28 December 1948) is an Indian politician who has served as the 10th Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 30 May 2011 till 5 May 2026. He is a sitting member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Baruipur Paschim and member of Trinamool Congress.

Early life and education Born and raised in Garden Reach, Banerjee graduated from the Goenka College and completed his master's degree in commerce and simultaneously in law from the University of Calcutta.

Political career In May 2011, the Trinamool MLA from Baruipur Paschim and practicing lawyer was elected as Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly unopposed, as the Opposition did not nominate a candidate for the post. After the election, he took a decision to give more importance to the sensitivities of the opposition and promised to give them more time to speak, on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's advice, a decision which was welcomed by the Leader of the Opposition, Suryakanta Mishra. After Biman Banerjee was elected, he was taken to the Speaker's Chair by Mishra, Prabodh Chandra Sinha and Subhas Naskar, where he engaged in the protocol of exchanging courtesies with the outgoing speaker, Hashim Abdul Halim.