Pratap Chandra Chunder

Pratap Chandra Chunder
Chunder in 2006.
Union Minister of Education
In office
24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai
Preceded bySaiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded byKaran Singh
Union Minister of Social Welfare
In office
26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai
Preceded bySaiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded bySathiavani Muthu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byHirendranath Mukherjee
Succeeded bySunil Maitra
ConstituencyCalcutta North East
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byJatindra Chandra Chakraborty
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyMuchipara
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJatindra Chandra Chakraborty
ConstituencySealdah
Personal details
Born(1919-09-01)1 September 1919
Died1 January 2008(2008-01-01) (aged 88)
PartyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Janata Party
Indian National Congress
SpouseLeena Chunder
Children4
Alma materB.A (hons) in history
Presidency College
LLB
Calcutta University
D. Phil
Calcutta University
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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.