Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Siddhartha Shankar Ray | |
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| Union Minister of Education | |
| In office 18 March 1971 – 20 March 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | V. K. R. V. Rao |
| Succeeded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
| Indian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Abid Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Chandra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee |
| Succeeded by | Maya Ray |
| Constituency | Raiganj |
| Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 March 1972 – 30 April 1977 | |
| Governor | Anthony Lancelot Dias |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
| Succeeded by | Jyoti Basu |
| Governor of Punjab Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 8 December 1989 | |
| Chief Minister | Surjit Singh Barnala President's rule |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Mukarji |
| Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Governor | Anthony Lancelot Dias |
| Preceded by | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya |
| Succeeded by | Anil Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Mahammad Gafurur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Shubhendu Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Maldaha |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Ghosh |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Mira Datta Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Bhabanipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1920 |
| Died | 6 November 2010 (aged 90) |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Spouse | Maya Ray |
| Alma mater | Presidency University, Kolkata Inner Temple (Barrister-at-Law) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat |
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Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Chief Minister of West Bengal (1972–77), Union Minister of Education (1971–72), Governor of Punjab (1986–89) and Indian Ambassador to the United States (1992–96). He was, at one point, the main troubleshooter for the Congress Party.