Ratna De

Ratna De Nag is an Indian politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Environment Science, Technology and Bio-Technology in the Government of West Bengal. She was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha from Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency), which includes the Singur area. She lost the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 to Locket Chatterjee, who was elected as a BJP candidate from the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 election, she was elected as the MLA of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Pandua Vidhan Sabha Constituency.

Ratna De Nag
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Government of West Bengal
In office
10 May 2021 – 2 August 2022
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Department
  • Environment
  • Science, Technology and Bio-Technology
Preceded by
  • Somen Mahapatra (as Minister of Environment)
  • Bratya Basu (as Minister of Science,Technology and Bio-Technology)
Succeeded by
  • Ujjal Biswas (as Minister of Science,Technology and Bio-Technology)
  • Manas Bhunia (as Minister of Environment)
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
02 May 2021
Preceded by Sk.Amjad Hossain
Constituency Pandua, Hooghly
In office
2001–2008
Preceded by Jyoti Chowdhury
Succeeded by Dr. Sudipto Roy
Constituency Serampore, Hooghly
Chairperson of Hooghly District Trinamool Congress
In office
4 July 2019 – 16 August 2021
President Dilip Yadav
Succeeded by Asima Patra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2019
Preceded by Rupchand Pal
Succeeded by Locket Chatterjee
Constituency Hooghly
Personal details
Born
Ratna Nag

6 September 1948 (age 75)
Serampore, West Bengal, India

Political party All India Trinamool Congress
Children 2
Residence(s) Serampore
Kolkata
As of 11 September, 2009

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She is daughter of Gopal Das Nag, who was Labour Minister in the Congress government under Siddhartha Shankar Ray. In 2001 and 2006, she won the assembly election from Sreerampur (Serampore).

A doctor (MBBS and DCH) by profession, she was Member of the Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Lok Sabha. She was a member of the Panel of chairpersons in the 16th Lok Sabha.

She was sworn in as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) as a part of the 21st Council of Ministers for the state of West Bengal under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee with the portfolios of Department of Environment and Department of Science & Technology and Bio-Technology.