Somnath Chatterjee | |
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| 13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 June 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Deputy | Charanjit Singh Atwal |
| Preceded by | Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Meira Kumar |
| Member of Parliament for Bolpur, West Bengal | |
| In office 1985–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Saradish Roy |
| Succeeded by | Dr Ram Chandra Dome |
| Member of Parliament for Jadavpur, West Bengal | |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Elias |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of Parliament for Bardhaman, West Bengal | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | N.C.Chatterjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1929 Tezpur, Assam, British India |
| Died | 13 August 2018 (aged 89) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | CPI-M (1968-2008) (Expelled) |
| Spouse(s) | Renu Chatterjee |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| As of 17 September, 2006 Source: | |
Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) from 2004 to 2009.
Chatterjee died on 13 August 2018 from a heart attack in a private hospital in Kolkata, aged 89.
