Tarun Gogoi

Tarun Gogoi
13th Chief Minister of Assam
In office 18 May 2001 – 24 May 2016
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Succeeded by	Sarbananda Sonowal
Member of Legislative Assembly Titabar
In office 20 September 2001 – 23 November 2020
Preceded by	Dip Gogoi
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industries
In office 1991–1996
Member of Parliament Kaliabor
In office 1998–2001
Preceded by	Keshab Mahanta
Succeeded by	Dip Gogoi
Member of Legislative Assembly Margherita
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Kul Bahadur Chetri
Succeeded by	Pradyut Bordoloi
Member of Parliament Kaliabor
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Bhadreswar Tanti
Succeeded by	Keshab Mahanta
Member of Parliament Jorhat
In office 1971–1984
Preceded by	Rajendranath Barua
Succeeded by	Parag Chaliha
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-11)11 October 1934 Jorhat district, Assam Province, British India (present-day Assam, India)
Died	23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 86) Guwahati, Assam, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Dolly Gogoi
Children	Chandrima Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi
Parents	Dr. Kamaleswar Gogoi (father) and Usha Gogoi (mother)
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Profession	Lawyer, politician
Website	assamassembly.gov.in/tarun-gogoi.html

Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1934 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.

He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral victories in Assam.

On 26 August 2020, Gogoi was hospitalized with COVID-19 and was given a blood plasma transplant in Guwahati, Assam. He died three months later on 23 November from problems caused by the infection, aged 86.

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