Assam Legislative Assembly

About Chief Minister of Assam

Tarun Gogoi
CHIEF MINISTER OF ASSAM
NameSHRI TARUN GOGOI
Constituency100 Titabar
Father's NameLate Dr. Kamaleswar Gogoi
Mother's NameLate Usha Gogoi
Date of Birth01-04-1936
Place of BirthRangajan, Jorhat, District Jorhat
Marital StatusMarried
Date of Marriage30-07-1972
Spouse's NameSmti. Dolly Gogoi
No. of SonOne
No. of DaughterOne
Educational QualificationB.A. LL.B. Educated at J.B. College, Jorhat, Gauhati University (Assam)
ProfessionLawyer and Politician
Permanent AddressNazir Ali, P.O. Jorhat, Pin-785001, Assam.
Present AddressChief Minister's Residence, Guest House No.1, Khanapara, Guwahati.
Positions Held1968 Member, Municipal Board, Jorhat
 1971 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha, (1st term)
 1976 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee
 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
 1983 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
 Joint Secretary All India Congress Committee (I)
 1985 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee (I)
 1986-1990 President, Pradesh Congress Committee P.C.C.(I), Assam.
 Vice-President, P.C.C.(I), Assam
 1991 Re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha(4th term)
 1991-1993 Union Minister of state (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food.
 1993-1995 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industry.
 1997-1998 Elected as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly.
 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
 1998-1999 Member, Committee on Government Assurances.
 Member, Committee on External Affairs.
 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term).
 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Railways.
 17th May, 2001, assumed the Office of Chief Minister, Assam.
 September 2001 Elected as Member of ALA.
Special and Cultural ActivitiesEx-Treasurer, All Assam Moina Parijat & Children's Organisations and Ex Chairman, Bharat Yuvak Samaj.
Special InterestSports and Golfer
Favourite Pastime and RecreationReading and Gardening.
Sports & ClubsCricket, Football and Tennis.
Countries VisitedWidely Travelled.
Other InformationEx-Director, Vayudoot; Member, Bar Council, Assam; Ex-Chairman, Assam Small Scale Industries Development Corporation; Ex-Vice-President, J.B. College Students' Union; and Assam Inter College Students' Union; former Joint Secretary, Jorhat Law College; and Ex-Commander, Students' Volunteer Corps.
Political Party AffiliationIndian National Congress (I)
Date on which elected to the 11th Assembly.22-09-2001