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Derek O'Brien (politician)

Derek O'Brien
O'Brien in 2019
Leader of Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Appointed byMamata Banerjee
Preceded byMukul Roy
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
from West Bengal
Assumed office
19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Preceded byArjun Kumar Sengupta
Personal details
Born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India (present-day Kolkata, India)
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Spouses
  • Rila Banerjee
    ​
    (m. 1991)​
    [1]
  • Tonuca Basu
    ​
    (m. 2006)​
Children1
ParentNeil O'Brien
Alma materScottish Church College (BA)
Occupation
Websitewww.derek.in

Derek O'Brien (born 13 March 1961) is an Indian politician, television personality and quiz master.[2][3][4][5] He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and member of the AITC.[6][7] He is the chief national spokesperson as well as leader of the AITC Parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha.[8] He has been suspended several times from parliament.[9][10][11] Prior to his Parliamentary career, he became well known as the quizmaster for the Bournvita Quiz Contest and other shows.[12]

  1. ^ "Dad's hobby is my profession: Derek O' Brien". The Times of India. 26 October 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ বসু, ঋজু. "বাংলাতেই ভরসা, জানাল বই-আড্ডা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "DEREK". derek.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "DEREK". derek.in. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Derek O Brien Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "DEREK". derek.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "DEREK". derek.in. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Derek O'Brien appointed Trinamool Congress chief national spokesperson". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien Suspended From Parliament". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Trinamool's Derek O'Brien suspended after face-off with Rajya Sabha Chairman". India Today. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Derek O'Brien hurls rule book at Rajya Sabha Chair, suspended from House". The Economic Times. 21 December 2021. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ The Indian Express (17 July 2023). "Jaishankar, O'Brien among 11 elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested". Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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