Sitaram Yechury | |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Assumed office 19 April 2015 | |
Preceded by | Prakash Karat |
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Assumed office 10 January 1992 | |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 19 August 2005 – 18 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Abani Roy |
Succeeded by | Shanta Chhetri |
Constituency | West Bengal |
Personal details | |
Born | Madras, Madras State, India (present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) | 12 August 1952
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Spouse | Seema Chishti |
Relations | Mohan Kanda (Maternal Uncle) |
Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA) |
Website | Party Official website |
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Sitaram Yechury (born 12 August 1952) is an Indian Marxist politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),[1] and a member of the Politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992. Previously, he was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal from 2005 to 2017.
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