Pratap Chandra Chunder

Pratap Chandra Chunder
Chunder in 2006.
Minister of Education
In office 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	Karan Singh
Minister of Social Welfare
In office 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	Sathiavani Muthu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Hirendranath Mukherjee
Succeeded by	Sunil Maitra
Constituency	Calcutta North East
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Muchipara
In office 1967–1968
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty
Constituency	Sealdah
Personal details
Born	(1919-09-01)1 September 1919 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1 January 2008(2008-01-01) (aged 88) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	Janata Party Indian National Congress
Spouse	Leena Chunder
Children	4
Alma mater	B.A (hons) in history Presidency College LLB Calcutta University D. Phil Calcutta University

Pratap Chandra Chunder (1 September 1919 – 1 January 2008) (Bengali: প্রতাপচন্দ্র চন্দ্র) was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in the Morarji Desai Ministry as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.^[1][2][3]