Bidhan Chandra Roy

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Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP, FRCS
2nd Premier of West Bengal
In office 23 January 1948 – 25 January 1950
Governor	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Kailash Nath Katju
Preceded by	Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Succeeded by	Position abolished (himself as Chief Minister of West Bengal)
1st Chief Minister of West Bengal
In office 26 January 1950 – 1 July 1962
Governor	Kailash Nath Katju Harendra Coomar Mookerjee Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (acting) Padmaja Naidu
Preceded by	Office established (himself as Premier of West Bengal)
Succeeded by	Prafulla Chandra Sen
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1962
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Bijoy Singh Nahar
Constituency	Bowbazar
In office May 1962 – 1 July 1962
Preceded by	Bijoy Singh Nahar
Succeeded by	Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Constituency	Chowranghee
5th Mayor of Kolkata
In office 5 April 1931 – 9 April 1933
Preceded by	Subhas Chandra Bose
Succeeded by	Santosh Kumar Basu
Personal details
Born	(1882-07-01)1 July 1882 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India)
Died	1 July 1962(1962-07-01) (aged 80) Calcutta, West Bengal, India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Parent(s)	Aghore Kamini Devi Prakash Chandra Roy
Residence(s)	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater	Presidency College (IA) Patna University (BA) Calcutta Medical College (MBBS, MD) Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
Profession	Physician Politician Educationist
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1961)
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Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP FRCS (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, and statesman who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of several institutions and the cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation) and Durgapur.^[1]

In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1961.^[2]