Mamata Banerjee Biography

Mamata Banerjee ([mɔmɔt̪a bɔnd̪d̪oˈpad̪ʱˈae̯] also known as Didi, born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office. She founded the party All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC or TMC) in 1997 after separating from the Indian National Congress, and became its chairperson. She is often referred to as Didi (meaning: elder sister in Hindi and Bengali).