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{{short description| Mayor, Siliguri Municipal Corporation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Goutam Deb
| image = Shri Deb delivering speech in a seminar.jpg
| caption = Goutam Deb delivering a speech at a seminar.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|1|6}}
| birth_place = [[Siliguri]], Darjeeling, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Siliguri]]
| office = 5th [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation|Mayor of Siliguri]]
| constituency = Ward no.33
| term_start = 22 February 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = ''himself''<br />{{small|(as Chairman of Board of Administrators)}}
| successor =
| office1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)|Department of Tourism]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
| governor1 = {{Unbulleted list|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]|[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]}}
| 2blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 1namedata1 =[[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)|Tourism]]
| term_start1 = 27 May 2016
| term_end1 = 2 May 2021
| governor2 = {{Unbulleted list|[[M. K. Narayanan]]|[[D. Y. Patil]]|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]}}
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| office2 = [[First Mamata Banerjee ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Department of North Bengal Development|North Bengal Development Department]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
| 2blankname2 = [[First Mamata Banerjee ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 2namedata2 =[[Department of North Bengal Development|North Bengal Development]]
| predecessor2 = ''department established''
| term_start2 = May 20, 2011
| term_end2 = May 19, 2016
| office3 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 13 May 2011
| term_end3 = 2 May 2021
| constituency3 = [[Dabgram-Phulbari]]
| predecessor3 = ''constituency established''
| successor3 = Sikha Chatterjee
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| spouse = Smt. Shukla Deb
| children = Sreya Deb (Daughte)<br>Saswata Deb (Son)
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]], ([[Bachelor of Law|LLB]])
| website = {{url|www.gautamdeb.org}}
| source = http://gautamdeb.org/
| succeeded1 = [[Indranil Sen]]
| preceded1 = [[Bratya Basu]]
| office4 = Chairman of Board of Administrators, [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start4 = 7 May 2021<ref name=BOA>{{Cite web|title=Gautam Deb new BOA chief of Siliguri - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/gautam-deb-new-boa-chief-of-siliguri/articleshow/82443520.cms|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| term_end4 = 21 February 2022
| predecessor4 = [[Ashok Bhattacharya]] (''as mayor'')
| successor4 = ''himself'' (''as mayor'')
| succeeded2 = [[Rabindra Nath Ghosh]]
}}
'''Goutam Deb''' (born 6 January 1957)<ref name="Birthday">{{cite news| title= Nomination filing of Shri Goutam Deb| url= https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=460
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131227100356/http://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=460html| archivedate= 24 July 2019| df= dmy-all}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Politician]] currently serving as the [[Mayor]] [https://siliguritimes.com/goutam-deb-takes-oath-as-mayor-of-siliguri-municipal-corporation/] of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]]. He was a [[Second Mamata Banerjee ministry|Cabinet Minister]] of [[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)|Department of Tourism]] in the [[Government of West Bengal]] from 2016 to 2021. He also served as the [[Department of North Bengal Development|Minister of North Bengal Development]], a newly formed department in 2011 by [[Mamata Banerjee]], the first woman [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]]. He was a [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dabgram-Phulbari]] Assembly Constituency for two times. Presently he is serving as [[Mayor]] of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].

==Early life and education==

Goutam Deb did his schooling from Siliguri Boys' High School and thereafter he graduated from Siliguri College [http://siliguricollege.org.in/] under the [[University of North Bengal]] with [[B.A]] followed by [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B Degree]] from [[Surendranath Law College]] under [[University of Calcutta]].

He enrolled as an [[Advocate]] at the Siliguri Bar in 1982. His father, Late Tejendra Binod Deb, was also a [[lawyer]].

His elder brother, Late Anup Deb [https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/node/2036] was Acting Chief Justice of [[Sikkim High Court|Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim]].

==Personal life==
His wife is a social worker and elected as [[Councillor]] from Ward No. 17, [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].

His son Saswata Deb studied in ST. Xavier's Collegiate School.He is currently pursuing Computer Science and Engineering from VIT Bhopal. His daughter Dr. Sreya Deb obtained her [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S degree]] from [[Calcutta National Medical College|Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital]] and is currently pursuing her MD degree from [[St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore]].

==Political career==
* 1975 - He joined in politics as a member of Chhatra Parishad (CP) of Darjeeling District.
* 1978 – He was directly elected General Secretary of Chhatra Parishad at Siliguri College in North Bengal.
* 1978 to 1986 – He was the President of Chhatra Parishad of Darjeeling District.
* From 1988 up to 2015, for four times, he remained [[Councillor]] of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]] (formerly Siliguri Municipality) except from 2004 to 2009 (when the seat was reserved)
* He was President of Youth Congress of Darjeeling District.
* He remained Leader of Opposition of Siliguri Municipal Corporation for 2 times.
* Joined [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]] in 1998 (AITC).
* He has been working as President of Darjeeling District Trinamool Congress from 2004, both for plains and hills.
* He acted as Chairman of Trinamool Congress Core Committee of North Bengal comprising 8 districts.
* [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amid-internal-rift-mamata-banerjee-forms-new-20-member-national-working-committee-101644681767450.html Member], National Working Committee, [[All India Trinamool Congress]].

==Officials positions held==
[[File:Oath Taking Ceremony as Mayor of SMC.jpg|thumb|Goutam Deb is taking Oath as Mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation]]
* Presently acting as Mayor [https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bengal-civic-polls-early-leads-give-trinamul-a-headstart/cid/1851830], [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].[Since 22-Feb-2022 to till date]
* Chairman, Board of Administrators, Siliguri Municipal Corporation. [Since 7-May-2021 to 27-Dec-2021]
* Minister-in-Charge, Tourism Department (since 27-May-2016 2 May 2021). {{main|2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
* Chairman, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (since 21-March-2017 to 2019)
<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/about_us |title=Board of Directors, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. |publisher=West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. |date=21 March 2017 |accessdate=25 July 2019 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513200342/https://www.wbtdcl.com/home/about_us |archivedate=25 July 2019 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Minister-in-Charge, North Bengal Development Department (since 20-May-2011 till 19-May-2016) {{main|2011 West Bengal state assembly election}}
* Chairman, [[Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority]] [https://www.sjda.org/SJDA/] (from 15/03/2013 to 04/03/2016)
* Chairman of [[North Bengal State Transport Corporation]] (from 23/04/2012 to 10/06/2015).
* Chairman of Cooch Behar Development Fund Committee.
* Chairman of [[Integrated Child Development Services|I.C.D.S.]] for Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Districts.
* Chairman of Dinabandhu Mancha Advisory Committee. (Since 24 Aug 2011)
* Chairman of Rogi Kalyan Samity of [[North Bengal Medical College and Hospital]], [[North Bengal Dental College and Hospital|North Bengal Dental College]], Siliguri District Hospital, Jalpaiguri District Hospital and Darjeeling District Hospital (Eden Hospital).
* Chairman of Uttarbanga Unnayan Parshad formed for monitoring and reviewing the progress of development of all 8 districts of North Bengal. (17-Feb-2017-25-05-2019)
* Chairperson of Selection Committee for contractual employees to be engaged under Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal in Darjeeling SMP area.
* Chairperson, Rural ASHA & Block ASHA Facilitator of Darjeeling SMP area.
* President of Managing Committee of Siliguri Boys' High School.
* President of Managing Committee of Siliguri Girls' High School.
* Chairman of Tea Advisory Council. (Since 25-May-2017 till 2019)
* Member, Tea Advisory Council (Since 2019 to 2021)
* Present Chairman of Rogi Kalyan Samity of North Bengal Medical College & Hospital.

== References ==
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==External links==
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*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-wants-a-siliguri-civic-cell-to-carry-out-development-work/articleshow/89607627.cms
*http://gautamdeb.org/
*https://www.facebook.com/minister.gautamdeb/
*http://www.sikkimexpress.com/news-details/tmc-sweeps-siliguri-civic-polls-deb-announced-as-mayor

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