Seventh Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry

Seventh Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry सातवीं तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल
19th ministry of the Friends Society
Portrait of President Tanishkaa Patranabish (left) and Bishnu Chetry (right)
Date formed	13 May 2020 (2020-05-13)
Date dissolved	8 June 2020 (2020-06-08)
People and organisations
Head of state	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Head of government	Tanishkaa Patranabish
No. of ministers	17
Member parties	National People's Congress
Status in legislature	Supermajority
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	None
History
Outgoing election	2020
Predecessor	Sixth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry
Successor	Second Anoushkaa Patranabish ministry

The Seventh Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry (Hindi: सातवीं तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल) was formed on 13 May 2020, thirteen days after Tanishkaa Patranabish assumed office as the Executive President of the Commonwealth of Friends Society succeeding Dhrubajyoti Roy. As the President is allowed to join the council of ministers, but not allowed to hold any portfolio, she appointed Bishnu Chetry as Senior Minister to discharge the duties of the Head of Government and also to coordinate with the members of the council of ministers.

Composition

The ministry was appointed ten days after president Tanishkaa Patranabish on 10 May 2020. The ministry was headed by the president herself as executive head of state and her responsibilities as the head of the government were shared by her nominee, the Senior Minister Bishnu Chetry and his special deputy, the Chief Cabinet Minister Arnab Sil. The portfolios were allocated on 13 May 2020.

The ministers of cabinet rank included Bishnu Chetry (Senior Minister), Arnab Sil (Chief Cabinet Minister), Abhiraj Kar, Asmi Patranabis, Anirban Phatowali, Arnab Deka, Sampriti Paul, and Rajdeep Deka. Bishakha Das, Arpan Deka, Tusharjit Deka, Pallavi Rai were appointed as Ministers of State with independent charge, while Harlong Terang, Abhirup Patranabis and Kushal Saha were appointed as Ministers of State.

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
President	Tanishkaa Patranabish	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Senior Minister Minister of Home Affairs Department of Vigilance, Elections and General Services All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Bishnu Chetry	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Chief Cabinet Minister Minister of Finance	Arnab Sil	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of National Defence	Abhiraj Kar	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of External Affairs Minister of International Relations	Asmi Patranabis	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of National Development	Anirban Phatowali	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Arnab Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Health	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of Education Minister of Environment and Natural Resources	Sampriti Paul	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of Planning and Public Administration Minister of Personnel and Administrative Reforms	Rajdeep Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture	Bishakha Das	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs	Arpan Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sanitation and Hygiene	Tusharjit Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Information and Broadcasting	Pallavi Rai	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State in the President's Office	Bishakha Das	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs	Arpan Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Tusharjit Deka	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Minister of State in the Ministry of International Relations	Pallavi Rai	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development	Harlong Terang	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Defence Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Minister of State attached to the Senior Minister	Abhirup Patranabis	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Minister of State attached to the Chief Cabinet Minister	Kushal Saha	13 May 2020	7 June 2020		NPC