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Derek O' Brien
Derek O' Brien is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal.
Party in the cited recordAll India Trinamool Congress
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- 196113 March 1961
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - July 2011
public service Chairman, Passenger Services Committee (PSC), Indian Railways
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2011Aug. 2011
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2011Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2012
public service Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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Read the source ↗ - 2011Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012
public service Member, Sub-Committee - I to examine the functioning of AIIMS of the Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2011Oct. 2011 - May 2014
public service Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2012May 2012 - Sept. 2014
public service Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Aug. 2012 - May 2014
public service Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Aug. 2012 - Dec. 2014
public service Member, Committee on Provision of Computer Equipment to Members of Rajya Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2013May 2013 - Aug. 2023 and Nov. 2023 onwards
public service Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - Sept. 2017
public service Member, Committee on Information Technology
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2017
public service Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - Sept. 2018
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Aug. - Dec. 2014
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2017
public service Member, Court of English and Foreign Languages University
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015March 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015April 2015 - Aug. 2017
public service Member, Railway Convention Committee
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015May 2015 - May 2019
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015May - July 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015Oct. 2015 -Aug. 2023
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2015Oct. 2015 - May 2019
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2016Oct. 2016 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Ethics
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2017May 2017- Sept. 2021
public service Member, Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2017Aug. 2017
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2017Sept. 2017 - May 2019
public service Chairman, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2018March - Aug. 2018
public service Chairman, Sub-Committee to identify the issues involved in the co-ordination among Ministries of Culture, Tourism and State Governments for development of tourism of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2020
public service Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
public service Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Dec. 2019 - Dec. 2021
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2023Aug. 2023
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2023Aug. 2023 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020Sept.2020 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2025Nov. 2025 onwards
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service President, India – Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-28
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien booked over illegal signboard ruckus This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Derek O' Brien’s date of birth as 13 March 1961. The birthplace is recorded as Kolkata (West Bengal).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A. Educated at St. Xavier's School, Kolkata; St. Columba's School, Delhi and Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal. The professional background is listed as Quiz Master/Author.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is Aug. 2009 - July 2011: Chairman, Passenger Services Committee (PSC), Indian Railways. A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: President, India – Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education in the official biography
- B.A. Educated at St. Xavier's School, Kolkata; St. Columba's School, Delhi and Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
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(i) Mother Teresa-Down Memory Lane, (ii) Cadbury's Bournvita Book of Knowledge. (Vol. 1-14), (iii) The Mumbai Factfile, (iv) The Know of Things, (v) Know and Grow With Derek Series (Vol. 1-8), (vi) Be a GK Champ Series (Vol. 1-8), (vii) Penguin India Reference Year Book (2005-2009), (viii) Penguin CNBC TV18 Business Yearbooks (2006, 2007, 2010), (ix) The Ultimate India Quiz Book, (x) The Ultimate Business Quiz Book, (xi) Ultimate Sports Quiz Book, (xii) My Way, (xiii) The Constitution & Parliament of India, (xiv) 100 Iconic Indians, (xv) Speak Up, Speak Out, (xvi) The Ultimate Bournvita Quiz Contest Book of Knowledge (Vol. 1-2) and (xvii) Inside Parliament: Views from the Front Row and (xviii) Who Cares About Parliament - Speaking up to protect India's great Institution
Source ↗- Travel reported in biography
- Visited, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, U.A.E., U.S.A., Qatar and Singapore to conduct Quiz Shows Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- Aug. 2009 - July 2011
Chairman, Passenger Services Committee (PSC), Indian Railways
Source ↗ - Aug. 2011
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Source ↗ - Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Member, Sub-Committee - I to examine the functioning of AIIMS of the Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Source ↗ - Oct. 2011 - May 2014
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - May 2012 - Sept. 2014
Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Source ↗ - Aug. 2012 - May 2014
Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - Aug. 2012 - Dec. 2014
Member, Committee on Provision of Computer Equipment to Members of Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - May 2013 - Aug. 2023 and Nov. 2023 onwards
Member, Business Advisory Committee
Source ↗ - Aug. - Dec. 2014
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - Sept. 2017
Member, Committee on Information Technology
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2017
Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - Sept. 2018
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2017
Member, Court of English and Foreign Languages University
Source ↗ - March 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Source ↗ - April 2015 - Aug. 2017
Member, Railway Convention Committee
Source ↗ - May - July 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014
Source ↗ - May 2015 - May 2019
Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015
Source ↗ - Oct. 2015 -Aug. 2023
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Oct. 2015 - May 2019
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - Oct. 2016 onwards
Member, Committee on Ethics
Source ↗ - May 2017- Sept. 2021
Member, Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television
Source ↗ - Aug. 2017
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2017 - May 2019
Chairman, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗ - March - Aug. 2018
Chairman, Sub-Committee to identify the issues involved in the co-ordination among Ministries of Culture, Tourism and State Governments for development of tourism of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2020
Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗ - Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Dec. 2019 - Dec. 2021
Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Source ↗ - Sept.2020 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2023
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - Aug. 2023 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗ - Nov. 2025 onwards
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
President, India – Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 47 | 0 |
| 2015 | 78 | 0 |
| 2016 | 122 | 0 |
| 2017 | 116 | 0 |
| 2018 | 137 | 0 |
| 2019 | 120 | 0 |
| 2020 | 79 | 0 |
| 2021 | 119 | 0 |
| 2022 | 111 | 0 |
| 2023 | 70 | 24 |
| 2024 | 65 | 22 |
| 2025 | 90 | 21 |
| 2026 | 61 | 0 |
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AITC general election manifesto 2024
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Official name-indexed proceedings within the published current-term year range (2023-2029). Shared proceedings can include associations. Earlier name-only matches are retained privately for identity review; missing records do not mean no activity. · Records dated 2023-02-07 to 2025-04-04
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REGARDING RECRUITMENT OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF IN WEST BENGAL
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Official name-indexed proceeding within the published current-term year range. May include shared proceedings or associations; this is not a count of individual speeches.
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Proclamation issued by the President on the 13th February, 2025 under Article 356(1) of the Constitution in relation to the State of Manipur
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Official name-indexed proceeding within the published current-term year range. May include shared proceedings or associations; this is not a count of individual speeches.
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REGARDING NOTICES RECEIVED UNDER RULE 267 AND POINT OF ORDER
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Official name-indexed proceeding within the published current-term year range. May include shared proceedings or associations; this is not a count of individual speeches.
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GOVERNMENT BILLS The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2025 and The Finance Bill, 2025
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Official name-indexed proceeding within the published current-term year range. May include shared proceedings or associations; this is not a count of individual speeches.
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$ The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025
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Official name-indexed proceeding within the published current-term year range. May include shared proceedings or associations; this is not a count of individual speeches.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE CHAIRMAN
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Member-linked archive; may span several terms · Records dated 2014-08-04 to 2026-08-13
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Decontamination of hazardous sites
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Unemployment rate
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Seamless transition of educational hierarchy
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Female foeticide
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Non-performing loan ratio
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Funds allocated to NTCP
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien booked over illegal signboard ruckus
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Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien booked for scuffle over removal of a party signboard
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Never thought I'd fight for eggs in Parliament: Derek O'Brien on Bengal egg U-turn
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Derek O’Brien credits TMC campaign as West Bengal restores eggs in midday meals
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Should not brazenly work like branch office of BJP: Derek O'Brien slams ECI, questions repeated extensions to rebel group
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Bengal mid-day meal menu row: Derek O’Brien attacks BJP over reports of eggs being dropped
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- 158, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata 700045 Source ↗
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What education is recorded for Derek O' Brien?
B.A. Educated at St. Xavier's School, Kolkata; St. Columba's School, Delhi and Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Derek O' Brien?
Quiz Master/Author.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Derek O' Brien?
Aug. 2009 - July 2011: Chairman, Passenger Services Committee (PSC), Indian Railways. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
Read the supporting source ↗Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?
Derek O' Brien is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for West Bengal. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Derek O' Brien?
Derek O' Brien is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal.
What does this office do?
Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
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