Derek O' Brien is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal.
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The cited biography records Derek O' Brien’s date of birth as 13 March 1961. The birthplace is recorded as Kolkata (West Bengal).
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.
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.
(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
Chairman, Passenger Services Committee (PSC), Indian Railways
Source ↗Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Source ↗Member, Sub-Committee - I to examine the functioning of AIIMS of the Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Source ↗Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Source ↗Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Source ↗Member, Committee on Provision of Computer Equipment to Members of Rajya Sabha
Source ↗Member, Business Advisory Committee
Source ↗Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008
Source ↗Member, Committee on Information Technology
Source ↗Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
Source ↗Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗Member, Court of English and Foreign Languages University
Source ↗Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Source ↗Member, Railway Convention Committee
Source ↗Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015
Source ↗Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗Member, Committee on Ethics
Source ↗Member, Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television
Source ↗Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗Chairman, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗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 ↗Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Source ↗Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Source ↗Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗President, India – Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Data corresponds to the period from 01-06-2009 to 13-08-2026.
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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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The party’s national election document for 2024. It is separate from subsequent West Bengal Assembly manifestos and does not establish individual delivery.
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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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B.A. Educated at St. Xavier's School, Kolkata; St. Columba's School, Delhi and Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal.
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