Jyoti Basu, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1914)
Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian politician and one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000. He was one of the founding member of the Communist Party of India Marxist. He was the member of politburo of the party since its formation in 1964 till 2008. He was also the member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly for 11 times. He also held Offices in Government of West Bengal as Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal, Home minister of West Bengal, Minister of Planning and Development, Minister of Finance, Minister of General administration, Minister of Commerce, Industries and Industrial Reconstruction. In his political career of Basu spanning over seven decades, he was noted to have been the India's second longest serving chief minister in an elected democracy, at the time of his resignation.