Choudhury Mohan Jatua

Choudhury Mohan Jatua
Chowdhury Mohan Jatua presenting the award for the Best Actor to Mr. Sasson Gabey for the film “Restoration” at the closing ceremony of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2011), at Panaji, Goa.jpg
Jatua, at IFFI 2011
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2009
Preceded by Basudeb Barman
Constituency Mathurapur
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting
In office
22 May 2009 – 22 September 2012
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
for Mandirbazar
In office
2001–2006
Preceded by Nikunja Paik
Succeeded by Dr. Tapati Saha
Personal details
Born 9 June 1938
Nagendrapur, South 24 Parganas (West Bengal)
Political party Trinamool Congress
Spouse Arati Jatua
Children 1 Son & 2 Daughters
Residence Kolkata
Profession Social Worker, Politician

Choudhury Mohan Jatua is an Indian politician. He was the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting from May 2009 to September 2012. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Mathurapur.

Jatua is a post graduate in commerce from Calcutta University. A former additional deputy inspector general of police of West Bengal, he became a legislator, in 2001, by winning from the Mandirbazar constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket.