Assam Legislative Assembly

About Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly

Pranab Gogoi
SPEAKER, ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
NameShri Pranab Kumar Gogoi
Present Position Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumption of Office 06-06-2011
Constituency 108-Sibsagar
Father's Name Late Girindra Nath Gogoi(Ex-Minister, Govt of Assam)
Mother's Name Late Hiranyalata Gogoi
Date of Birth 19-08-1936
Permanent Address Red Cross Road, P.O. -Sivsagar, Dist.-Sivasagar, Assam
Educational Qualification B.A., LL. B.
Marital Status Married
Spouse Name Smti. Mohini Gogoi
Children Three sons.
Positions Held  
Political 1964-68 President, Youth Congress, Sivsagar.
  Member, APCC (1968-72)
  Member, AICC (1968-72)
  Asst Secretary, APCC
  President, Dist.-Congress Committee Sivasagar (1987-91)
  General Secretary, APCC
  Elected to 11th Assam Legislative Assembly (2001)
  Chairman Act. Implementation Committee of Assam legislative Assembly
  Chairman, Committee for Welfare of OBC & MOBC of Assam Legislative Assembly
  Member, House/Enquiry Committee on Ethics, Committee of Subordinate Legislation, Amenities Committee of the Assam Legislative Assembly
  Elected to 12th Assam Legislative Assembly (2006)
  Minister, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture, Judicial & Legislative, Assam (2006-2011)
  Elected to 13th Assam Legislative Assembly (2011)
  Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly (w.e.f. 06-06-2011)
Non-Political President, Sivasagar Dist. Sporting Association (1974-78)
  Member, Administrative Reforms Commission (1984-85)
  Member, ASEB (1984-85)
  Ex-Vice President INTUC.
  Member, Working Commitee, INTUC
  President, ONGC Purbanchal Employees Association since 1977
  President Sivsagar Bar Association(1998-2002)
Countries Visited
  • 1985 :-
    • Bangkok
    • Chiang Mai (Thailand)
    • Singapore
  • 2011 :-
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Switzerland
    • Dubai
Conferences Attended 57th Conference of CPA held at London,UK in September,2011
Hobbies Listening Assamese Songs and Classical Music at leisure time.
Special Interest Gardening.
Political Party Affiliation Indian National Congress (I)
Date on which elected to 13th Assembly 13-05-2011