Back ديريك أوبراين (سياسي) Arabic ديريك اوبراين (سياسى من الهند) ARZ ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন Bengali/Bangla Derek O'Brien Irish ഡെറിക് ഒബ്രിയാൻ Malayalam Derek O'Brien (politician) SIMPLE டெரிக் ஓ பிரியன் Tamil డెరెక్ ఓబ్రియన్ Tegulu
Derek O'Brien | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Derek_98744.png) O'Brien in 2019 | |
| Leader of Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Mukul Roy |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Arjun Kumar Sengupta |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1961 Calcutta, West Bengal, India (present-day Kolkata, India) |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Neil O'Brien |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College (BA) |
| Occupation | |
| Website | www |
Derek O'Brien (born 13 March 1961) is an Indian politician, television personality and quiz master.[2][3][4][5] He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and member of the AITC.[6][7] He is the chief national spokesperson as well as leader of the AITC Parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha.[8] He has been suspended several times from parliament.[9][10][11] Prior to his Parliamentary career, he became well known as the quizmaster for the Bournvita Quiz Contest and other shows.[12]
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- ^ "Derek O Brien Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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- ^ "DEREK". derek.in. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Derek O'Brien appointed Trinamool Congress chief national spokesperson". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien Suspended From Parliament". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Trinamool's Derek O'Brien suspended after face-off with Rajya Sabha Chairman". India Today. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Derek O'Brien hurls rule book at Rajya Sabha Chair, suspended from House". The Economic Times. 21 December 2021. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ The Indian Express (17 July 2023). "Jaishankar, O'Brien among 11 elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested". Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.