Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an Trinamool Congress politician and the current Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee and Rehabilitation[2] of the Government of West Bengal.

[3] She was also made the junior Law Minister in October 2012.

[4] She was promoted as a cabinet minister and given independent charge of Law and Judicial Department, Government of West Bengal in November 2012.

[5] Bhattacharya holds an LL.B (1976) degree from the University of Calcutta.

[6] She was also a practising advocate in Calcutta High Court till the 2011 elections.