Mamata Banerjee has only ever been called Mamata Banerjee.
Mamata Banerjee -LRB- -LSB- mɔmɔta bɔnddoˈpadʱˈae -RSB- -LRB- Bengali - মমতা বনদপাধযায -RRB- also known as Didi was born 5 January 1955 -RRB- is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011 .. Chief Minister of West Bengal. Chief Minister of West Bengal. West Bengal. West Bengal. Bengali. Bengali language. She is the first woman to hold the office .. Banerjee founded the party All India Trinamool Congress -LRB- AITMC or TMC -RRB- in 1997 and became its chairperson , after separating from the Indian National Congress .. India. India. All India Trinamool Congress. All India Trinamool Congress. Indian National Congress. Indian National Congress. She is often referred to as Didi -LRB- meaning elder sister in Hindi and Bengali -RRB- .. Hindi. Hindi Language. Bengali. Bengali language. Banerjee previously served as the Minister of Railways twice and is also the first woman Railway Minister of India , Minister of Coal , and Minister of State for Human Resource Development , Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Women and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government .. Minister of Railways. Minister of Railways ( India ). India. India. Railway Minister of India. Railway Minister of India. Minister of Coal. Ministry of Coal. Minister of State. Minister of State. cabinet. Union Council of Ministers of India. Indian government. Government of India. She rose to prominence after opposing the erstwhile land acquisition policies for industrialisation by the Communist government in West Bengal for Special Economic Zones at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers at Singur .. West Bengal. West Bengal. industrialisation. industrialisation. Special Economic Zones. Special Economic Zones. Singur. Singur. In 2011 Banerjee pulled off a landslide victory for the TMC Congress alliance in West Bengal , defeating the 34-year-old Communist Party of India -LRB- Marxist -RRB- - led Left Front government , the world 's longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the process .. West Bengal. West Bengal. India. India. Left Front. Left Front ( West Bengal ). In 2012 , Time magazine named her one of the `` 100 Most influential People in the World '' .. Time. Time ( magazine ). 100 Most influential People in the World. Time 100. In September 2012 Bloomberg Markets magazine listed her among the 50 most influential people in the world of finance .. Bloomberg Markets. Bloomberg Markets. 50 most influential people in the world of finance. 50 Most Influential ( Bloomberg Markets ranking ). The TMC leader was voted in May 2013 as India 's most honest politician in an internal poll by members of India Against Corruption , India 's largest anti-corruption coalition .. India. India. India Against Corruption. India Against Corruption