Sheriff of Kolkata

Sheriff of Kolkata

The Sheriff of Kolkata is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Kolkata. The Sheriff has an office and staff but does not have executive powers. In the order of precedence, the Sheriff ranks just below the Mayor. Mumbai and Kolkata (Calcutta) are the only cities in India to maintain this post.

The Sheriff presides over various city-related functions and conferences and is in charge of receiving foreign guests of the government.

Amal Chakraborty, a pediatrician, has been the sheriff of Kolkata from January 1, 2006. [citenews |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051228/asp/calcutta/story_5652677.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta Metro ] He took charge from prominent sportsperson Chuni Goswami.

Notable persons in this post

Persons to hold this office include:
*Smt.Suchitra Mitra, the first women to be elected to this post (2001) [citenews |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010209/nation.htm#11 |title=The Tribune]
*Baron Cable (1905)
*Mahendralal Sarkar (1887)
*Raja Digambar Mitra (1817-1879), politician and writer and the first Bengali Sheriff (1874)
*Manekji Rustamji, the first Indian Sheriff (1873)
*James McKilligin (1846)
*David Hare (philanthropist) (1840)
*Seth Apcar, the first Armenian Sheriff
*James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape
*George Yule

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