Mamata Banerjee, the current Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011, is a prominent Indian politician and the founder of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). She began her political career with the Congress party and gained national recognition as the first female Railways Minister. Banerjee is known for her advocacy for the poor and marginalized, notably leading movements against land acquisition in Nandigram and Singur, which contributed to her party's victory in 2011.