title: Minati Sen
text: # Minati Sen
  
  Minati Sen (born 2 October 1943) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Jalpaiguri constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party.
  
  ## Positions held
  
  1998
  
  Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
  
  1998-1999
  
  Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II
  
  Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
  
  1999
  
  Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  
  1999-2004
  
  Member, Committee on External Affairs
  
  2000-2004
  
  Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
  
  2002-2004
  
  Member, Committee on Empowerment of women
  
  2004
  
  Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  
  Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
  
  Member, Committee on Water Resources
  
  Member, Consultative Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
  
  16 August 2006 onwards
  
  Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
  
  ## Social and Cultural Activities
  
  Since college days, she actively participated in various cultural activities, such as theatre, debate and other co-curricular activities; organised blood donation camps, rehabilitation programmes and rendered much support to socially and economically deprived women through "Ganatantrik Mahila Samiti".
  
  