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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Dr.
| name = Ashok Lahiri
| image = The Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance Dr Ashok Lahiri, addressing at the Plenary 4 How to get US $ 1.5 Trillion of Capital Investment The Resource Hurdle for Development at the 3rd day of the 5th Pravasi Bharatiya.jpg
| office = Member of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2 May 2021
| constituency= [[Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]]
| predecessor = [[Biswanath Chowdhury]]
| office1 = [[Fifteenth Finance Commission#Members|Member of the Fifteenth{{nbsp}}Finance Commission]]
| alongside1 = [[Shaktikanta Das]] {{small|(2017–2018)}}<br />[[Ramesh Chand]]<br />[[Anoop Singh]]
| appointer1 = [[President of India]] {{small|(then, [[Ramnath Kovind]])}}
| termend1 =
| termstart1 = {{Start date|2017|11|27|df=y}}
| 2blankname1 = Chairman
| 2namedata1 = [[N. K. Singh]]
| office2 = 12th{{nbsp}}[[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]]
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| prumeminister2 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] {{small|(2002–2004)}}<br />[[Manmohan Singh]] {{small|(2004–2007)}}
| predecessor2 = [[Rakesh Mohan]]
| successor2 = [[Arvind Virmani]]
| termend2 = {{start date|2007|06|df=y}}
| termstart2 = {{start date|2002|12|df=y}}
| appointer3 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| office3 = Director of the [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]]
| termend3 = {{start date|2002|10|df=y}}
| termstart3 = {{start date|1998|02|df=y}}
| birth_name = Ashok Kumar Lahiri
| alma_mater =
* [[Delhi School of Economics]]
* [[Presidency University, Kolkata]]
| occupation = [[Economist]], [[academician]]
}}
'''Ashok Kumar Lahiri''' is an Indian economist and a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Balurghat]].<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/politics/balurghat-election-result-2021-live-updates-balurghat-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696629.html</ref> He is currently serving as a member of the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission|Fifteenth{{Nbsp}}Finance Commission]]. Lahiri previously served as 12th{{Nbsp}}[[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]], [[Reader (academic rank)|reader]] at the [[Delhi School of Economics]], chairman of [[Bandhan Bank]], executive director at the [[Asian Development Bank]] and director of the [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]] and had stints with the [[World Bank]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]], as a consultant and senior economist respectively. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

== Education ==
Lahiri is an alumnus of the economics department of the [[Presidency University, Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presiuniv.ac.in/web/edac.php|title=Economics —> Alumni|website=[[Presidency University, Kolkata]]|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

== Economist ==
Lahiri has served as [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bandhanbank.com/about-bandhan-bank.aspx|title=About Bandhan Bank —> Governance —> Ashok Kumar Lahiri|website=[[Bandhan Bank]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095911/https://www.bandhanbank.com/about-bandhan-bank.aspx|archive-date=8 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/author/ashok-k-lahiri/|title=Ashok K. Lahiri|website=[[Brookings Institution]]|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> chairman of [[Bandhan Bank]], economic adviser in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]],<ref name=":1" /> executive director at the [[Asian Development Bank]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> director of the [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Reader (academic rank)|reader]] at the [[Delhi School of Economics]],<ref name=":1" /> consultant with the [[World Bank]],<ref name=":1" /> and senior economist at the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref name=":1" />

=== Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy ===
Lahiri served as the director of the [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]] for four{{Nbsp}}years between February{{Nbsp}}1998 and October{{Nbsp}}2002.<ref name=":1" />

=== Chief Economic Adviser ===
[[File:The Union Finance Secretary Shri D.C. Gupta, the Union Revenue Secretary Smt. . Binita Roy and Chief Economic Advisor Dr. Ashok Lahiri at a Press Conference in New Delhi on April 20, 2004 (Tuesday.jpg|thumb|Dr. Ashok Lahiri at a Press Conference as the Chief Economic Advisor along with the Union Finance Secretary [[D. C. Gupta]], the Union Revenue Secretary [[Binita Roy]] in New Delhi on 20 April 2004]]
Lahiri was appointed [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]] (CEA) by the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]]-led [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] in December{{Nbsp}}2002,<ref name=":1" /> and demitted the office of CEA in June{{Nbsp}}2007,<ref name=":1" /> serving in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] for more than four{{Nbsp}}years. Lahiri served as the CEA under the premiership of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and [[Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pandey|first=Kirti|date=25 March 2021|title=Celebrated economist Ashok Lahiri, BJP candidate from Balurghat worked with Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/celebrated-economist-ashok-lahiri-bjp-candidate-from-balurghat-worked-with-vajpayee-and-manmohan-singh/737244|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Chairman of Bandhan Bank ===
Lahiri was appointed the [[Non-executive chairman|non-executive, part-time chairman]] of the newly-formed [[Bandhan Bank]] in July{{Nbsp}}2015;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/ashok-lahiri-to-chair-bandhan-bank-board-founder-unveils-logo/article7403462.ece|title=Ashok Lahiri to chair Bandhan Bank board; founder unveils logo|last=Law|first=Abhishek|date=9 July 2015|website=[[Business Line]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|publication-place=[[Kolkata]]|issn=0971-7528|oclc=456162874|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/bandhan-appoints-former-chief-economic-adviser-ashok-lahiri-as-chairman-115070900857_1.html|title=Bandhan appoints former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri as chairman|last=Acharya|first=Namrata|date=10 July 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=17 December 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|publication-place=[[Kolkata]]|oclc=496280002}}</ref> Lahiri resigned from his position as chairman in April{{Nbsp}}2018 to serve as a full-time member of the Fifteenth{{Nbsp}}Finance Commission.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ashok-kumar-lahiri-quits-as-part-time-chairman-of-bandhan-bank/article23484876.ece|title=Ashok Kumar Lahiri quits as part-time chairman of Bandhan Bank|last=Jagannathan|first=K. T.|date=9 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 December 2018|publisher=[[N. Ram]]|publication-place=[[Chennai]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/pIkS8B1bRFSQdtBRUWzejO/Ashok-Kumar-Lahiri-quits-as-nonexecutive-chairman-of-Bandha.html|title=Ashok Kumar Lahiri quits as non-executive chairman of Bandhan Bank|last=Kanungo|first=Soumonty|date=9 April 2018|website=[[Livemint]]|publisher=Vivek Khanna|publication-place=[[Kolkata]]|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/business-standard/20180411/281603831043609|title=Ashok Lahiri steps down as chairman of Bandhan Bank|date=11 April 2018|website=[[Business Standard]]|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|via=[[PressReader]]|oclc=496280002|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

=== Member of the Fifteenth{{Nbsp}}Finance Commission ===
[[File:The acting Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Dr. Ashok Lahiri addressing a Press Conference regarding the Agriculture Conference, in Chandigarh on May 03, 2018.JPG|thumb|Dr. Ashok Lahiri addressing a Press Conference as the acting Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission regarding the Agriculture Conference, in Chandigarh on May 03, 2018.]]
Lahiri was appointed a part-time member of the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission|Fifteenth{{Nbsp}}Finance Commission]] in November{{Nbsp}}2017 by the [[President of India]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fincomindia.nic.in/DispFull.aspx?id=64|title=First Meeting of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, North Block, New Delhi|last=|first=|date=December 4, 2017|website=[[Finance Commission of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/GwNonR4z1VkieBTlewhmcO/15th-Finance-Commission-to-hold-first-meeting-today.html|title=15th Finance Commission to hold first meeting today|last=Mishra|first=Asit Ranjan|date=|website=[[Livemint]]|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/15th-finance-commission-holds-first-meeting/article9981390.ece|title=15th Finance Commission holds first meeting|authors=Surabhi|date=December 4, 2017|website=[[Business Line]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/15th-finance-commission-holds-first-meeting-seeks-academic-inputs-from-leading-think-tanks-4241897.html|title=15th Finance Commission holds first meeting, seeks academic inputs from leading think-tanks - Firstpost|date=December 4, 2017|website=[[Firstpost]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=March 31, 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> Lahiri was elevated to a full-time member in April{{Nbsp}}2018 and was accorded the status of a [[Minister of State (India)|minister of state.]]<ref name=":592">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ashok-lahiri-appointed-full-time-member-of-15th-finance-commission-118050301135_1.html|title=Ashok Lahiri appointed full-time member of 15th Finance Commission|date=May 3, 2018|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=July 31, 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=496280002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/ashok-lahiri-full-time-member-of-fin-panel/583692.html|title=Ashok Lahiri full-time member of fin panel|date=4 May 2018|website=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=17 December 2018|agency=Tribune News Service}}</ref>

== Politics ==
He was declared as a candidate to contest from the [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduar constituency]] in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 West Bengal election]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 March 2021|title=BJP fields former CEA Ashok Lahiri|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bjp-fields-former-cea-ashok-lahiri/article34068452.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> but due to animosity among the local BJP members in Alipurduar, his name was later withdrawn from Alipurduar constituency in the list of candidates<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 March 2021|title=Ashok lahiri replaced as BJP candidate|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/ashok-lahiri-replaced-as-bjp-candidate/article34101487.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> He was later declared as a candidate for the [[Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balurghat constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2021-03-23|title=Ex-CEA Ashok Lahiri is now BJP's candidate in Balurghat after being dropped from Alipurduar|url=https://theprint.in/politics/ex-cea-ashok-lahiri-is-now-bjps-candidate-in-balurghat-after-being-dropped-from-alipurduar/626772/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

He won against 7 times MLA [[Biswanath Chowdhury]] and sitting former TMC minister [[Sekhar Dasgupta]] by securing 36,143 votes.<ref> https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/balurghat-west-bengal-assembly-election-result-2021-live-updates-1797122-2021-05-02 </ref>

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