Ajanta Neog

Ajanta Neog
Neog in 2020
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 May 2021
Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma
Portfolios
  • Finance
  • Social Welfare (until June 2022)
  • Women and Child Development (from June 2022)
Preceded byHimanta Biswa Sarma (Finance)
Pramila Rani Brahma (Social Welfare)
In office
21 May 2006 – 24 May 2016
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Portfolios
  • Social Welfare, Jails (until 2008)
  • Public Works Development (from 2008)
  • Urban Development and Housing (2011–2015)
  • Guwahati Development Department (2012–2016)
  • Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative and Law (2015–2016)
Preceded byGautam Roy (SW, Jails)
Tarun Gogoi (PWD, GDD)
Dinesh Prasad Goala (UD&H)
Tanka Bahadur Rai (Planning, etc.)
Succeeded byAkon Bora (SW, Jails)
Parimal Suklabaidya (PWD)
Sumitra Patir (UD&H)
Himanta Biswa Sarma (Planning, etc.)
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded bySelf
ConstituencyGolaghat
In office
1996–2020
Preceded byAtul Bora
Personal details
Born1964
Guwahati, Assam, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (until 2020)
Spouse
​
(d. 1996)​
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Sasadhar Das (father)
Rebati Das (mother)
ResidenceDispur
Alma materGauhati University (M.A.), LL.B, LL.M
OccupationPolitician

Ajanta Neog (born 1964) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance and Women and Child Development in the Government of Assam since May 2021.[1] She is the first woman Finance Minister of Assam.[2] She has been representing the Golaghat Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001.[3] She also holds the record for being the longest-serving female legislator of Assam.[4]

Currently, she is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which she joined in December 2020.

  1. ^ "ASSAM: FINAL LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS". Guwahati Times. 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Assam CM allots portfolios to ministers; keeps home, PWD, personnel with self". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Who's Who". 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister as CM Himanta Gives Portfolio to 5-time MLA Ajanta Neog". www.news18.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.