Dr. Ashok Lahiri | |
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| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Biswanath Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Balurghat |
| Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission | |
| In office 27 November 2017 – 26 November 2023 | |
| Appointed by | President of India |
| Chairman | N. K. Singh |
| 12th Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India | |
| In office December 2002 – June 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2002–2004) Manmohan Singh (2004–2007) |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Mohan |
| Succeeded by | Arvind Virmani |
| Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy | |
| In office February 1998 – October 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashok Kumar Lahiri 3 August 1951 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Economist, academic |
Ashok Kumar Lahiri is an Indian economist and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Balurghat.[1] He is currently serving as a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. Lahiri previously served as 12th Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, 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.