Swapan Dasgupta
Indian politician, journalist and columnist · India · On the map · Politicians · Born 1955 · age 71
Swapan Dasgupta is an Indian journalist and politician who is serving as the finance minister of West Bengal, India since June of 2026. He is influential within the Indian right-wing, writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Hindu nationalism.
Swapan Dasgupta is read about 235 times a day, in 8 languages.
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He is currently the Finance Minister of the West Bengal Government and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Rashbehari Assembly constituency since 2026. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, Dasgupta was conferred with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature and education.
