| Manpreet Singh Badal is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| He has twice served as the Minister for Finance & Planning in Punjab, from 2007 to 2010 and from 2017 to 2022. |
| Badal has been elected as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly five times. |
| He was raised in a politically active family in the village of Badal, Punjab. |
| Badal learned about politics from his father and uncle and joined Shiromani Akali Dal in the 1990s. |
| In 1995, he became an MLA from the Gidderbaha constituency after contesting the Legislative Assembly elections. |
| Although he faced challenges within the party, Badal worked to improve Punjab's financial status in his second term as Finance Minister. |
| Badal has presented the Punjab budget nine times, the most of any minister in the state. |
| In addition to English, Hindi, and Punjabi, he is fluent in Urdu and often incorporates Urdu poetry into his speeches. |
| Manpreet is a director at Dass Agri Farm Research Private Limited, a non-government organization. |
| His interests include reading, Urdu poetry, traveling, playing basketball, and engaging in social service. |
