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Manpreet Badal Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth26 July 1962

Age61 Years

BirthplaceVillage Badal, Punjab, India

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseVinu Badal

FamilySon - Arjun Badal; Daughter - Rhea Badal

Net worthRs. 1,72,41,059

Manpreet Badal Biography

Manpreet Singh Badal is an Indian politician from Village Badal, Punjab, who has held the finance portfolio in Punjab state government twice and served asa

Early life and background

Manpreet Singh Badal was born on 26 July 1962 in Village Badal, Punjab. He grew up in a family with a strong political tradition; his father, Gurdas Singh Badal, was a politician and parliamentarian. Manpreet attended The Doon School in Dehradun and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History at St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1984. He later obtained a graduate law degree from the University of London in 1987.

Career

Manpreet began his political career in the 1990s by joining the Shiromani Akali Dal. He won his first Legislative Assembly election from the Gidderbaha constituency in 1995 and retained that seat in subsequent elections. In 2007 he was appointed Punjab’s Finance and Planning Minister in Parkash Singh Badal’s government. Differences with his party led to his resignation from the finance ministry in September 2010 and his expulsion from the Shiromani Akali Dal the following month.

In January 2011 Manpreet launched the People’s Party of Punjab. He contested the 2012 state elections from Gidderbaha and Maur but was unsuccessful. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections he stood from Bathinda in an alliance with the Indian National Congress but lost to Harsimrat Kaur Badal. On 15 January 2016 he merged the People’s Party of Punjab into the Congress.

Manpreet returned to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2017, elected from Bathinda Urban, and was again appointed Finance Minister of Punjab, serving from March 2017 until March 2022. During this period, state economic indicators cited in the record showed growth in gross state domestic product and per capita income. He also pursued the revival of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal power plant in Bathinda during his tenure.

He contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Bathinda Urban but was defeated by a candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party. Following that election he left the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 18 January 2023.

Public profile

Manpreet has been a five-time member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has presented the Punjab budget nine times, a record noted in the available account. He has served twice as Punjab’s finance minister, first in 2007–2010 and again from 2017–2022. Known to speak Punjabi, Hindi, English and Urdu, he often includes Urdu couplets in public addresses. Observers have noted that while serving as finance minister he avoided red-light vehicles and did not use personal security.

Controversies and legal matters

The record includes accounts of several controversies and legal actions. In 2018, remarks he made about the English-language abilities of some IAS officers drew criticism. In 2021 a complaint was filed alleging irregularities connected to the conversion of commercial properties to residential use; subsequent developments included a police search, a Punjab Vigilance Bureau action in September 2023 and the issuance of an arrest warrant by a Bhatinda court later that month.

Personal life

Manpreet is married to Vinu Badal, who is listed as a director of a private company. The couple have two children: a son, Arjun Badal, and a daughter, Rhea Badal. His parents, Gurdas Singh Badal and Harmandir Kaur Badal, are recorded as having died in 2020. He has a sister who is married to Jaijeet Johal.

Outside politics

The available profile describes Manpreet as an avid reader with an interest in Urdu poetry. He enjoys travel, playing basketball and social service. He is also recorded as a director of Dass Agri Farm Research Private Limited as of 2023.

Latest updates

The most recent items in the record show that Manpreet resigned from the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 18 January 2023. Legal proceedings and actions by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau related to property allegations were reported in September 2023, including an issued arrest warrant.
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Recent Work

Finance Minister of Punjab (second term)

Served as Punjab's Finance Minister from March 2017 to March 2022, presenting state budgets and pursuing economic initiatives including the revival of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal power plant in Bathinda.

2017-2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Five-time member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
  2. Served twice as Finance Minister of Punjab (2007–2010; 2017–2022)
  3. Presented the Punjab budget nine times
  4. Founded the People’s Party of Punjab in 2011 and merged it with the Indian National Congress in 2016
  5. Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 18 January 2023
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Net Worth

Rs. 1,72,41,059

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Manpreet Badal born?

26 July 1962

What is Manpreet Badal known for?

Politician

What is Manpreet Badal’s marital status?

Married

Who is Manpreet Badal married to?

Vinu Badal

What is Manpreet Badal’s net worth?

Rs. 1,72,41,059