Prem Kumar (politician)
Dr. Prem Kumar | |
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| 18th Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 | |
| Chief Minister Dy. Chief Ministers | Nitish Kumar Samrat Choudhary & Vijay Kumar Sinha |
| Deputy Speaker | Narendra Narayan Yadav |
| Preceded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Minister of Co-operative Government of Bihar | |
| In office 28 January 2024 – 20 November 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Surendra Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Chandravanshi |
| Minister of Environment and Forest Government of Bihar | |
| In office 28 January 2024 – 26 February 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tej Pratap Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Kumar |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Bihar | |
| In office 29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ram Vichar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Amrendra Pratap Singh |
| Leader of Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 December 2015 – 28 July 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar | |
| In office 26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Modi |
| Minister of Public Works Department Government of Bihar | |
| In office 13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Minister of Public Health Engineering Department Government of Bihar | |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Kumar Palit |
| Constituency | Gaya Town |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1955 Gaya, Bihar, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Prabhawati Devi |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Magadh University MA, LLB, PhD (History) |
Dr. Prem Kumar (born 5 August 1955) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the eighteenth Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2025. He is a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly elected nine times from Gaya Town assembly constituency.
He has completed his PhD from Magadh University in 1999.
Kumar was elected as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly formed after assembly election in October 2015.
Prem Kumar was elected unanimously as Bihar Assembly Speaker on 1 December 2025.