Prem Kumar (politician)

Dr. Prem Kumar
18th Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 December 2025
Chief Minister
Dy. Chief Ministers		Samrat Chaudhary
Bijendra Prasad Yadav & Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Deputy SpeakerNarendra Narayan Yadav
Preceded byNand Kishore Yadav
Minister of Co-operative
Government of Bihar
In office
28 January 2024 – 20 November 2025
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySurendra Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byPramod Chandravanshi
Minister of Environment and Forest
Government of Bihar
In office
28 January 2024 – 26 February 2025
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTej Pratap Yadav
Succeeded bySunil Kumar
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Bihar
In office
29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRam Vichar Ray
Succeeded byAmrendra Pratap Singh
Leader of Opposition
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
4 December 2015 – 28 July 2017
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byNand Kishore Yadav
Succeeded byTejashwi Yadav
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Bihar
In office
26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Bihar
In office
13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byNand Kishore Yadav
Succeeded byNand Kishore Yadav
Minister of Public Health Engineering Department
Government of Bihar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byAshwini Kumar Choubey
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1990
Preceded byJai Kumar Palit
ConstituencyGaya Town
Personal details
Born
Gaya, Bihar, India
Party  Bharatiya Janata Party
SpousePrabhawati Devi
Children2
Alma materMagadh University MA, LLB, PhD (History)

Dr. Prem Kumar 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.[1][2]

Education Career

He has completed his PhD from Magadh University in 1999.[3]

Political Career

Kumar was elected as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly formed after assembly election in October 2015.[4][5]

Prem Kumar was elected unanimously as Bihar Assembly Speaker on 1 December 2025.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Gaya Town". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gaya Town Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Race in Bihar Bjp for minister candidate". Zee News.
  4. ↑ "BJP leader Prem Kumar becomes leader of Opposition in Jharkhand assembly". Daily News and Analysis. 29 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prem Kumar". NDTV.
  6. ↑ "BJP's Prem Kumar unanimously elected Bihar House speaker". Hindustan Times. 2 December 2025. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bihar Politics: Prem Kumar Elected Bihar Assembly Speaker". Deccan Herald. 2 December 2025. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "From teen in RSS shakha to Speaker's Chair: Bihar BJP leader Prem Kumar's long journey". The New Indian Express. 2 December 2025. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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