Pramod Kumar | |
Office: | Minister of Law Government of Bihar |
Term Start: | 9 February 2021 |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor: | Ram Surat Kumar |
Office1: | Minister of Sugarcane Industries Government of Bihar |
Term Start1: | 9 February 2021 |
Term End1: | 9 August 2022 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor1: | Amrendra Pratap Singh |
Office2: | Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs Government of Bihar |
Term Start2: | 2 June 2019 |
Term End2: | 16 November 2020 |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor2: | Krishna Kumar Rishi |
Successor2: | Mangal Pandey |
Office3: | Minister of Tourism Government of Bihar |
Term Start3: | 29 July 2017 |
Term End3: | 2 June 2019 |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor3: | Anita Devi |
Successor3: | Krishna Kumar Rishi |
Office4: | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Constituency4: | Motihari |
Term Start4: | 2005 |
Predecessor4: | Rama Devi |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1962[1] |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Termend: | 09 August 2022 |
Pramod Kumar is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who has served as the Minister of Sugarcane Industries and Minister of Law in the Government of Bihar.[2] He has been the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2005 representing Motihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[3]
Pramod Kumar was born to Yogendra Prasad, a political activist, who participated in Total revolution movement of Jay Prakash Narayan as a student. He is a member of Kanu (Halwai) caste. Kumar has pursued bachelor's degree in law and he was associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Being a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he also became active in Bharatiya Janata Party, an affiliate political organization of RSS. Kumar has served as district unit president of Bharatiya Janata Party for Motihari region. He won the election to Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2005 and from then onwards he is winning consecutively from this seat. In the cabinet expansion of 2021, he was made a minister in Government of Bihar under Nitish Kumar.[4]