Dr. Prem Kumar | |
Office: | Cabinet Minister,Government of Bihar |
Term Start: | 28 January 2024 |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Nitish Kumar |
Office1: | Minister of Agriculture Government of Bihar |
Term Start1: | 29 July 2017 |
Term End1: | 16 November 2020 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor1: | Ram Vichar Ray |
Successor1: | Amrendra Pratap Singh |
Office2: | Leader of Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 4 December 2015 |
Term End2: | 28 July 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Nand Kishore Yadav |
Successor2: | Tejashwi Yadav |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | Nitish Kumar |
Office3: | Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar |
Term Start3: | 26 November 2010 |
Term End3: | 16 June 2013 |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor3: | Sushil Kumar Modi |
Office4: | Minister of Public Works Department Government of Bihar |
Term Start4: | 13 April 2008 |
Term End4: | 26 November 2010 |
1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata4: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor4: | Nand Kishore Yadav |
Successor4: | Nand Kishore Yadav |
Office5: | Minister of Public Health Engineering Department Government of Bihar |
Term Start5: | 24 November 2005 |
Term End5: | 13 April 2008 |
1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata5: | Nitish Kumar |
Successor5: | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
Office6: | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Term Start6: | 1990 |
Predecessor6: | Jai Kumar Palit |
Constituency6: | Gaya Town |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1955 |
Birth Place: | Gaya, Bihar, India |
Alma Mater: | Magadh University M.A., LL.B., PhD. (History) |
Spouse: | Prabhawati Devi |
Children: | 2 |
Minister: | Minister of Co-operativeMinister of Environment and Forest |
Predecessor: | Tej Pratap Yadav |
Dr. Prem Kumar (5 August 1955) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly elected eight times from Gaya Town assembly constituency.
He has completed his Ph.D. from Magadh University in 1999.[1]
Prem Kumar was elected the leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly formed after assembly election in October 2015.[2] [3] He is from an Extremely Backward Caste. Kumar belongs to Chandravanshi or the Kahar caste of traditional palanquin bearers.[4]