Prem Kumar (politician)
Indian politician (5 August 1955)
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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.[1][2]
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Deputy SpeakerNarendra Narayan Yadav
Preceded byNand Kishore Yadav
Dr. Prem Kumar | |
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| 18th Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 | |
| Chief Minister Dy. Chief Ministers | Samrat Chaudhary Bijendra Prasad Yadav & Vijay Kumar Chaudhary |
| 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) |
He has completed his PhD from Magadh University in 1999.[3]
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]