Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician. He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1982, and is currently serving as the Cabinet Minister for Finance, Commercial Taxes and Parliamentary Affairs ministries in the Government of Bihar.
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | |
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| Minister for Finance, Commercial Taxes and Parliamentary Affairs - Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2022 | |
| Minister for Education and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Bihar | |
| In office 16 November 2020 – 10 August 2022 | |
| 15th Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 December 2015 – 15 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Uday Narayan Choudhary |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Kumar Sinha |
| Minister for Water Resources, Agriculture, Information and Public Relations, Animal and Fish Resources, Home (In-charge), Government of Bihar | |
| In office 26 November 2010 – 20 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 February 2015 – 20 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| President, Bihar JD(U) | |
| In office 14 February 2010 – 26 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Ranjan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Bashistha Narain Singh |
| MLA, Sarairanjan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ramchandra Singh Nishad |
| MLA, Dalsinghsarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | |
| In office 1982–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Prasad Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ram Lakhan Mahato |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1957 Dalsinghsarai, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Ganga Choudhary |
| Children | Ankita Choudhary, Shubhaditya Choudhary |
| Residence(s) | 2 Deshratna Marg, Patna, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Profession | Politician Probationary Officer |
| Website | http://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic. |
He has previously held the posts of Speaker of Bihar Vidhan Sabha , Leader of Janata Dal (United) Legislature Party in Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Education, Water Resources, Rural Development, Rural Works Engineering, Information & Public Relations, Agriculture, Animal and Fish Resources ministries in the Government of Bihar. He is considered to be the Number 2 in JDU's pecking order of the Bihar cabinet and is a member of Nitish Kumar's core committee which shapes policies of the Government and the party.
Chaudhary served as the Home Minister-in-charge, putting forth the Government's stand on home affairs in Bihar Legislative Assembly. Known for being an efficient administrator and a soft-spoken person with a clean image, he is a close confidante of Nitish Kumar and was speculated to succeed him as Chief Minister of Bihar following the latter's resignation after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.