Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | |
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 Chaudhary in 2020 | |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 | |
| Governor | Syed Ata Hasnain |
| Chief Minister | Samrat Choudhary |
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| Preceded by | Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha |
| Cabinet Minister in Bihar | |
| In office 16 March 2024 – 14 April 2026 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 3 February 2024 – 15 March 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 22 August 2022 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 9 February 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 16 November 2020 – 8 February 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 22 February 2015 – 16 November 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| In office 26 November 2010 – 7 February 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Ministry and Departments | Water Resources |
| 15th Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 December 2015 – 15 November 2020 | |
| Governor | Ram Nath Kovind Keshari Nath Tripathi Satya Pal Malik Lalji Tandon Phagu Chauhan |
| Preceded by | Uday Narayan Choudhary |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Kumar Sinha |
| Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 February 2015 – 20 February 2015 | |
| President of Janata Dal (United), Bihar | |
| In office 14 February 2010 – 26 November 2010 | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ramchandra Singh Nishad |
| Constituency | Sarairanjan |
| In office 1981–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Prasad Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ram Lakhan Mahato |
| Constituency | Dalsinghsarai |
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| Born | 8 January 1957 Dalsinghsarai, Bihar, India |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Ganga Choudhary |
| Children | 2 (1 daughter & 1 son) |
| Education | Patna University |
| Profession | Politician probationary officer |
| Website | https://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in |
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician serving as a Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1982, and has constantly served in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinets.
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 Finance, Commercial Taxes, Education, Building Construction, Transport, Rural Development, Rural Works, Science, Technology and Technical Education, Higher Education, Minority Welfare, Information & Public Relations, Agriculture, Animal and Fish Resources ministries in the Government of Bihar. He is a member of Nitish Kumar's core committee which shapes policies of the Government and the party.
Chaudhary has also 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.