Bihar Education Minister List 2023: Who is Dr. Chandra Shekhar? All You Need to Know

Bihar Education Ministers 2023: Bihar is celebrating its 111th Foundation Day today as Bihar Diwas. It is an eastern state bordered by Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, and northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south. Governor is the constitutional head, Chief minister is the executive head of the government who with its cabinet ministers make all important decisions. And one such portfolio is of Education Minister. 

Education Ministers are the head of the Education Ministry who plan and address the needs of the populace in accordance with the requirement. Continue reading to learn more about all the Education Ministers of Bihar.

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List of Bihar Education Ministers

There has been a total of 26 Education Ministers in Bihar to date. And interestingly, the fourth Education Minister Karpoori Thakur was the one who removed English as a compulsory subject in the secondary board examination of Bihar.

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Current Bihar Education Minister - Dr. Chandra Shekhar

Dr. Chandrashekhar is a representative from Madhepura in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the minister of education for the Bihar government. A professor and since 2010 a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, he was born in Madhepura, Bihar.

As per his vision, ‘Along with its ability to generate income, a state's strength also lies in its ability to uphold its citizens' moral standards and levels of education. Therefore, the Department of Education in Bihar has been working hard to restore its former status as a leader in education with the ultimate goal of preserving Bihar's identity, which is to continue spreading the light of education as it did during the time of Buddha.’

Under his governance, five directorates and several apex bodies have been working to create a supportive environment where young people, women, and others can explore their knowledge and skills by pursuing primary, secondary, higher education, and mass education.

List of all Chief Ministers of Bihar (1946-2023)