List of health ministers of Bihar

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The Ministers responsible for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Government of Bihar, India have been:

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1 Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha,first Bihar Dy Chief Minister.jpg Anugrah Narayan Sinha 2 April 19465 July 1957 Shri Krishna Sinha Indian National Congress
2Mohammad Yunus
3Dr. B P Jawahar Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
4Abdul Gafoor2 July 197327 September 1973Abdul Gafoor Indian National Congress
5Kedar Pandey27 September 197311 April 1975Abdul Gafoor
6 B.dubey(3).jpg Bindeshwari Dubey [1] 11 April 197530 April 1977 Jagannath Mishra
7 Jabir Husain 24 June 197721 April 1979 Karpoori Thakur Janata Party
8Braj Kishor Singh9 March 198211 April 1985 Chandra Shekhar Singh Indian National Congress
9Dinesh Singh [2] 12 March 198514 February 1988 Bindeshwari Dubey
10Umeshwar Prasad Verma
11Mahaveer Prasad25 July 19979 March 1999 Rabri Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
12 Udit Rai 9 March 19992 March 2000
13 Shri Shaqeel Ahmed in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg Shakeel Ahmad 2 April 2000May 2004 Indian National Congress
14 Chandra Mohan Rai 24 November 200513 April 20082 years, 141 days Nitish Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Nand kishore yadav.JPG Nand Kishore Yadav 13 April 200824 November 20102 years, 225 days
16 The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey on July 25, 2018.jpg Ashwini Kumar Choubey 26 November 201016 June 20132 years, 202 days
17 Tej Pratap Yadav.jpg Tej Pratap Yadav 20 November 201526 July 20171 year, 248 days Nitish Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
18 Mangal Pandey minister Bihar.jpg Mangal Pandey 29 July 20179 August 20225 years, 11 days Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Tejaswi Yadav 2023.jpg Tejashwi Yadav 10 August 2022Incumbent2 years, 81 days Rashtriya Janata Dal

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