title: Third Nitish Kumar ministry
text: # Third Nitish Kumar ministry
  
  This is a list of ministers from Nitish Kumar's third cabinet starting from 26 November 2010.
  
  On 16 June 2013, the JDU separated from NDA after Narendra Modi was announced as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP for the 2014 Indian general election, following which Ministers from the BJP were dropped from the cabinet.
  
  ## Council of Ministers
  
  Source
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chief Minister Home Affairs General Administration Cabinet Secretariat Vigilance Election Other departments not allocated to any Minister | Nitish Kumar | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Deputy Chief Minister Finance Commercial Taxes Environment & Forest | Sushil Kumar Modi | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Water Resources | Vijay Chaudhary | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Energy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Prohibition, Registration & Excise | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Road Construction | Nand Kishore Yadav | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Agriculture | Narendra Singh | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Transport Minister of Information & Public Relations | Brishin Patel | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Revenue & Land Reforms | Ramai Ram | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Public Health Engineering Department | Chandra Mohan Rai | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Health & Family Welfare | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Panchayat Raj | Hari Prasad Sah | 26 November 2010 | 3 October 2011 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Panchayat Raj | Bhim Singh | 7 October 2011 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | Hari Prasad Sah | 26 November 2010 | 3 October 2011 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of BC & EBC Welfare | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 7 October 2011 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Rural Works | Bhim Singh | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Industry Minister of Disaster Management | Renu Kushawaha | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of SC/ST Welfare | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Building Construction | Damodar Rout | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Urban Development & Housing | Prem Kumar | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Law Minister of Planning & Development | Narendra Narayan Yadav | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Education | Prashant Kumar Shahi | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Minority Welfare Minister of Information Technology | Shahid Ali Khan | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Food & Consumer Protection | Shyam Rajak | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Social Welfare | Parveen Amanullah | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Rural Development | Nitish Mishra | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Sugarcane Industries Minister of Minor Irrigation | Avadesh Kushwaha | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Science & Technology | Gautam Singh | 26 November 2010 | 20 May 2014 | JD(U) |
  | Minister of Labour Resources | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Animal & Fish Resources | Giriraj Singh | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Mines & Geology | Satyadev Narayan Arya | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Co-operatives | Ramadhar Singh | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs | Sukhada Pandey | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  | Minister of Tourism | Sunil Kumar Pintu | 26 November 2010 | 16 June 2013 | BJP |
  