Birendra Prasad Baishya

Birendra Prasad Baishya is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam, India. He was elected in Lok Sabha election in 1996 from Mangaldoi constituency and union minister of Steel and Mines. He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2008 to 2014^{[1][2][3][4][5]} and again in June 2019.

fourth from left side,in middle between Keshab Mahanta and Atul Bora.

Birendra Prasad Baishya
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 June 2019
Preceded by	Santiuse Kujur
Constituency	Assam
In office 2008–2014
Succeeded by	Sanjay Sinh
Constituency	Assam
Minister of Steel & Mines Government of India
In office 29 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister	H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
Preceded by	H. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded by	Naveen Patnaik
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Probin Deka
Succeeded by	Madhab Rajbangshi
Constituency	Mangaldoi
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-29) 29 January 1956 (age 69)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Asom Gana Parishad
Education	Darrang College Guwahati University

Baishya is also President of Indian Weightlifting Federation.^[6]