Kunji Lal Dubey (18 March 1896 – 2 June 1970) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, educationist and politician from Madhya Pradesh.

He served as the first speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1956, as the Finance Minister of the State in 1967 and was the president of the Inter University Board of India, Burma and Ceylon.

[2] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 1964, for his contributions to the society.

He successfully contested the first Assembly election of the newly formed state of Madhya Pradesh and became the first speaker of the house, but the tenure was short (1956–57).

[8] In 1946, the year of his election to the state assembly, he was appointed as the chancellor of Nagpur University, a post he held for three consecutive terms.

[2] He was elected from the Jabalpur constituency again 1967 and held the portfolio of Finance in the Dwarka Prasad Mishra ministry during its second term from March 1967 to July 1967.