Pratap Jena (Odia: ପ୍ରତାପ ଜେନା) is an Indian politician and the Former Cabinet Minister in the Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly with Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development portfolios (2019–2022).

Jena joined student politics in 1985 making his debut as the secretary of the Science Society of Ravenshaw College.

He was re-elected from Mahanga in 2014 Assembly elections, defeating Sarada Prasad Pradhan (Independent candidate) by 27,874 votes.

In 2019, he was again re-elected from Mahanga with a margin of 29,585 votes and became the Cabinet Minister in Naveen Patnaik's ministry with important portfolios such as Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development.

[9] Pratap Jena took oath as Minister of School and Mass Education after his party's victory in the 2009 assembly elections.

In a major reshuffle of the State Cabinet on 7 May 2017, Jena was assigned the portfolios of Health & Family Welfare and Law departments.

[14] In May 2019, Jena was again elected to Odisha Legislative Assembly for the fifth consecutive time and became Cabinet Minister in Naveen Patnaik's fifth consecutive government with important portfolios such as Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development.

In a first-of-its-kind health programme, the state aims at providing comprehensive, accessible, affordable and equitable eye care to people of all age groups.

[30][31][32] In June 2017, the Odisha state government took initiative to completely sponsor the expenses for separating Craniopagus twins Jaga-Balia.

[33][34][35] On 19 December 2017, Odisha government launched various pro people health schemes such as (1) NIDAAN for all types of essential diagnostic services provided free of cost to all categories of patients in all public health facilities as per its level from Sub-Centers to Medical Colleges and Hospitals.

Annually over 1.50 crores patients requiring diagnostic services at public health facilities are being benefited.

The vaccination drive covered about 1.13 crore children across Odisha between the ages of nine months and 15 years.

The Government of Odisha will spend 700 million Indian rupees annually for running this program in the state.

[41] On 15 August 2018, Biju Swastya Kalyan Yojana was launched by Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.

[42] The minister has earned himself a fiery reputation for conducting surprise visits to hospitals and health centres across the state to check the level of preparedness among the staff and authorities.

[43][44][45][46][47][48] As Law minister, Jena announced 115 new civil judge (junior division) and Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) courts to be opened at block level to speed up the disposal of pending cases.

In 2021, two senior BJP leaders from Mahanga in Cuttack district were murdered, where Jena's name emerged as one of the accused.

(x) Chairman, Standing Committee of Industries, Steel & Mines, Forest & Environment, Transport & Commerce, Planning & Co-ordination Department, Govt.

(xiii) State President, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, the Student wing of BJD (1997–2002).