Ram Naresh Yadav

Ram Naresh Yadav
16th Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
8 September 2011 – 7 September 2016
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded byRameshwar Thakur
Succeeded byOm Prakash Kohli
(Additional Charge)
Governor of Chhattisgarh
(Acting)
In office
19 June 2014 – 14 July 2014
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byShekhar Dutt
Succeeded byBalram Das Tandon
10th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
23 June 1977 – 28 February 1979
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byBanarsi Das
Personal details
Born(1928-07-01)1 July 1928
Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died22 November 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 88)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Janata Party
SpouseShrimat Anari Devi Yadav
ChildrenFive daughters and three sons

Ram Naresh Yadav (1 July 1928 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979. He was from Janata Party; later he joined the Congress. He served as Deputy Chief Minister under the Babu Banarasi Das government from 1979 to 1980. He served as Deputy leader of Rajya Sabha in 1989. He also served as Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 26 August 2011 to 7 September 2016.