Renu Devi

Renu Devi
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Serving with Tarkishore Prasad
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byTejashwi Yadav
Minister of Backward Classes & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byBinod Kumar Singh
Minister of Disaster Management
Government of Bihar
In office
9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTarkishore Prasad
Minister of Industry
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byShyam Rajak
Succeeded byShahnawaz Hussain
Minister of Panchayat Raj
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byKapil Deo Kamat
Succeeded bySamrat Chaudhary
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
Government of Bihar
In office
13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byJanardan Singh Sigriwal
Succeeded bySukhada Pandey
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byMadan Mohan Tiwari
ConstituencyBettiah
In office
2000–2015
Preceded byBirval Yadava
Succeeded byMadan Mohan Tiwari
ConstituencyBettiah
Personal details
Born (1959-11-01) 1 November 1959 (age 65)[1]
Bettiah, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseDurga Prasad (died)
Children2
Alma materB. R. Ambedkar Bihar University

Renu Devi (born 1 November 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November 2020 to 9 August 2022.

She became the fifth female Deputy Chief Minister of India from Bihar in 2020.[2] A former national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, she is currently a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the formerly deputy legislative leader of party for the National Democratic Alliance.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

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  2. ^ "Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for fourth consecutive term; Renu Devi first woman deputy CM". The Indian Express.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Thakur, Chaurasia dropped from Shah's team". The Times of India. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "BJP chief Amit Shah announces new team, Varun Gandhi dropped as general secretary". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Bhartiya Janata Party National Office Bearers". Bhartiya Janata Party. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ^ "New Team BJP: BSY is VP, Ram Madhav G. Sec, Varun Dropped". Outlook. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bettiah Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Nitish Kumar allocates Bihar portfolios: Here's the full list of cabinet ministers | freepressjournal". m.freepressjournal.in. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2020.