Shibu Soren

Shibu Soren
Soren in 2006
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
22 June 2020
Preceded byPrem Chand Gupta
ConstituencyJharkhand
3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
30 December 2009 – 31 May 2010
Governor
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
27 August 2008 – 18 January 2009
GovernorSyed Sibtey Razi
Preceded byMadhu Koda
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
2 March 2005 – 12 March 2005
GovernorSyed Sibtey Razi
Preceded byArjun Munda
Succeeded byArjun Munda
Minister of Coal, Government of India
In office
29 January 2006 – 28 November 2006
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
In office
27 November 2004 – 2 March 2005
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
In office
23 May 2004 – 24 July 2004
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byMamata Banerjee
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2002–2019
Preceded byBabulal Marandi
Succeeded bySunil Soren
ConstituencyDumka
In office
1989–1998
Preceded byPrithvi Chand Kisku
Succeeded byBabulal Marandi
ConstituencyDumka
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byBabulal Marandi
Succeeded byPrithvi Chand Kisku
ConstituencyDumka
President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Personal details
Born (1944-01-11) 11 January 1944 (age 80)
Ramgarh, Bihar, British India (now in Jharkhand, India)
Political partyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
SpouseRoopi Soren
Children
ResidenceBokaro
NicknameDishoom Guru
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Shibu Soren (born 11 January 1944) is an Indian politician who is currently member of Rajya Sabha representing Jharkhand and the leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He formerly served as 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, first in 2005 for 10 days (2 March to 12 March), then from 2008 to 2009 and again from 2009 to 2010. He is also the President of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party, a constituent of the INDIA Alliance . He was the member of Lok Sabha from Dumka from 1980 to 1984, 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2019 and Minister for Coal in the Union Cabinet from 2004 to 2004, 2004 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2006, when a Delhi district court found him guilty in the murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994.[1] He has also been indicted in the past on other criminal charges.

  1. ^ PTI (28 November 2006). "Shibu Soren guilty in murder case, quits cabinet". rediff.com. Retrieved 12 May 2007.