Lalu Prasad Yadav | |
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 Yadav as Union Minister of Railways, addressing in New Delhi on 12 September 2004 | |
| 30th Union Minister of Railways | |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 23 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Assumed office 5 July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| 20th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997 | |
| Governor | A. R. Kidwai |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Rabri Devi |
| In office 10 March 1990 – 28 March 1995 | |
| Governor | Mohammad Yunus Saleem |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 3 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Constituency | Saran, Bihar |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Chhapra, Bihar |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhepura |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 10 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Rambahadur Singh |
| Succeeded by | Lal Babu Rai |
| Constituency | Chhapra, Bihar |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ramshekhar Prasad Singh |
| Succeeded by | Satya Deo Singh |
| Constituency | Chhapra, Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2002 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| 12th Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 18 March 1989 – 7 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Anup Lal Yadav |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 3 March 2000 – 10 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Rama Nand Yadav |
| Constituency | Danapur |
| In office 4 April 1995 – 10 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Uday Narayan Rai |
| Succeeded by | Rajgir Choudhary |
| Constituency | Raghopur |
| In office 8 June 1980 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Sundar Das |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kumar Roy |
| Constituency | Sonpur |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 7 May 1990 – 4 April 1995 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative assembly member's |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1948 Phulwariya, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (son-in-law) Chiranjeev Rao (son-in-law) Sadhu Yadav (brother-in-law) Subhash Prasad Yadav (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 9 (including Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Patna University (M.A., LLB) |
| Website | rjd |
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).[1][2][3] He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha[4] & Rajya Sabha.
He entered politics at Patna University as a student leader and in 1977 at the age of 29, was elected as the youngest member of the Lok Sabha for the Janata Party. He became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1990. His party came to power in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election in partnership with Nitish Kumar of JD(U). This coalition ended when Nitish resigned and RJD was ousted, becoming the opposition party.
In 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, RJD remained the single largest party in Bihar, and along with JD(U) in power after JD(U) rejoined MGB in 2022, headed the government until JD(U) returned to NDA. Lalu Yadav was convicted in the controversial Fodder Scam, and was serving a term until 17 April 2021, when he was granted bail from the High Court.[5]
- ^ "Scanned Copy of 2009 Lok Sabha election affidavit". Association of Democratic Reforms. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Lalu Prasad Yadav: The shrewd politician's highs and lows". Rediff. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ While the Indian media was unsure as to the spelling of his name, in June 2004, he issued a clarification to the media to endure his name was spelt as Lalu and not Laloo."It's Lalu not Laloo and it's official (24 June 2004)". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2006.
- ^ "Latest News of Lalu Prasad Yadav".
- ^ "Lalu Yadav granted bail: HC". Hindustan Times. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.