Sharad Yadav | |
|---|---|
 Yadav in 2013 | |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shanta Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
| In office 1 September 2001 – 1 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Satyanarayan Jatiya |
| Succeeded by | Sahib Singh Verma |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ananth Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Minister of Textiles | |
| In office 6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| Preceded by | Ram Niwas Mirdha |
| Succeeded by | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 4 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 7 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 8 July 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | George Fernandes |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 5 July 1986 – 28 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pappu Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Pappu Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhepura |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhepura |
| In office 1991–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ramendra Kumar Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhepura |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Saleem Iqbal Shervani |
| Succeeded by | Swami Chinmayanand |
| Constituency | Badaun |
| In office 1974–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Seth Govind Das |
| Succeeded by | Munder Sharma |
| Constituency | Jabalpur |
| 2nd President of Janata Dal | |
| In office 1997 - 1999 | |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1947 Babai, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 12 January 2023 (aged 75) Gurugram, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Rekha (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sharad Yadav (1 July 1947 – 12 January 2023) was an Indian politician from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times[1] and to the Rajya Sabha four times from JD(U).[2] He was the first national president of Janata Dal (United), serving from its formation in 2003 until 2016.[3] He was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha in 2017 and removed from party leadership positions for engaging in anti-party activities.[4][5]
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- ^ "List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Sanskarshan Thakur (2014). Single Man. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. Epilogue. ISBN 9789350297780.
- ^ "Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar disqualified as Rajya Sabha members". Business Line. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Devika (12 August 2017). "Nitish Kumar: Sharad Yadav removed as JD(U) party leader in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2020.