Sharad Yadav | |
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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 | Babai, Central Provinces and Berar, British India | 1 July 1947
Died | 12 January 2023 Gurugram, Haryana, India | (aged 75)
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]