Sharad Yadav

Sharad Yadav
Yadav in 2013
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
In office
1 July 2002 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byShanta Kumar
Succeeded bySharad Pawar
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
1 September 2001 – 1 July 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded bySatyanarayan Jatiya
Succeeded bySahib Singh Verma
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byAnanth Kumar
Succeeded byShahnawaz Hussain
Minister of Textiles
In office
6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime MinisterVishwanath Pratap Singh
Preceded byRam Niwas Mirdha
Succeeded byHukmdev Narayan Yadav
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
8 July 2016 – 4 December 2017
ConstituencyBihar
In office
13 June 2014 – 7 July 2016
ConstituencyBihar
In office
8 July 2004 – 16 May 2009
Succeeded byGeorge Fernandes
ConstituencyBihar
In office
5 July 1986 – 28 November 1989
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byPappu Yadav
Succeeded byPappu Yadav
ConstituencyMadhepura
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byLalu Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byLalu Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyMadhepura
In office
1991–1998
Preceded byRamendra Kumar Yadav
Succeeded byLalu Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyMadhepura
In office
1989–1991
Preceded bySaleem Iqbal Shervani
Succeeded bySwami Chinmayanand
ConstituencyBadaun
In office
1974–1980
Preceded bySeth Govind Das
Succeeded byMunder Sharma
ConstituencyJabalpur
2nd President of Janata Dal
In office
1997 - 1999
Preceded byV. P. Singh
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born(1947-07-01)1 July 1947
Babai, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died12 January 2023(2023-01-12) (aged 75)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Rekha
(m. 1989)
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

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]

  1. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile. Yadav, Shri Sharad". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ Sanskarshan Thakur (2014). Single Man. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. Epilogue. ISBN 9789350297780.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.

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