Lalu Prasad Yadav

Lalu Prasad Yadav born on 11 June 1947 in Gopalganj, Bihar.

He was Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

Lalu Prasad Yadav served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from 1990 till 1997.

He is a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from the Saran constituency in Bihar.

He is a lawyer by education. He is B.A.L.L.B, from Patna University.

Yadav married Rabri Devi on June 1, 1973.

Yadav's first political step was his election as General Secretary of the Patna University Students Union in 1970.

He was elected as a member of 9th Lok Sabha on a Janata Party ticket at the age 29.


Positions held :

• 1977: Elected to 6th Lok Sabha at the age of 29.
• 1980–1989 Member, Legislative Assembly (two terms) of Bihar.
• 1989: Becomes the leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Chairman, Pustakalaya Committee, Convenor, Committee on Public Undertakings, Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
• 1990–1995 Member, Bihar Legislative Council.
• 1990–1997 Chief Minister, Bihar.
• 1995–1998 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly.
• 1996: Lalu's name springs up in a major scam.
• 1997: parts with the [Janata Dal] and forms [Rashtriya Janata Dal].
• 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
• 1998–1999 Member, General Purposes Committee, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• 2004 Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (4th term).Appointed as Cabinet Minister looking after the Ministry of Railways. In 2004, he was elected to the [Lok Sabha] with his party emerging as a key member of the Congress.
• 2009 Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (5th term).