Laloo Yadav
Laloo Prasad Yadav (officially spelt Lalu Prasad Yadav) (born June 11, 1948) is the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party of India. He is also a former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar, and is the husband of Bihar's current Chief Minister, Rabri Devi. In 2004, he was elected to the Lok Sabha with his party emerging as a key ally of the Congress. He became the Minister for railways in the Manmohan Singh government.
He was born to Late Shri Kundan Rai at Phulwaria, Distt. Gopalganj (Bihar). He married Rabri Devi in 1973 and has two sons and six daughters. He is an arts graduate and has been a political and social worker and lawyer.
Positions Held
- 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
- 1980-1989 Member, Legislative Assembly (two terms) of Bihar.
- 1989 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
- 1995-1998 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
- 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 13th Lok Sabha (4th term).Appointed as Cabinet Minister looking after the Ministry of Railways
Railway Minister of India
In his first railway budget, he did not raise any fares.
On July 14, 2004, amidst walkouts by the opposition parties, he ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the Godhra tragedy in 2002. The report is expected in three months.
