Nand Kishore Yadav
Nand Kishore Yadav addressing press in Bihar assembly premises
Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Bihar
In office
29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTejashwi Yadav
Succeeded byMangal Pandey
In office
26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byPrem Kumar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byPrem Kumar
Leader of Opposition
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
19 June 2013 – 4 December 2015
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Nitish Kumar
Preceded byAbdul Bari Siddiqui
Succeeded byPrem Kumar
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of Bihar
In office
13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byChandra Mohan Rai
Succeeded byAshwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of Tourism
Government of Bihar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byRampravesh Rai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1995
Preceded byMahtab Lal Singh
ConstituencyPatna Sahib
Personal details
Born (1953-08-26) 26 August 1953
Golakpur, Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
EducationBachelor of Science
Alma materPatna University
OccupationPolitician
Websitenandkishoreyadav.com
Source: [[1]]

Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is a senior BJP leader who joined, as minister, the Bihar Government after the split of the Mahagathbandhan and parting of ways between Lalu's RJD and Nitish Kumar's JDU in June 2013. Before that, he was cabinet minister for road construction and tourism and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, at present Chairman- Prakalan Samiti (Bihar Vidhan Sabha).[3]

In January 2022, Nandkishore Yadav, present at the statue unveiling program of former Legislative Councilor Kapildev Prasad Singh, honors him with a bouquet,by Late Singh's son Sanjay Sinha In Pawapuri

Family background, early life and education

Yadav was born on 26 August 1953 to the Panna Lal Yadav and Rajkumari Yadav. His great-grandfather, Jhalo Sardar, was a landlord. It is said that he used to pet lions. His grandfather, Ramdas Rai, spent the family inheritance, mainly on keeping and breeding birds. (Yadav is quoted as saying, "Hum sher se chidiyon per aagaye"). His father had to restart from scratch and set up a business in the Khajekalan area of old Patna, where he was born and spent his childhood.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of Bihar
  2. ↑ "Cabinet Ministers". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
    - "Cabinet Ministers of Bihar". Bihar. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Opposition leader of bihar". www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in.
  4. ↑ Santosh Singh (2015). Ruled or Misruled: Story & Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury India. ISBN 978-9385436307.
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