Lalu Prasad[1] (born 11 June 1948[2][3]) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He is the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, former chief minister of Bihar, former UPA minister of railways, and former member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha. He entered politics at Patna University as a student leader and was elected as then youngest member of the Lok Sabha in 1977 as a Janata Party candidate at the age of 29. He became the chief minister of Bihar in 1990. From 1997 to 2005 his wife Rabri Devi ruled as the Chief Minister of the state. His party came to power in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election in partnership with Nitish Kumar of JD(U), but Nitish Kumar dumped Prasad's party from power in July 2017.
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Nitish Kumar
Succeeded by
Mamata Banerjee
Constituency
Saran
20th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997
Preceded by
President's rule
Succeeded by
Rabri Devi
In office
10 March 1990 – 28 March 1995
Preceded by
Jagannath Mishra
Succeeded by
President's rule
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Chhapra
In office
24 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
Preceded by
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Succeeded by
Constituency delimitated
In office
2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991
Preceded by
Rambahadur Singh
Succeeded by
Lal Babu Rai
In office
23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979
Preceded by
Ramshekhar Prasad Singh
Succeeded by
Staya Deo Singh
Personal details
Born
11 June 1948 (age 72)
Phulwariya , Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Political party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse(s)
Rabri Devi
Relations
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (Son in law)
Children
9, including Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti
Parents
Kundan Ray (father)
Marachhiya Devi (mother)
Alma mater
Finance, Patna University
Website
http://rjd.co.in/shri-lalu-prasad-yadav.html
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