Rabri Devi
21st Chief Minister of Bihar, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member (MLC) of Bihar Legislative Council and she currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad.
Quick Facts Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Preceded by ...
Rabri Devi Yadav | |
---|---|
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad | |
Assumed office 14 Feb 2024 | |
Preceded by | Hari Sahni |
In office 13 Apr 2022 – 09 Aug 2022 | |
Preceded by | Herself |
Succeeded by | Samrat Chaudhary |
In office 12 May 2018 – 23 Jun 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sushil Modi |
Succeeded by | Herself |
Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 7 May 2024 | |
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Sabha | |
In office 20 Nov 2005 – 23 Dec 2010 | |
Preceded by | Upendra Kushwaha |
Succeeded by | Abdul Bari Siddiqui |
21st Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 11 Mar 2000 – 06 Mar 2005 | |
Governor | • V. C. Pande • M R Jois • Ved Prakash Marwah (acting) • Buta Singh • Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
In office 09 Mar 1999 – 02 Mar 2000 | |
Governor | Sunder Singh Bhandari |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
In office 25 Jul 1997 – 11 Feb 1999 | |
Governor | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
Preceded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69) Salar Kalan village, Gopalganj, Bihar, India |
Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Spouse | |
Relations | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (son-in-law) Chiranjeev Rao (son-in-law) Sadhu Yadav (brother) Subhash Prasad Yadav (brother) |
Children | 9 (including Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti) |
Residence | Patna |
Website | rjd |
Close
She is married to Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997). Yadav previously served as a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) and she formerly served as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Sabha.