Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | |
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 Yadav receiving the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2018. | |
| Union Minister for Textiles | |
| In office 21 November 1990 –21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Union Minister of State for Agriculture | |
| In office 2 November 2001 –22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Succeeded by | Kantilal Bhuria |
| In office 13 October 1999 –27 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Sompal Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Union Minister of State for Shipping | |
| In office 7 November 2000 –2 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Naik |
| Union Minister of State for Surface Transport | |
| In office 27 May 2000 –2 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Debendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Naik |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 7 July 1980 –6 July 1986 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 —23 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| In office 6 October 1999 —16 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Shakeel Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Shakeel Ahmad |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| In office 2 December 1989 –13 March 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Shreshth Khirhar |
| Succeeded by | Nawal Kishore Rai |
| Constituency | Sitamarhi |
| In office 23 March 1977 –22 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bhogendra Jha |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqullah Ansari |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1939 Bijuli,Darbhanga |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samyukta Socialist Party Bharatiya Lok Dal Janata Party Janata Dal Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
| Spouse | Sudesh Yadav [1] |
| Children | 3 including Ashok Kumar Yadav |
| Residence(s) | Bijuli,Darbhanga and New Delhi |
| Education | Graduate [1] |
| Alma mater | Chandradhari Mithila College |
| Occupation | Politician and Agriculturist |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from Bihar,who has been Union Minister for Textiles,whilst also serving as a Union Minister of State and long-serving influential member of the Lok Sabha. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977,1999,2009,2014 and 1989 from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. He was with the Samyukta Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s,before he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1] [2] Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament. [3] [4] [5] In August 2018,Yadav was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the period of 2014-2017 and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament. [6] Yadav is also the father of politician Ashok Kumar Yadav,a Bharatiya Janata Party MP in the Lok Sabha.
