Ram Nath Thakur

• Karpoori Thakur (father)
• Phooleshwari Devi (mother)

Ram Nath Thakur
Thakur In 2024
Union Minister of State Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Profession	Agriculturist
As of 23 June 2020 Source: Rajya Sabha

Ram Nath Thakur (born 3 March 1950 in Karpoori Gram, Samastipur district, Bihar) a politician from the Janata Dal (United) party, is a member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. ^[1] He is Leader of Janata Dal (United) in Rajya Sabha .

Now, He is Minister of State of India in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Modi Cabinate

He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council and became Minister of Sugarcane Industries in Lalu Prasad's first cabinet. From November 2005 to November 2010 was Minister of Revenue and Land Reforms, Law, Information and Public Relations in the Second Nitish Kumar ministry. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He was elected in for the term April 2014-April-2020. ^[5] He is son of Late Karpoori Thakur Ex Chief Minister of Bihar.

He belonges to the Nai ^[6] (OBC) community ^[7]

See also

• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Ram Nath Thakur". Government of India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
2. Dutta, Ambarish (24 November 2005). "Nitish sworn in Bihar CM". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
3. Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as the 33rd chief minister of Bihar
4. Srivastava, Amitabh (26 March 2009). "Couples in coalition: Alliances made in heaven". India Today. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. "All five candidates elected unopposed to RS from Bihar". 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
6. "रामनाथ ठाकुर को मंत्री बनाए जाने पर नाई समाज में हर्ष". Hindustan (newspaper) . 11 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
7. "कौन हैं राम नाथ ठाकुर? उपराष्ट्रपति की रेस में आया नाम, जेपी नड्डा से भी हुई मुलाकात". India Tv . 24 July 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.