Rabri Devi
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| Rabri Devi | |
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| File:Rabri Devi.jpg | |
| 21st Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 11 March 2000 – 6 March 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 9 March 1999 – 2 March 2000 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| In office 25 July 1997 – 11 February 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Spouse of Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997 |
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| In office 10 March 1990 – 28 March 1995 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Gopalganj, Bihar |
| Political party | RJD |
| Spouse(s) | Lulu yadav |
| Residence | Patna |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Rabri Devi (born 1956) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. She is a Member of the Legislative Council for Bihar Vidhan Parishad who has served three terms as the Chief Minister, of Bihar, India, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party, between 1997 and 2005. She is the wife of the Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Railway Minister of India. Her younger son Tejashwi Yadav currently serves as the 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and at 26 years, is the youngest to hold the coveted office, while elder son Tej Pratap Yadav occupies the post of Bihar Health Minister. Speculation is rife that Rabri is certain to ascend into the Rajya Sabha either from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar in 2016.[1][citation needed]
Political career
She became the first woman Chief Minister of Bihar on 25 July 1997.[2]
She contested from Saran constituency in 2014 Loksabha election but lost.[3]
Criticism
The appointment of Rabri Devi as the Chief Minister of Bihar came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because she was illiterate[4][5] and had little experience or interest in politics.[6]
Personal life
Rabri Devi married Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1973[2] at the age of 17 and has nine children, seven girls and two boys.[7]
References
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- ↑ "'I am not subordinate to Lalooji'", Rediff, February 22, 2000
- ↑ "Profile: Laloo Prasad Yadav", BBC
- ↑ "'My name will be there on the pages of history'", Rediff, February 23, 2000
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Bihar 1997—1999 |
Succeeded by President's rule |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Bihar 1999—2000 |
Succeeded by Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Bihar 2000—2005 |
Succeeded by President's rule |
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Chief Ministers of Bihar
- Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
- Indian women in politics
- Finance Ministers of Bihar
- Indian women Chief Ministers
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the Indian general election, 2014
- Leaders of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Women in Bihar politics
