Tej Pratap Yadav

Tej Pratap Yadav
Former Health Minister of Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Succeeded by Mangal Pandey
Former Environment Minister of Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for Mahua constituency
Assumed office
8 November 2015
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Ravindra Ray
Personal details
Nationality India
Political party Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse(s)
Aishwarya Rai (m. 2018)
Relations Tejashwi Yadav (Sibling)
Misa Bharti (Sibling)
Rajlaxmi Yadav (Sibling)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (Brother-in-law)
Parents
Occupation politician

Tej Pratap Yadav is an Indian politician. He was a Cabinet Minister for Health in Government of Bihar. He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2015. He is the elder son of former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.[1][2][3][4] He notoriously threatened to skin Prime Minister Narendra Modi alive for his administration's downgrading of Lalu Prasad's security from Z+ to Z.[5] Lalu defended his son over this.[6]

Early and personal life

He was born in 1986 to the former chief minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi who is also a former chief minister of Bihar.[7][8] He dropped out of school after failing the 12th grade examination. He is married to Aishwarya Rai, grand daughter of Bihar's Ex CM Daroga Prasad Rai.[9]

Political career

He became cabinet minister in Nitish Kumar's government from Nov 2015 till July 2017 in spite of having no experience of holding public office and ignoring many other experienced politicians from his own party. He became a part of controversy for using Hindi word for "ignored" instead of the Hindi word for "expected" in Hindi during the oath ceremony. He was corrected by the Governor for the mistake.

References

  1. ↑ "Bihar poll results: Tej Pratap Yadav's margin higher than Tejaswi's, other political families suffer losses". The Indian Express. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bihar results: List of prominent winners, losers". India Today. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nitish Takes Oath, Lalu's son Tejaswi Yadav Named Deputy CM". The Wire. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Only sons rise? But Misa missed her catch". The Telegraph. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tej Pratap threatens to 'skin' PM Modi after Lalu's Z+ security is withdrawn". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lalu defends son Tej Pratap over shocking 'skin Narendra Modi alive' remark; what he said". Financial Express. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Laloo Prasad taken into custody, BBC News, 5 April 2000". BBC News. 5 April 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ↑ bbc (3 October 2013). "India corruption: Laloo Prasad Yadav jailed for five years". BBC News India. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Food Riot at Tej Pratap's Wedding; Rowdy Guests Break VIP Cordon, Loot Crockery and Embellishments". news18.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.


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