Upendra Yadav
Nepalese politician
Upendra Yadav (Nepali: उपेन्द्र यादव) is a Nepalese politician.
Honourable Upendra Yadav | |
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उपेन्द्र यादव | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
In office 1 June 2018 – 24 December 2019 Serving with Ishwar Pokhrel | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 28 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Preceded by | Sahana Pradhan |
Succeeded by | Sujata Koirala |
In office 4 May 2011 – 29 August 2011 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav |
Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
Succeeded by | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 21 November 2019 – 24 December 2019 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal |
Succeeded by | Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe |
Minister of Health and Population | |
In office 1 June 2018 – 20 November 2019 | |
President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
Preceded by | KP Sharma Oli |
Succeeded by | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal |
President of People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 March 2018[1] | |
Constituency | Saptari 2 |
Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Mandal |
Member of Constituent Assembly | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Succeeded by | Consuituency abolished |
Constituency | Sunsari 5 |
Personal details | |
Born | Upendra Yadav 8 January 1961 Bhagawatpur, Saptari, Nepal |
Political party | PSP-N (2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | CPN (UML) (1991–1999) CPN (Maoist) (1999–2005) MJF-N (2006–2015) FSF-N (2015–2019) Samajbadi (2019–2020) |
Spouse(s) | Parbati Yadav |
Children | Amrendra Yadav and 1 daughter |
Mother | Phudani Devi Yadav |
Father | Dhani Lal Yadav |
Residence | Biratnagar, Morang |
Works
changeHe has served as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2020.[2]
He has been the Member of Parliament for Saptari 2 since 2017. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Oli from 2018 to 2020.[3][4] He also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Dahal cabinet from 2008 to 2009 and in the Khanal cabinet in 2011.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "First meeting of House of Representatives concluded". The Himalayan Times. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ↑ "Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N". The Himalayan Times. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ↑ कर्ण, खगेन्द्र (2021-05-24). "मधेसवाद कि अवसरवाद?" [Madhesh-ist or Opportunist?]. eKagaj (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ "Nepali prime minister expands cabinet for fourth time". Xinhua. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ "Ministers of Democratic Federal Republic of Nepal". 2008-11-20. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Upendra Yadav becomes new Nepal DPM and Foreign Minister | Asia News". Zee News. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-10.