Nand Kishore Yadav

Nand Kishore Yadav
Yadav, c. 2014
23rd Governor of Nagaland
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 March 2026
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byAjay Kumar Bhalla
Minister of Public Works Department of Bihar
In office
29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTejashwi Yadav
Succeeded byMangal Pandey
In office
26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byPrem Kumar
Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
19 June 2013 – 4 December 2015
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Nitish Kumar
Preceded byAbdul Bari Siddiqui
Succeeded byPrem Kumar
Minister of Health & Family Welfare of Bihar
In office
13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byChandra Mohan Rai
Succeeded byAshwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of Tourism of Bihar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byRampravesh Rai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2025
Preceded byMahtab Lal Singh
Succeeded byRatnesh Kumar Kushwaha
ConstituencyPatna Sahib
Personal details
Born (1953-08-26) 26 August 1953
Patna, Bihar, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (since 1983)
EducationBachelor of Science
Alma materPatna University
OccupationPolitician
Websitenandkishoreyadav.com

Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, who serving as the 23rd Governor of Nagaland since 13 March 2026.[1] He was former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is a senior BJP leader who joined, as minister, the Bihar Government after the split of the Mahagathbandhan and parting of ways between RJD and JDU in June 2013. Before that, he was cabinet minister for road construction and tourism and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, at present Chairman- Prakalan Samiti (Bihar Vidhan Sabha). He is served as the seventeenth Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2024 till 2025.

Family background, early life and education

Yadav was born on 26 August 1953 to the Panna Lal Yadav and Rajkumari Yadav. His great-grandfather, Jhalo Sardar, was a landlord. There was a myth saying that he used to pet lions.[3] His grandfather, Ramdas Rai, spent the family inheritance, mainly on keeping and breeding birds. (Yadav is quoted as saying, "Hum sher se chidiyon per aagaye"). His father had to restart from scratch and set up a business in the Khajekalan area of old Patna, where he was born and spent his childhood.[4]

Positions held

# Portrait Assumed office Left Office Term Length Positions
1 1978 1978 Less than 1 year Councillor, Patna Municipal Corporation
2 1982 1982 Less than 1 year Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation
3 1990 1995 Less than 5 year State President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Bihar
4 1995 1998 Less than 3 year General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
5 1998 2003 5 years President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
6 1995 2010 15 years Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Patna East
7 2010 2025 15 years Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Patna Sahib Assembly
8 24 November 2005 13 April 2008 2 years, 141 days Minister of Road Construction & Tourism, Government of Bihar
9 13 April 2008 26 November 2010 2 years, 227 days Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bihar
10 2010 2013 3 years Minister of Road Construction, Government of Bihar
11 19 June 2013 4 December 2015 2 years, 168 days Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
12 29 July 2017 16 November 2020 3 years, 110 days Minister of Road Construction, Government of Bihar
13 15 February 2024 1 December 2025 1 year, 289 days Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
14 13 March 2026 Incumbent 168 days Governor of Nagaland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ex Cabinet Ministers". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
    - "Cabinet Ministers of Bihar". Bihar. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Who is Nand Kishore Yadav Bihar Assembly Speaker, know his political journey". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Santosh Singh (2015). Ruled or Misruled: Story & Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury India. ISBN 978-9385436307.
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