Upendra Yadav
Upendra Yadav (Nepali: उपेन्द्र यादव; born 12 November 1960) is a Nepalese politician who served as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal from 2020 until 2023.
Upendra Yadav | |
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| उपेन्द्र यादव | |
Yadav in 2017 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 24 December 2019 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| 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 | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kishor Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Saptari 2 |
| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Mandal |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Kant Raut |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 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 | Parbati Yadav |
| Children | Amrendra Yadav and 1 daughter |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Biratnagar, Morang |
He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Oli from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Dahal cabinet from 2008 to 2009 and in the Khanal cabinet in 2011. Yadav lost an election in 2022, being defeated by Janamat Party chair CK Raut in Saptari 2 with a margin of 18,000 votes.
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