Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office 26 May 2014 – 8 October 2020
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by
Piyush Goyal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 28 June 2019 – 8 October 2020
Preceded by
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Succeeded by
Sushil Kumar Modi
Constituency
Bihar
In office July 2010[1] – 2014
Constituency
Bihar
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers[1]
In office 23 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Sunder Lal Patwa
Succeeded by
M. K. Alagiri
Minister of Mines[1]
In office 1 September 2001 – 29 April 2002
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Sunder Lal Patwa
Succeeded by
Uma Bharti
Minister of Communications and Information Technology[1]
In office 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by
Pramod Mahajan
Leader of House in Lok Sabha
In office 4 June 1996 – 4 December 1997
Prime Minister
H.D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral
Preceded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of Railways[2]
In office 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister
H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
Preceded by
C. K. Jaffer Sheriff
Succeeded by
Nitish Kumar
Minister of Labour and Welfare
In office 5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime Minister
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Preceded by
Bindeshwari Dubey
Succeeded by
K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by
Ram Sundar Das
Succeeded by
Pashupati Kumar Paras
Constituency
Hajipur
In office 1996–2009
Preceded by
Ram Sundar Das
Succeeded by
Ram Sundar Das
Constituency
Hajipur
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by
Dasai Chowdhary
Succeeded by
Pitambar Paswan
Constituency
Rosera
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by
Ram Ratan Ram
Succeeded by
Ram Sundar Das
Constituency
Hajipur
In office 1977–1984
Preceded by
Ramshekhar Prasad Singh
Succeeded by
Ram Ratan Ram
Constituency
Hajipur
Personal details
Born
(1946-07-05)5 July 1946 Khagaria, Bihar, British India
Died
8 October 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 74) New Delhi, India
Political party
Lok Janshakti Party
Other political affiliations
Janata Dal, Janata Party
Spouses
Rajkumari Devi
(m. 1969; div. 1981)
Reena Sharma
(m. 1982–2020)
Children
4; including Chirag Kumar Paswan
Residence(s)
Khagaria, Bihar, India
Alma mater
Patna University (M.A., LLB)
Awards
Padma Bhushan (2021) (posthumously)
As of 30 May, 2019
Source: [1]
Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 1946 – 8 October 2020)[3] was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, nine-times Lok Sabha member and two-time Rajya Sabha MP.[4] He started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. Later, Paswan joined Lok Dal upon its formation in 1974, and became its general secretary. He opposed the emergency, and was arrested during this period. He first entered the Lok Sabha in 1977, as a Janata Party member from Hajipur constituency, and was elected again in 1980, 1989, 1991 (from Rosera), 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.[5][6]
In 2000, Paswan formed the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) as its president. Subsequently, in 2004, he joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance government and remained a Union Minister in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Steel. He was posthumously awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan in 2021.[7][8]
He was known for holding cabinet positions under 7 governments. He was known as the weatherman of Indian politics.[9]
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^Mishra, Ashok (9 October 2020). "Ram Vilas Paswan, the 'Weatherman' of Indian Politics, Leaves Behind a Void Near Impossible to Fill". News18. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, RamVilasPaswan. His father RamVilasPaswan former Union Minister and founder of Lok Janshakti Party...
November 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023. "Lok Sabha MP Ram Chandra Paswan, brother of RamVilasPaswan, dies after heart attack". Hindustan Times. Retrieved...
force in Bihar, primarily after the resurgence of socialist leader RamVilasPaswan. Paswan floated the Lok Janshakti Party, which became an ally of Lalu Prasad...
based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when RamVilasPaswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable following amongst...
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this seat was dominated by RamVilasPaswan who won eight times from here and lost only twice, in 1984 and 2009. In 1991 Paswan contested and won from Rosera...
"Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia dead". The Hindu. 12 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2019. "RamVilasPaswan to visit birthplace of Dr Ram Manohar...
directed by Tanveer Khan, and marking the debut of Chirag Paswan, son of politician RamVilasPaswan. The film stars Kangana Ranaut, Neeru Bajwa and Sagarika...
Legislative Assembly. Hazari is a cousin of RamVilasPaswan. He defeated RamVilas's brother Ram Chandra Paswan. His father, Ramsewak Hazari, was socialist...
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Lok Sabha from Hajipur, as Janata Dal (United) candidate. Defeated RamVilasPaswan. 2014 : Lost Lok Sabha Election from Hajipur (came third), as candidate...
Chhedi Paswan (born 4 February 1956) is a former member of 16th Lok Sabha and a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He represents the Bharatiya...
Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, RamVilasPaswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January...
even in sears reserved for them. Ram used the term to describe Dalit leaders such as Jagjivan Ram and RamVilasPaswan. He argued that Dalits should work...
Vilas Boas (born 1983), Portuguese footballer RamVilasPaswan (1946–2020), Indian politician RamVilas Sharma (1912–2000), Indian literary critic, linguist...
in LS". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014. "RamVilasPaswan elected LJSP parliamentary party leader". The Economic Times. 19 May...
Prime Minister Vajpayee himself took over the cabinet portfolio (with RamVilasPaswan as minister of state) and oversaw the formulation of the New Telecom...
the Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. After the demise of RamVilasPaswan, he took over the additional charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs...
Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in...
Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, RamVilasPaswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January...
significant leaders of the 1990s such as Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and RamVilasPaswan, Kushwaha had socialist leanings. His father Muneshwar Singh was acquainted...
Press Trust of India. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019. "RamVilasPaswan's Nephew Retains Samastipur Lok Sabha Seat For Party". NDTV. 24 October...
elections for any seat. The highest margin for 1977 was recorded by RamVilasPaswan in Hajipur. Kolhapur district List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha...
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