Jagannath Mishra
| Jagannath Mishra | |
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| 14th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 11 April 1975 – 30 April 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Gafoor |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
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In office 8 June 1980 – 14 August 1983 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Chandrashekhar Singh |
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In office 6 December 1989 – 10 March 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Satyendra Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bihar, India |
| Residence | Patna |
Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Bihar and a minister in the Union cabinet. Formerly involved at a high level in the Indian National Congress, he was elected Chief Minister of Bihar three times. After leaving Congress, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party and now is a member of Janata Dal (United). On 30 September 2013 a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ranchi convicted him, along with 44 others, in the Fodder Scam. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 rupees.
Mishra began his career as a lecturer and later became professor of economics at Bihar University.
He has written about 40 research papers and guided 20 PhD Dissertations on Economics. He has also authored and edited a number of books.
Mishra is married and lives in Patna with his wife. His elder brother, Lalit Narayan Mishra, was Railway Minister of India. His son, Nitish Mishra, is also a politician and has served as cabinet minister in the Government of Bihar. His nephew, Vijay Kumar Mishra, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Another nephew, Rajiv Mishra, is CEO of Lok Sabha TV.
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