Shivpal Singh Yadav | |
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Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) | |
Assumed office 17 October 1996 |
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Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
Constituency | Jaswantnagar |
Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government | |
In office 15 March 2012 – 24 October 2016 |
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In office 06 September 2003 – 11 May 2007 |
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Uttar Pradesh state president, Samajwadi Party | |
In office 13 September 2016 – 1 January 2017 |
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Preceded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
Succeeded by | Naresh Uttam Patel |
In office 6 January 2009 – 04 June 2009 |
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Preceded by | Ram Sharan Das |
Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
Uttar Pradesh state incharge, Samajwadi Party | |
In office 12 April 2016 – 13 September 2016 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | n/a |
Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 26 May 2009 – 09 March 2012 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
2 March 1955
Political party | Samajwadi Party (SP) |
Spouse(s) | Sarla Yadav |
Relations |
Mulayam Singh Yadav (Sibling) Ram Gopal Yadav (Cousin) Akhilesh Yadav (Nephew) Dharmendra Yadav (Nephew) Akshay Yadav (Nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (Grandnephew) |
Children | Dr. Anubha Yadav Aditya Yadav |
Parents | Sughar Singh Yadav Murti Devi |
Residence | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater |
Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College, Kanpur University (B.A.) (1976), Lucknow Christian College, University of Lucknow (B.P.Ed.) (1977) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Website | http://shivpalsinghyadav.com |
Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 6 April 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party party leader and statesman Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during the Mayawati regime.
On 31 January 2017, Yadav announced he would form a new political party after the upcoming 2017 Assembly election.
Shivpal Singh Yadav was born at 6 April 1955 in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. He is the 5th son of Mr. Sughar Singh and Mrs. Murti Devi and younger brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav. His other siblings are Abhay Ram Singh Yadav, Ratan Singh Yadav & Rajpal Singh Yadav. In 1974 he attended the Jain Inter College, Karhal Mainpuri for intermediate examination. He, then joined Kanpur University's Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College in Etawah and completed his graduation in 1976 and then joined University of Lucknow to pursue bachelor of physical education which he completed in 1977.