# Hukmdev Narayan Yadav

Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and Food Processing. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977, 1999, 2009, 2014 and 1989 from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. He was with Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s, but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament. In August 2018, Yadav was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2014-2017 period and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament.

## Education and background

Yadav is a Graduate. An agriculturist by profession, he is also a political figure and a social worker. Along with Indranath Jha, Yadav was very active in Madhubani; after the death of Indranath Jha, he took all the responsibility.

## Posts held

| # | From | To | Position |
| 01 | 1960 | 1968 | Gram Pradhan, Bijuli Panchayat (two terms) |
| 02 | 1965 | 1967 | President, Prakhand Panchayat Samiti, Darbhanga |
| 03 | 1967 | 1967 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 04 | 1967 | 1967 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 05 | 1967 | 1967 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 06 | 1969 | 1969 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 07 | 1969 | 1969 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 08 | 1969 | 1969 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 09 | 1972 | 1972 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 10 | 1972 | 1972 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 11 | 1972 | 1972 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 12 | 1971 | 1971 | President, Zila Parishad (District Board) |
| 13 | 1972 | 1972 | President, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Darbhanga |
| 14 | 1974 | 1977 | General Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Bihar |
| 15 | 1977 | 1979 | Member of 6th Lok Sabha, Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 16 | 1977 | 1979 | General Secretary, Janata Party, Bihar |
| 17 | 1977 | 1979 | Secretary, Parliamentary Committee, Bihar |
| 18 | 1980 | 1980 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| 19 | 1980 | 1986 | Chief Whip, Lok Dal, Rajya Sabha |
| 20 | 1980 | 1986 | President, Election Committee, Lok Dal, Bihar |
| 21 | 1982 | 1984 | Deputy Leader, Rajya Sabha |
| 22 | 1983 | 1983 | National General Secretary, Janata Party |
| 23 | 1983 | 1984 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| 24 | 1985 | 1986 | Member, Committee on Official Language |
| 25 | 1985 | 1988 | President, Janata Party, Bihar |
| 26 | 1989 | - | Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 27 | 1989 | 1990 | Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 28 | 1990 | 1990 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Consultative Committee & Ministry of Finance |
| 29 | 1990 | 1990 | Deputy leader, Janata Dal, Lok Sabha |
| 30 | 1990 | 1991 | Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles and Food Processing Industries |
| 31 | 1999 | - | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 32 | 1999 | 2000 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture |
| 33 | 2000 | 2000 | Union Minister of State, Surface Transport |
| 34 | 2000 | 2001 | Union Minister of State, Shipping |
| 35 | 2001 | - | Union Minister of State, Agriculture |
| 36 | 2009 | 2014 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 37 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Agriculture |
| 38 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
| 39 | 2009 | 2014 | Member,Committee on Official Language |
| 40 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Urban Development |
| 41 | 2014 | 2019 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |