- Renu Kumari Yadav
Renu Kumari Yadav is a
Nepal ese politician, belonging to theAahir community, [ [http://www.cwap.org.np/index/women_candidates_saptari.php Center for Women and Politics (CWAP) ] ] who is currently Minister of Education. She is a member of theMadhesi Janadhikar Forum . [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/aug/aug22/news07.php "Cabinet formed including MJF, UML fails to join"] , Nepalnews, August 22, 2008.]Yadav was elected as a
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate to thePratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election from theSaptari -3 constituency, with 17231 votes. [ [http://www.election.gov.np/EN/toptwo.html Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates ] ] In 2002 she was elected to thecentral committee of the RPP. [ [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2002/december/arc551.htm Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc551 ] ]In June 2003, she was named Minister for Women, Children and Social Affairs in the
Surya Bahadur Thapa -led cabinet appointed byKing Gyanendra . [ [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2003/jun/jun12/index.htm Headline News The Kathmandu Post (Nepal) ] ] When the RPP was divided and Thapa broke away and formed theRastriya Janshakti Party , Yadav joined RJP.In February 2008 she resigned from the parliament and left RJP, in support of the
Madhes i agitation. [ [http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=6a1Qa7zjo2am8&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20080210 The Himlayan Times: Breaking News, Views, Reviews, Sports, Business, Entertainment from Nepal ] ] [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/feb/feb10/news08.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd ] ]In April 2008, she won the Saptari-4 seat in the Constituent Assembly election as a Madhesi Janadhikar Forum candidate. [ [http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=144000 eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal ] ] In late May 2008, she was included in the central committee of MJF. [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/may/may31/news04.php Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens ] ] She was subsequently appointed as Minister of Education and sworn in on
August 22 2008 .References
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