Background
Singh, Raghuvansh Prasad was born on June 6, 1946 in Bihar, India. Son of Ram Vriksha Singh and Janki Devi.
Singh, Raghuvansh Prasad was born on June 6, 1946 in Bihar, India. Son of Ram Vriksha Singh and Janki Devi.
Master of Science, Rajendra College. Doctor of Philosophy, Bihar University.
Secretary Samyukta Socialist Party, 1973—1977. Member Bihar Legislation Assembly, 1977—1990, member committee on questions and calling attention, 1979—1980. Minister of power Government of Bihar, 1977—1979.
President Lok Dal, Sitamarhi District, 1980—1985, member central parliamentary board, 1985—1989, member library committee, 1989—1990. Member Pratyayukta Samiti, 1987—1990. Deputy speaker Bihar Legislation Assembly, 1990.
Member Bihar Legislation Council, 1991—1995, deputy leader, 1991—1994, chairman, 1994—1995. Minister of energy, relief, rehabilitation and department of official languages Government of Bihar, 1995—1996. Member Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament), since 1996, chairman committee on food, civil supplies and public distribution, member committee on home affairs, general purposes committee, 1999—2004.
Minister of animal husbandry and dairying Indian Government, 1996—1997, minister of food and consumer affairs, 1997—1998. Leader Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha, 1999—2000. Minister of rural development Indian Government, since 2004.
Member Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Married Kiran Singh.
