Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav (born 24 July 1971) is a Nepalese politician serving as the vice president of Nepal since 20 March 2023. He is a former minister for forests and environment of Nepal.[2]
Ram Sahaya Yadav | |
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| राम सहाय प्रसाद यादव | |
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 3rd Vice President of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2023 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Nanda Kishor Pun |
| Minister of Forests and Environment | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 3 July 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Krishna Gopal Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 20 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ramchandra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Yadav |
| Constituency | Bara 2 |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly for Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum party list | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1971[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Champa Devi Yadav |
| Website | http://vpn.gov.np/en/ |
He was a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2017 Nepalese general election, he was elected from the Bara 2 constituency, securing 28,185 (50.01%) votes.[3][4]
Political career
Yadav started his political career in 1990 by joining Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal. Later he became the founding general secretary of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum. He was involved in the first Madhesh Movement of 2007. He was first elected in 2008 to the first Constituent Assembly from Bara district. In 2017, he was re-elected. [2]
Yadav also served as the Minister of Forest and Environment in Sher Bahadur Deuba's cabinet.[2]