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{{Short description|21st Chief Minister of Bihar}}
{{Short description|Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rabri Devi Yadav
| name           = Rabri Devi Yadav
| image = File:Rabri Devi.jpg
| image           = Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 300px
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| caption =   
| caption         =   
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1955|1|1|df=y}}<ref name="oneindia" />
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1956|1|1|df=y}}<ref name="oneindia" />
| birth_place    = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], India<ref name="oneindia" />
| birth_place    = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<ref name="oneindia" />
| residence      = [[Patna]]
| residence      = [[Patna]]
| death_date      =  
| death_date      =  
| death_place    =  
| death_place    =
| order = 21st
| office          = [[Bihar Legislative Council|Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]
| office          = Chief Minister of Bihar
| term_start      = 13 April 2022
| term_start      = 11 March 2000
| term_end        =  
| term_end        = 6 March 2005
| predecessor    =
| constituency    =  
| office1        = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition<br>Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| governor        = [[V. C. Pande]]
| term_start1    = 20 Nov 2005
| predecessor    = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| term_end1      = 23 Dec 2010
| successor      = [[President's rule]]
| predecessor1    = [[Upendra Kushwaha]]
| term_start1    = 9 March 1999
| successor1      = [[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]]
| term_end1      = 2 March 2000
| office2        =21st [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]
| governor1 = [[V. C. Pande]]
| term_start2    = 11 March 2000
| predecessor1    = [[President's rule]]
| term_end2      = 6 March 2005
| successor1      = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| governor2       = • [[V. C. Pande]]<br> • [[M R Jois]]<br>• [[Ved Prakash Marwah]]  ''(acting)'' <br> • [[Buta Singh]]<br> • [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| term_start2    = 25 July 1997
| predecessor2    = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| term_end2      = 11 February 1999
| governor2 = [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]<br>[[P. Venkatasubbaiah]]
| predecessor2    = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| successor2      = [[President's rule]]
| successor2      = [[President's rule]]
| office3        = [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
| term_start3    = 9 March 1999
| term_start3     = 12 May 2018
| term_end3      = 2 March 2000
| term_end3       = 23 June 2020
| governor3      = [[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]
| office4         = [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor3    = [[President's rule]]
| term_start4     = 20 Nov 2005
| successor3      = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| term_end4       = 23 Dec 2010
| term_start4     = 25 July 1997
| term_end4      = 11 February 1999
| governor4       = [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| predecessor4    = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| successor4      = [[President's rule]]
| office5         = [[list of chief ministers of Bihar|Spouse of the chief minister of Bihar]]
| 1blankname5    = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5      = Lalu Prasad Yadav
| 1blankname6    = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6      = Lalu Prasad Yadav
| term_start6    = 10 March 1990
| term_end6      = 28 March 1995
| predecessor6    = [[Jagannath Mishra|Veena Mishra]]
| successor6      = herself
| term_start5     = 4 April 1995
| term_end5       = 25 July 1997
| predecessor5    = herself
| successor5      = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| party          = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| party          = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| spouse          = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| spouse          = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
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| year            =  
| year            =  
| source          =  
| source          =  
| relations      = [[Tejashwi Yadav]] (Son)<br/>[[Tej Pratap Yadav]] (Son)<br/>[[Misa Bharti]] (Daughter)<br/>Raj Laxmi Yadav (Daughter)<br/>[[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]] (Son-in-law)<br/>[[Chiranjeev Rao]] (Son-in-law)<br/>[[Sadhu Yadav]] (brother)<br/> [[Subhash Prasad Yadav]](brother)
| relations      = [[Tejashwi Yadav]] (Son)<br/>[[Tej Pratap Yadav]] (Son)<br/>[[Misa Bharti]] (Daughter)<br/>Raj Laxmi Yadav (Daughter)<br/>[[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]] (Son-in-law)<br/>[[Chiranjeev Rao]] (Son-in-law)<br/>[[Sadhu Yadav]] (brother)<br/> [[Subhash Prasad Yadav]] (brother)
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'''Rabri Devi Yadav''' (born 1956) is an Indian politician who served three terms as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Legislative Council of [[Bihar]], the [[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She is the wife of Indian politician [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former [[Railway Minister of India]] and mother of [[Tejashwi Yadav]], former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Leader of Opposition. She is the [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]].
'''Rabri Devi Yadav''' (born 1 January 1956) is an Indian politician who is serving as the current [[Bihar Legislative Council|Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She formerly served three terms as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a [[Member of Legislative Council|Member of Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She is the wife of Indian politician [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] of Bihar and former [[Railway Minister of India]] and mother of [[Tejashwi Yadav]], former [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and Leader of Opposition.  


==Political career==
==Political career==
Rabri Devi became the first female [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the [[Fodder Scam|Fodder scam]].She went on to rule the state till 2005 .<ref name="kitchen">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|date=1997-08-11|access-date=2017-01-31|work=[[India Today]]|first=Farz|last=Ahmed|title=Dragged from the kitchen to Bihar Assembly, Rabri Devi learns politics fast : Cover Story - India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080503/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="proxy">{{cite news|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2017-02-17|title=Proxy rule lessons from Bihar|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|url-status=live|access-date=2017-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165724/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|archive-date=27 March 2017}}</ref>
Rabri Devi became the first female [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the [[Fodder Scam|Fodder scam]]. She went on to rule the state till 2005.<ref name="kitchen">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|date=1997-08-11|access-date=2017-01-31|work=[[India Today]]|first=Farz|last=Ahmed|title=Dragged from the kitchen to Bihar Assembly, Rabri Devi learns politics fast : Cover Story - India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080503/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="proxy">{{cite news|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2017-02-17|title=Proxy rule lessons from Bihar|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|url-status=live|access-date=2017-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165724/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|archive-date=27 March 2017}}</ref>


[[File:Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005.jpg|thumb|Bihar CM Rabri Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] for the national relief fund]]
[[File:Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005.jpg|thumb|Bihar CM Rabri Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] for the national relief fund]]
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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
Devi's appointment as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] is considered one of the most unexpected and awkward decision<ref name="proxy" /> in Indian political history, as she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics.<ref name="kitchen" /> She came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because of her [[Literacy|illiteracy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051114141826/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|archive-date=14 November 2005|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|title=Profile: Laloo to the Prasad Yadav|date=2006-12-18|publisher=BBC|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|archive-date=22 February 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and inexperience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824081347/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|archive-date=24 August 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
Devi's appointment as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] is considered one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions<ref name="proxy" /> in Indian political history, as she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics.<ref name="kitchen" /> She came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because of her [[Literacy|illiteracy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051114141826/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|archive-date=14 November 2005|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|title=Profile: Laloo to the Prasad Yadav|date=2006-12-18|publisher=BBC|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|archive-date=22 February 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and inexperience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824081347/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|archive-date=24 August 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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