Bio Data Of Ram Vilas Paswan

• Father’s Name:Late Shri Jamun Paswan
• Mother’s Name:Smt. Siya Devi
• Date of Birth:5 July 1946
• Place of Birth:Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar)
• Marital Status:Married
• Spouse’s Name:Smt. Reena Paswan
• No. of Sons:1
• No. of Daughters:3
• Educational Qualifications:M.A., B.L. Educated at Kosi College, Khagaria and Patna University, Patna (Bihar)
• Profession:Social Worker
• Permanent Address:Vill. & P.O. Shaharbanni, Tola Bellai,Distt. Khagaria,- 851 204 (Bihar)
• Present Address:12, Janpath,New Delhi - 110 001Tel. (011) 23017681, 23794310,23015249
• Positions Held:1969 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
• 1970:Joint-Secretary, S.S.P., Bihar
• 1974:General-Secretary, Lok Dal, Bihar
• 1977:Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
• 1980:Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1985-86:General-Secretary, Lok Dal
• 1987-88:General-Secretary, Janata Party
• 1988-90:Secretary, National Front;General-Secretary, Janata Dal
• 1989:Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 1989-90:Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Welfare
• 1991:Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Business Advisory Committee
• 1993-96:Member, Committee on Home Affairs.
• 1996:Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
• Leader of the House, Lok Sabha (During the tenure of 11th Lok Sabha, both the Prime Ministers being the Members of Rajya Sabha, Shri Paswan was designated as Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) )Member, Business Advisory Committee
  
• 1996-98:Union Cabinet Minister, Railways
• 1998:Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
• Leader, Janata Dal Parliamentary Party
  
• 1998-99:Member, General Purposes Committee;Member, Committee on Railways;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs;
• 1999:Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)
• 13 Oct. 1999- 1 Sept. 2001:Union Cabinet Minister, Communications
• 1 Sept. 2001- 29 April 2002:Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines
• 2004:Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 8th term)
• 23 May 2004 - onwards:Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals & Fertilizers; Steel
• Constituency : Hajipur (SC) ( Bihar ) 
• Party : Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP)
  
• Sports and Clubs:Chess
• Countries Visited:Widely travelled
• Other Information:Member, Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998-99