Shivpal Singh Yadav

Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 16 February 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He is a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, from 1996 till now. He is the founder member of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya).[5]

Shivpal Singh Yadav
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.)
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 1996
Preceded by	Mulayam Singh Yadav
Constituency	Jaswantnagar
Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government
In office 15 March 2012 – 24 October 2016
In office 06 September 2003[1] – 11 May 2007
Uttar Pradesh state president, SP
In office 13 September 2016 – 1 January 2017
Preceded by	Akhilesh Yadav
Succeeded by	Naresh Uttam Patel
In office 6 January 2009 – 4 June 2009[2]
Preceded by	Ram Sharan Das
Succeeded by	Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh state incharge, Samajwadi Party
In office 12 April 2016[3] – 13 September 2016
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position closed
Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 26 May 2009 – 9 March 2012
Preceded by	Mulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded by	Swami Prasad Maurya
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-16) 16 February 1955 Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse(s)	Sarla Yadav
Relations	Mulayam Singh Yadav (brother) Ram Gopal Yadav (cousin) Akhilesh Yadav (nephew) Dharmendra Yadav (nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grandnephew)
Children	2
Residence(s)	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	K.K. P.G. College, Etawah Kanpur University (B.A., 1976), Lucknow Christian College University of Lucknow (B.P.Ed., 1977)[4]