Jagannath Mishra

Dr. Jagannath Mishra
14th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office 11 April 1975 – 30 April 1977
Preceded by	Abdul Gafoor
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 8 June 1980 – 14 August 1983
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Chandrashekhar Singh
In office 6 December 1989 – 10 March 1990
Preceded by	Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Succeeded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Personal details
Born	Bihar, India
Residence	Patna

Dr. Jagannath Mishra is a Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Bihar^[1] and a union cabinet minister. A former Congress leader, he was elected Chief Minister of Bihar three times. After leaving Congress he joined the NCP and now is in JD(U).^[2] On 30 September 2013 a special CBI court in Ranchi convicted him along with 44 others in the Fodder Scam. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 rupees.^[3]

Career

Mishra began his career as a lecturer and later became professor of economics at Bihar University. He was involved in the Bhoodan Movement, started by Vinoba Bhave, between 1953 and 1960 and gave up most of his inherited land to the landless.

Research and Publications

He has written about forty research papers and guided twenty PhD Dissertations on Economics. He has also authored and edited a number of books.

Personal life

Mishra is married and lives in Patna with his wife. His elder brother, Lalit Narayan Mishra was Railway Minister of India and his son. Nitish Mishra, is also a politician, currently serving as cabinet minister in the Bihar state government. His nephew, Vijay Kumar Mishra, is an MLA. His another nephew Rajiv Mishra is managing Lok Sabha TV as CEO and hosts "Special Guest" on LSTV.

References

1. Chief Minister list, cm.bih.nic.in, accessed March 2009
2. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-cm-jagannath-mishra-suffers-brain-stroke/405066-3-232.html
3. Deogharia, Jaideep (3 October 2013). "Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets five years in jail, Jagannath Mishra four". The Times of India.