Shibu Soren

Shibu Soren
Soren in 2006
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
22 June 2020
Preceded byPrem Chand Gupta
ConstituencyJharkhand
3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
30 December 2009  31 May 2010
Governor
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
27 August 2008  18 January 2009
GovernorSyed Sibtey Razi
Preceded byMadhu Koda
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
2 March 2005  12 March 2005
GovernorSyed Sibtey Razi
Preceded byArjun Munda
Succeeded byArjun Munda
Minister of Coal, Government of India
In office
29 January 2006  28 November 2006
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
In office
27 November 2004  2 March 2005
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
In office
23 May 2004  24 July 2004
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byMamata Banerjee
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2002–2019
Preceded byBabulal Marandi
Succeeded bySunil Soren
ConstituencyDumka
In office
1989–1998
Preceded byPrithvi Chand Kisku
Succeeded byBabulal Marandi
ConstituencyDumka
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byBabulal Marandi
Succeeded byPrithvi Chand Kisku
ConstituencyDumka
President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
In office
2 February 1972  15 April 2025
Succeeded byHemant Soren
Personal details
Born (1944-01-11) 11 January 1944
Ramgarh, Bihar, British India (now in Jharkhand, India)
Political partyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
SpouseRoopi Soren
Children
ResidenceBokaro
NicknameDishoom Guru
As of 25 September, 2006
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Shibu Soren (born 11 January 1944; Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɪbuː soːɾeːn̪]) is an Indian politician who is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Jharkhand, and the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He previously served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, first for 10 days in 2005 (from 2 March to 12 March), then from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2009 to 2010. He is also the President of the JMM, a constituent of the INDIA Alliance. Soren was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Dumka from 1980 to 1984, 1989 to 1998, and 2002 to 2019. He also served as the Minister for Coal in the Union Cabinet three times: in 2004, from 2004 to 2005, and in 2006. However, he was convicted by a Delhi district court for his involvement in the 1994 murder of his private secretary, Shashi Nath Jha. He has also been indicted in the past on other criminal charges.