| Honorific Prefix: | Prof |
| Yogeshwar Jha | |
| Native Name: | प्रो युगेश्वर झा |
| Native Name Lang: | mai |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Basuki Bihari |
| Death Place: | IGIMS, Patna |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Education: | M. Sc (Physics) |
| Alma Mater: | Langat Singh College, Bihar University |
| Occupation: | Professor, Minister and Political Leader |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
Yogeshwar Jha (Maithili: युगेश्वर झा) was a former state education minister in the Jagarnath Mishra's cabinet of Bihar Government .[1] [2] [3]
Yogeshwar Jha born in Basuki Bihari North village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar. He was born in a middle-class family of Maithil Brahmins.
Yogeshwar Jha completed his post graduation (Master of Science) education from Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur. He was specialised in the subject of physics. He started his academic career as a professor of physics department in the same college. It is said that he was an eminent educationist. Later he also served as secretary of Ram Niranjan Janta College at Madhwapur in the Madhubani district.[4]
It is said that Yogeshwar Jha came into political limelight during 1981-1982 from an movement originated in Chanpura village of Benipatti subdivision in Madhubani district for construction of a ring dam around the village.[5] He was elected as MLA of Benipatti assembly constituency four times. He became the state minister of education during 1990 in cabinet of Jagarnath Mishra's government in Bihar.[6]