Chief Minister of Nagaland

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Chief Minister of Nagaland
Seal of Nagaland.svg
NeiphiuRio.jpg
Incumbent
Neiphiu Rio
since 8 March 2018
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Nagaland Legislative Assembly& Nagaland Council of Ministers
Reports to Governor of Nagaland
Appointer Governor of Nagaland
Term length At the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Inaugural holder P. Shilu Ao
Formation1 December 1963
(61 years ago)
 (1963-12-01)
Deputy T. R. Zeliang and Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister’s
Website chiefminister.nagaland.gov.in

The chief minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]

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Since 1963, eleven people belonging to seven parties have served as chief minister of Nagaland. The first three belonged to the Nagaland Nationalist Organisation, including the inaugural officeholder P. Shilu Ao. The current incumbent is Neiphiu Rio of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, in office since 8 March 2018.

List

#PortraitName
(born died)
Constituency)
Election
(Assembly)
Tenure in officePartyMinistryAppointer
(Governor)
FromToTime in office
1 No image (male).svg P. Shilu Ao
(1916–1988)
MLA for Impur
1 December
1963
14 August
1966
2 years, 256 days Nagaland Nationalist Organisation Shilu I Vishnu Sahay
1964
(1st)
Shilu II
2 No image (male).svg Thepfülo-u Nakhro
(1913–1986)
MLA for Western Angami
14 August
1966
22 February
1969
2 years, 192 daysNakhro
3 Hokishe Sema portrait.jpg Hokishe Sema
(1921–2007)
MLA for Akuluto
1969
(2nd)
22 February
1969
26 February
1974
5 years, 4 daysSema I Braj Kumar Nehru
4 Vizol Angami.jpg Vizol Angami
(1914–2008)
MLA for Southern Angami II
1974
(3rd)
26 February
1974
10 March
1975
1 year, 12 daysUnited Democratic FrontAngami I Lallan Prasad Singh
5 No image (male).svg John Bosco Jasokie
(1927–2005)
MLA for Kohima Town
10 March
1975
20 March
1975
10 days Naga National Democratic Party Jasokie I
Position vacant (20 March 1975 25 November 1977)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
(4) Vizol Angami.jpg Vizol Angami
(1914–2008)
MLA for Southern Angami II
1977
(4th)
25 November
1977 [§]
18 April
1980
2 years, 145 daysUnited Democratic FrontAngami II Lallan Prasad Singh
6 Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
MLA for Aonglenden
18 April
1980
5 June
1980
48 daysUnited Democratic Front-ProgressiveJamir I
(5) No image (male).svg John Bosco Jasokie
(1927–2005)
MLA for Kohima Town
5 June
1980 [§]
18 November
1982
2 years, 166 days Naga National Democratic Party Jasokie II
(6) Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
MLA for Aonglenden
1982
(5th)
18 November
1982 [§]
28 October
1986
3 years, 344 daysUnited Democratic Front-ProgressiveJamir II S. M. H. Burney
(3) Hokishe Sema portrait.jpg Hokishe Sema
(1921–2007)
MLA for Dimapur I
28 October
1986 [§]
7 August
1988
1 year, 284 days Indian National Congress Sema II K. V. Krishna Rao
1987
(6th)
Sema III
Position vacant (7 August 1988 25 January 1989)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
(6) Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
MLA for Mokokchung Town
1989
(7th)
25 January
1989 [§]
10 May
1990
1 year, 105 days Indian National Congress Jamir III K. V. Krishna Rao
7 No image (male).svg K. L. Chishi
(born 1944)
MLA for Atoizü
16 May
1990
19 June
1990
34 daysChishi M. M. Thomas
8 No image (male).svg Vamüzo Phesao
(1938–2000)
MLA for Chozuba
19 June
1990
2 April
1992
1 year, 288 days Nagaland People's Council Phesao
Position vacant (2 April 1992 22 February 1993)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
(6) Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
MLA for Aonglenden
1993
(8th)
22 February
1993 [§]
6 March
2003
10 years, 12 days Indian National Congress Jamir IV Lokanath Misra
1998
(9th)
Jamir V Om Prakash Sharma
7 NeiphiuRio.jpg Neiphiu Rio
(born 1950)
MLA for Northern Angami II
2003
(10th)
6 March
2003
3 January
2008
4 years, 303 days Naga People's Front Rio I Shyamal Datta
Position vacant (3 January 12 March 2008)
President's rule was imposed during this period [a]
(7) NeiphiuRio.jpg Neiphiu Rio
(born 1950)
MLA for Northern Angami II
2008
(11th)
12 March
2008 [§]
24 May
2014
6 years, 73 days Naga People's Front Rio II Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
2013
(12th)
Rio III Nikhil Kumar
8 T. R. Zeliang (cropped).jpg T. R. Zeliang
(born 1952)
MLA for Peren
24 May
2014
22 February
2017
2 years, 274 daysZeliang I Ashwani Kumar
9 Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu in 2012.jpeg Shürhozelie Liezietsu
(born 1936)
MLA for Northern Angami I
22 February
2017
19 July
2017
147 days Liezietsu Padmanabha Acharya
(8) T. R. Zeliang (cropped).jpg T. R. Zeliang
(born 1952)
MLA for Peren
19 July
2017 [§]
8 March
2018
232 days Zeliang II
(7) NeiphiuRio.jpg Neiphiu Rio
(born 1950)
MLA for Northern Angami II
2018
(13th)
8 March
2018 [§]
Incumbent7 years, 157 days Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Rio IV
2023
(14th)
Rio V La. Ganesan

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
1 Neiphiu Rio NDPP/NPF 6 years, 204 days17 years, 215 days
2 S. C. Jamir INC/UDF-P10 years, 12 days15 years, 144 days
3 Hokishe Sema NNO/INC 5 years, 4 days6 years, 287 days
4 Vizol Koso UDF-N2 years, 145 days3 years, 157 days
5 T. R. Zeliang NPF 2 years, 274 days3 years, 141 days
6 P. Shilu Ao NNO 2 years, 256 days2 years, 256 days
7 Thepfülo-u Nakhro NNO 2 years, 192 days2 years, 192 days
8 John Bosco Jasokie NND 2 years, 166 days2 years, 176 days
9 Vamüzo Phesao NPF 1 year, 287 days1 year, 287 days
10 Shürhozelie Liezietsu NPF 147 days147 days
11 K. L. Chishi INC 34 days34 days

Timeline

Neiphiu RioShürhozelie LiezietsuT. R. ZeliangVamüzo PhesaoK. L. ChishiS. C. JamirJohn Bosco JasokieVizol KosoHokishe SemaThepfülo-u NakhroP. Shilu AoChief Minister of Nagaland

Notes

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 4 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [2]
References
  1. 1 2 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Nagaland as well.
  2. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.