Fourth Rio ministry | |
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Ministry of Nagaland | |
Date formed | March 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Governor
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Head of government | Neiphiu Rio |
No. of ministers | 12 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
History | |
Election | 2018 |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | T. R. Zeliang ministry |
Successor | Fifth Rio ministry |
This is a list of minister from the Neiphiu Rio fourth cabinet starting from December 2013. Rio is the leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and was sworn in to the Chief Ministers of Nagaland on 8 March 2018. The ministry had 12 Cabinet ministers including the Chief Minister. The following is the list of ministers of his ministry. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In the current government, five incumbents including the Chief Minister belong to the NDPP, while six including the Deputy Chief Minister belong to the BJP. One Minister is an Independent MLA.
SI No. | Cabinet Ministers | Constituency | Department | Party | |
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1. | Neiphiu Rio Chief Minister | Northern Angami-I |
| NDPP | |
2. | Yanthungo Patton Deputy Chief Minister | Tyüi |
| BJP | |
3. | Pangyu Phom | Longleng |
| BJP | |
4. | P. Paiwang Konyak | Tizit |
| BJP | |
5. | Jacob Zhimomi | Ghaspani-1 |
| BJP | |
6. | Kashiho Sangtham | Seyochung Sitimi |
| BJP | |
7. | Temjen Imma Along | Alongtaki |
| BJP | |
8. | Neiba Kronu | Pfütsero |
| NDPP | |
9. | Metsübo Jamir | Mokokchung Town |
| NDPP | |
10. | G. Kaito Aye | Satakha |
| NDPP | |
11. | Y. M. Yolow | Wakching | • Forest and Environment | NDPP | |
12. | Tongpang Ozüküm | Angetyongpang |
| Independent |
SI No. | Cabinet Ministers | Constituency | Department | Party | Term | Reason | |
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1. | C. M. Chang | Noksen |
| NDPP | March 2018 – October 2020 | Death |
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Jacob Zhimomi is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Nagaland. He has been consecutively elected in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly election from Ghaspani I since 2013. He is currently serving as the Minister of Public Health Engineering and Cooperation/Government Of Nagaland in the Fifth Neiphiu Rio ministry (2023). Jacob Zhimomi is the son of Ihezhe Zhimomi, a native of Aghunato Sub-division of Zünheboto District, who was a former Politician/Member of the First Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
V. Kashiho Sangtam is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Nagaland, hailing from New Monger village, Kiphire District. He has been elected in Nagaland Legislative Assembly election in 2018 from Seyochung–Sitimi constituency as candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Minister of Soil & Water conservation, geology and mining and chairman NSMDC in Fourth Neiphiu Rio ministry from 2018.
Temjen Imna Along is an Indian politician and the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Nagaland since 15 January 2020 till 25 September 2023. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from Alongtaki constituency since 2018. He is also the Minister of Tourism and Higher Education in the Fifth Neiphiu Rio ministry since 2023.
Neiba Kronu is a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politician from Nagaland. He has been elected in Nagaland Legislative Assembly election in 2008, 2013 as a candidate of Naga People's Front and in 2018 from Pfütsero constituency as candidate of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party. He was Minister of Planning & Co-ordination and Land revenue in Fourth Neiphiu Rio ministry from 2018-2023.
Metsübo Jamir is a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politician from Nagaland. He is the Longest Serving Director of Rural Development Department Nagaland. He is the Son of NI Jamir and younger brother of Alemtemshi Jamir IAS. He has been elected in Nagaland Legislative Assembly election in 2018 from Mokokchung Town constituency as candidate of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party. He is Minister of Rural Development from 2018 till date.
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This is the list of ministers who took oath after 14th Nagaland Assembly formed. Neiphiu Rio became head of the government.