Lalrinpuii | |
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Minister of Tourism of Mizoram | |
Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
Preceded by | Robert Romawia Royte |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Mizoram | |
Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
Preceded by | R Lalthangliana |
Minister of Social Welfare and Tribal Affairs of Mizoram | |
Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
Preceded by | Lalrinawma |
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lawmawma Tochhawng |
Constituency | Lunglei East |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1967 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Zoram People's Movement (since 2017) |
Spouse | Sapthanga Khawlhring |
Education | BA |
Alma mater | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University |
Lalrinpuii (born 5 March 1962) [1] is an Indian politician in the state of Mizoram. [2] She is a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from Lunglei East constituency of Lunglei district. [3] She is the first woman to become a minister of Mizoram with cabinet rank on 8 December 2024 when she took oath as the Minister for health,social welfare and tribal affairs,women and child development,and tourism portfolios. [4] [5]
Lalrinpuii was born in Lunglei,Mizoram. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 at a college affiliated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,Kanpur. [6] She married Sapthanga Khawlhring and together they have three children. [6] [1] She runs hostels for students of North East studying in Bengaluru. [7]
Before Lalrinpuii became a minister,Lalhlimpuii Hmar in 1987 and Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu in 2017 were her two predecessors who held the rank of ministers of state. [7] She is elected as an MLA representing Zoram People's Movement party in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections. She defeated Joseph Lalhimpuia of Congress by a margin of 1646 votes. [8] She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election. [9] [10] [11] [12] In 2018,she contested as an independent candidate but lost to Lawmawma Tochhawng of the Mizo National Front,by a margin of 72 votes. [13] In 2018,she polled 3,991 votes,against 4063 votes for Tochhawng. She was ahead of Congress candidate Joseph Lalhimpuia,who got 3,836 votes. [13]
In May 2025,she inaugurated an 'International Conference on Substance Use Disorder' and said that drug abuse impedes Mizo community's progress. [14]