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]
| Chief Minister of Nagaland | |
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| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| 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 |
| Formation | 1 December 1963 |
| Deputy | T. R. Zeliang and Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister’s |
| Website | chiefminister |
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
edit| No[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[2] | Days in office | Assembly
(election) |
Party[b] | ||
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| 1 | P. Shilu Ao | Impur | 1 December 1963 | 14 August 1966 | 2 years, 256 days | Interim | Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | ||
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| 2 | 
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Thepfülo-u Nakhro | Western Angami | 14 August 1966 | 22 February 1969 | 2 years, 192 days | |||
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Hokishe Sema | Akuluto | 22 February 1969 | 26 February 1974 | 5 years, 4 days | 2nd | ||
| 4 |
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Vizol Koso | Southern Angami II | 26 February 1974 | 10 March 1975 | 1 year, 12 days | 3rd | United Democratic Front | |
| 5 |
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John Bosco Jasokie | Kohima Town | 10 March 1975 | 20 March 1975 | 10 days | Naga National Democratic Party | ||
| – | 
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Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 20 March 1975 | 25 November 1977 | 2 years, 250 days | N/A | ||
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Vizol Koso | Southern Angami II | 25 November 1977 | 18 April 1980 | 2 years, 145 days | 4th | United Democratic Front | |
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S. C. Jamir | Aonglenden | 18 April 1980 | 5 June 1980 | 48 days | United Democratic Front-Progressive | ||
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John Bosco Jasokie | Kohima Town | 5 June 1980 | 18 November 1982 | 2 years, 166 days | Naga National Democratic Party | ||
| (6) |
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S. C. Jamir | Aonglenden | 18 November 1982 | 28 October 1986 | 3 years, 344 days | 5th | United Democratic Front-Progressive | |
| (3) |
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Hokishe Sema | Dimapur I | 29 October 1986 | 7 August 1988 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 6th | |||||||||
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Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 7 August 1988 | 25 January 1989 | 171 days | N/A | ||
| (6) |
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S. C. Jamir | Mokokchung Town | 25 January 1989 | 10 May 1990 | 1 year, 105 days | 7th | Indian National Congress | |
| 7 |
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K. L. Chishi | Atoizu | 16 May 1990 | 19 June 1990 | 34 days | |||
| 8 |
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Vamüzo Phesao | Chozuba | 19 June 1990 | 2 April 1992 | 1 year, 288 days | Nagaland People's Council | ||
| – |
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Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 2 April 1992 | 22 February 1993 | 326 days | N/A | ||
| (6) |
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S. C. Jamir | Aonglenden | 22 February 1993 | 6 March 2003 | 10 years, 12 days | 8th | Indian National Congress | |
| 9th | |||||||||
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Neiphiu Rio | Northern Angami II | 6 March 2003 | 3 January 2008 | 4 years, 303 days | 10th | Naga People's Front | |
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Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 3 January 2008 | 12 March 2008 | 69 days | N/A | ||
| (9) |
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Neiphiu Rio | Northern Angami II | 12 March 2008 | 5 March 2013 | 6 years, 73 days | 11th | Naga People's Front | |
| 5 March 2013 | 24 May 2014 | 12th | |||||||
| 10 | 
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T. R. Zeliang | Peren | 24 May 2014 | 22 February 2017 | 2 years, 274 days | |||
| 11 | 
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Shürhozelie Liezietsu | Northern Angami I | 22 February 2017 | 19 July 2017 | 147 days | |||
| (10) |
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T. R. Zeliang | Peren | 19 July 2017 | 8 March 2018 | 232 days | |||
| (9) |
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Neiphiu Rio | Northern Angami II | 8 March 2018 | 7 March 2023 | 6 years, 252 days | 13th | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | |
| 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 14th | |||||||
Statistics
editList by chief minister
edit| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
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| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Neiphiu Rio | NPF/NND | 6 years, 204 days | 17 years, 215 days | |
| 2 | S. C. Jamir | INC/UDF-P | 10 years, 12 days | 15 years, 144 days | |
| 3 | Hokishe Sema | NNO/INC | 5 years, 4 days | 6 years, 287 days | |
| 4 | T. R. Zeliang | NPF | 2 years, 274 days | 3 years, 141 days | |
| 5 | P. Shilu Ao | NNO | 2 years, 256 days | 2 years, 256 days | |
| 6 | Thepfülo-u Nakhro | NNO | 2 years, 192 days | 2 years, 192 days | |
| 7 | John Bosco Jasokie | NND | 2 years, 166 days | 2 years, 176 days | |
| 8 | Vamüzo Phesao | NPF | 2 years, 145 days | 3 year, 157 days | |
| 9 | Vizol Koso | United Democratic Front (Nagaland) | 147 days | 147 days | |
| 10 | Shürhozelie Liezietsu | NPF | 147 days | 147 days | |
| 11 | K. L. Chishi | INC | 34 days | 34 days | |
Timeline
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Notes
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- ^ A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
- ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ a b c d President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[3]
- References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "General Information, Nagaland". Information & Public Relations department, Nagaland government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.