The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of Home Department[1] of the Government of Mizoram. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Mizoram, the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs.
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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since 8 December 2023 | |
| Home Department | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Abbreviation | HM |
| Member of | Mizoram Legislative Assembly |
| Reports to | Governor of Mizoram Chief Minister of Mizoram |
| Appointer | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Formation | 3 May 1972 |
| First holder | CH. Chhunga |
The current minister is K. Sapdanga of the Zoram People's Movement who has been in office since 8 December 2023.[2]
List of home affairs
editLegend: for each row, the color is that of the political party.
| No. | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| 1 | CH. Chhunga | 3 May 1972[3] | 10 May 1977 | 5 years, 7 days | Mizo Union | Chhunga | Self | ||
| 2 | T. Sailo | 2 June 1978 | 10 November 1978 | 161 days | Mizoram People's Conference | Sailo I | Self | ||
| 8 May 1979 | 4 May 1984 | 4 years, 362 days | Sailo II | ||||||
| 3 | Lal Thanhawla | 5 May 1984 | 20 August 1986 | 2 years, 107 days | Indian National Congress | Thanhawla I | Self | ||
| 4 | Laldenga | 21 August 1986 | 19 February 1987 | 2 years, 17 days | Mizo National Front | Laldenga I | Self | ||
| 20 February 1987 | 7 September 1988 | Laldenga II | |||||||
| 5 | C. L. Ruala | 24 January 1989 | 7 December 1993 | Indian National Congress | Thanhawla II | Lal Thanhawla | |||
| 6 | J. Lalsangzuala | 8 December 1993 | 3 December 1998 | Thanhawla III | |||||
| 7 | Tawnluia | 3 December 1998 | 4 December 2003 | 10 years, 8 days | Mizo National Front | Zoramthanga I | Zoramthanga | ||
| 4 December 2003 | 11 December 2008 | Zoramthanga II | |||||||
| 8 | R. Lalzirliana | 11 December 2008 | 11 December 2013 | 10 years, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Thanhawla IV | Lal Thanhawla | ||
| 12 December 2013[4] | 14 December 2018[5][6][7] | Thanhawla V | |||||||
| 9 | Lalchamliana | 15 December 2018[8][9] | 7 December 2023 | 4 years, 357 days | Mizo National Front | Zoramthanga III | Zoramthanga | ||
| 10 | K. Sapdanga | 8 December 2023[10][11] | Incumbent | 342 days | Zoram People's Movement | Lalduhoma | Lalduhoma | ||
References
edit- ^ "Mizoram Home Department". home.mizoram.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Council of Minister - Mizoram". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "CH. Chhunga" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Mizoram ministers get portfolios". The Times of India. 2013-12-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ PTI (2018-09-14). "Mizoram Home Minister Lalzirliana resigns". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Mizoram Congress in disarray as Home Minister R Lalzirliana resigns". The Indian Express. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Mizoram home minister R Lalzirliana resigns after Congress issues show cause notice over reports of him joining MNF". Firstpost. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Home Minister Lalchamliana launches Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project | NIC Mizoram State Centre | India". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "mizoram home minister lalchamliana". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Mizoram cabinet list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios". India Today NE. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Mizoram ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Lalduhoma cabinet". Financialexpress. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-17.