List of Chief Ministers of Nagaland

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories in this country. Nagaland became the sixteenth state of India on 1 December 1963. Nagaland is Twenty-five in terms of largest state by area and Twenty-five in term of population in India country.

The Chief Minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland which is appointed by a state's governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Nagaland has one legislature house and chamber, the Nagaland Legislative Assembly has 60 seats, headed by a speaker. Nagaland state sends 1 member to the Lok Sabha and 1 member to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The formation of the first Chief Minister of Nagaland was on 1 December 1963.

Sr No.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	P. Shilu Ao	Impur	1 December 1963 to 14 August 1966 (987 days)	Naga Nationalist Organisation
2.	Thepfulo-u Nakhro Angami	Western Angami	14 August 1966 to 22 February 1969 (924 days)	Naga Nationalist Organisation
3.	Hokishe Sema	Akuluto	22 February 1969 to 26 February 1974 (1831 days)	Naga Nationalist Organisation
4.	Vizol Angami	Southern Angami-II	26 February 1974 to 10 March 1975 (378 days)	United Democratic Front
5.	John Bosco Jasokie	Kohima Town	10 March 1975 to 20 March 1975 (11 days)	Naga National Democratic Party
	President rule	N/A	2 year 348 days	N/A
6.	Vizol Angami (2nd Term)	Southern Angami-II	25 November 1977 to 18 April 1980 (876 days)	United Democratic Front
7.	Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir	Aonglenden	18 April 1980 to 5 June 1980 (49 days)	United Democratic Front—Progressive
8.	John Bosco Jasokie (2nd Term)	Kohima Town	5 June 1980 to 18 November 1982 (897 days)	Naga National Democratic Party
9.	Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (2nd Term)	Aonglenden	18 November 1982 to 28 October 1986 (1440 days)	United Democratic Front—Progressive
10.	Hokishe Sema (2nd Term)	MLA	29 October 1986 to 7 August 1988 (648 days)	Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	237 days	N/A
11.	Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (3rd Term)	Mokokchung Town	25 January 1989 to 10 May 1990 (471 days)	Indian National Congress
12.	K. L. Chishi	Atoizu	16 May 1990 to 19 June 1990 (39 days)	Indian National Congress
13.	Vamuzo Phesao	MLA	19 June 1990 to 2 April 1992 (653 days)	Nagaland People's Council
	President rule	N/A	67 days	N/A
14.	Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (4th Term)	Aonglenden	22 February 1993 to 6 March 2003 (10 year 15 days)	Indian National Congress
15.	Neiphiu Rio	Northern Angami-II	6 March 2003 to 3 January 2008 (4 year 307 days)	Nagaland People's Front
	President rule	N/A	69 days	N/A
16.	Neiphiu Rio (2nd Term)	Northern Angami-II	12 March 2008 to 24 May 2014 (6 year 74 days)	Nagaland People's Front
17.	Taditui Rangkau Zeliang	Peren	24 May 2014 to 22 February 2017 ( 2 year 275 days)	Nagaland People's Front
18.	Shurhozelie Liezietsu	MLA	22 February 2017 to 19 July 2017 (147 days)	Nagaland People's Front
19.	Taditui Rangkau Zeliang (2nd Term)	Peren	19 July 2017 to 8 March 2018 (232 days)	Nagaland People's Front
20.	Neiphiu Rio (3rd Term)	Northern Angami-II	8 March 2018 to present	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

⦿Did you know?

1.Neiphiu Rio set up the first music industry in Nagaland.

2.Neiphiu Rio was awarded The Mother Teresa Millennium award.

3.Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir served as a Chief Minister of Nagaland, Governor of Gujarat, Governors of Maharashtra, Governor of Odisha and Governor of goa.

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FAQ:

Q1.How many ministers are there in Nagaland state?
Ans. The ministry had 12 Cabinet ministers including the Chief Minister in Nagaland state. Q2. Where is the meeting place of the Nagaland government?
Ans. Nagaland Legislative Assembly are in Kohima, Nagaland, India Q3. The largest city of Nagaland?
Ans. Dimapur