C. Silvera Explained

C. Silvera
Birth Date:6 May 1935
Birth Place:Muallianpui, Lunglei District, Mizoram
Residence:Aizawl
Death Place:Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl, Mizoram
Office:Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Term Start:17 February 1994
Term End:15 September 1999
Predecessor:D.K. Tara Devi Siddhartha
Successor:Paban Singh Ghatowar
Office2:Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Constituency2:Mizoram
Term2:1991–1996, 1996–1997, 1997-1998
Predecessor2:Lalduhawma
Successor2:H. Lallungmuana
Spouse:Lallawmzuali
Children:3 sons
Date:15 September
Year:2012
Source:http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm

C. Silvera (6 May 1935 – 9 April 2016)[1] was a medical doctor and a Congress politician in Mizoram, India. He was the longest serving member of Parliament of India from the Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency).

Early life

Son of C. Hlunthuama, Silvera was born in Muallianpui village in southern Mizoram.[1] He studied medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore, and earned his MBBS in 1964. He was appointed as the first Medical Superintendent at Christian Hospital Serkawn, a hospital under Baptist Missionary Society (BMS), London, and later under Baptist Church of Mizoram.[2]

Career

He was elected member of Rajya Sabha for the term 1984-1990 from Mizoram.[3] He was elected in the 9th Lok Sabha, 10th Lok Sabha and the 11th Lok Sabha.[4] [5]

C. Silvera was inducted as the first Mizo to be in the Indian Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[6] He was inducted to office on 17 February 1994. In 1995 he became Minister of State for Industry.[1]

Death

He died of sudden stroke on 9 April 2016 at his home in Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha. Indiapress. 2 March 2015.
  2. Web site: History of Medical Department. Baptist Church of Mizoram. 1 March 2015.
  3. Web site: List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952 .
  4. Web site: Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha. India Parliament. 15 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612150228/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm. 12 June 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Mizoram Parliamentary Constituency. Compare Infobase Limited. 2 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Chronology for Mizos in India. MAR Data. 17 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622225715/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=75013. 22 June 2012. dead.