Darwin Diengdoh Pugh Explained

Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
Birth Date:12 January 1927
Birth Place:Sohra, British India
Residence:Meghalaya, India
Order:2nd
Office:Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Term Start:10 March 1978
Term End:6 May 1979
Governor:Lallan Prasad Singh
Predecessor:Williamson A. Sangma
Successor:B. B. Lyngdoh
Party:All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Alma Mater:Gauhati University

Darwin Diengdoh Pugh (12 January 1927 – 17 November 2008) was the second Chief Minister of the state of Meghalaya in north-eastern India and the first Khasi person to hold the position.[1] He was the general secretary of All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).

Career

Born on 12 January 1927 at Sohra to late Bransly Marpna Pugh and Glis Diengdoh, Pugh had his education at Gauhati University. He began his professional career as a crew in the Navy during the Second World War.[2] He also served as the Headmaster of the Nisangram School in Garo Hills and Cherra Presbyterian Proceeding High School in Nongsawlia, Sohra. Pugh joined active politics in the early 1960s and was elected as member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council in 1967–72. In 1972, he was elected on the APHLC ticket from Nongskhen constituency, bordering Bangladesh and subsequently made his maiden entry to the first state Assembly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Telegraph . DD Pugh laid to rest . https://archive.today/20130203142705/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081120/jsp/northeast/story_10134611.jsp . dead . 3 February 2013 . 19 November 2008 . 25 July 2009 .
  2. News: The Shillong Times . DD Pugh: A versatile personality . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230000653/http://www.theshillongtimes.com/a-19-nov.htm . dead . 30 December 2008 . 19 November 2008 . 25 July 2009 .
  3. Web site: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister D D Pugh dies. Staff. 2008-11-18. Oneindia.com. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101014457/https://www.oneindia.com/2008/11/18/former-meghalaya-chief-minister-d-d-pugh-dies-1226999313.html . 1 November 2020 . 2020-03-08.