Minister of Home Affairs (Mizoram) explained

Post:Minister
Body:Home Affairs
Insignia:Seal of Mizoram.svg
Insigniasize:200px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Mizoram
Flag:Flag of India.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of India
Incumbent:K. Sapdanga
Incumbentsince:8 December 2023
Department: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
First:CH. Chhunga

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.

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

Legend: for each row, the color is that of the political party.

No.MinisterTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryChief Minister
FromToPeriod
1CH. Chhunga3 May 1972[3] 10 May 1977Mizo UnionChhungaSelf
2T. Sailo2 June 197810 November 1978Mizoram People's ConferenceSailo ISelf
8 May 19794 May 1984Sailo II
3Lal Thanhawla5 May 198420 August 1986Indian National CongressThanhawla ISelf
4Laldenga21 August 198619 February 1987Mizo National FrontLaldenga ISelf
20 February 19877 September 1988Laldenga II
5C. L. Ruala24 January 19897 December 1993Indian National CongressThanhawla IILal Thanhawla
6J. Lalsangzuala8 December 19933 December 1998Thanhawla III
7Tawnluia3 December 19984 December 2003Mizo National FrontZoramthanga IZoramthanga
4 December 200311 December 2008Zoramthanga II
8R. Lalzirliana11 December 200811 December 2013Indian National CongressThanhawla IVLal Thanhawla
12 December 2013[4] 14 December 2018[5] [6] [7] Thanhawla V
9Lalchamliana15 December 2018[8] [9] 7 December 2023Mizo National FrontZoramthanga IIIZoramthanga
10K. Sapdanga8 December 2023[10] [11] IncumbentZoram People's MovementLalduhomaLalduhoma

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizoram Home Department . 2024-06-17 . home.mizoram.gov.in . en.
  2. Web site: Council of Minister - Mizoram . 2024-06-17 . mizoram.nic.in.
  3. Web site: CH. Chhunga . 2024-06-17.
  4. News: 2013-12-18 . Mizoram ministers get portfolios . 2024-06-17 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. News: PTI . 2018-09-14 . Mizoram Home Minister Lalzirliana resigns . 2024-06-17 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: 2018-09-14 . Mizoram Congress in disarray as Home Minister R Lalzirliana resigns . 2024-06-17 . The Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: 2018-09-14 . Mizoram home minister R Lalzirliana resigns after Congress issues show cause notice over reports of him joining MNF . 2024-06-17 . Firstpost . en-us.
  8. Web site: Home Minister Lalchamliana launches Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project NIC Mizoram State Centre India . 2024-06-17 . en-US.
  9. Web site: mizoram home minister lalchamliana . 2024-06-17 . The Economic Times . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-12-08 . Mizoram cabinet list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios . 2024-06-17 . India Today NE . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-12-22 . Mizoram ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Lalduhoma cabinet . 2024-06-17 . Financialexpress . en.