Pema Khandu
| Pema Khandu | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Nabam Tuki |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 August 1979 Gyangkar village, Tawang District |
| Political party | People's Party of Arunachal |
| Children | 3 (2 son and 1 daughter) |
| Residence | Tawang and Itanagar |
| Alma mater | Hindu College University of Delhi |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Pema Khandu is an Indian politician, who has served as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since July 2016. Since June 2011, he served on various ministers level such as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources in the state government.[1] On the 16th of September 2016 Khandu spectacularly led 43 of his 44 Congress Party members over to the side of the People's Party of Arunachal. [2]
Education
Khandu is a graduate from Hindu College (Delhi University).[3]
Personal life
He is the eldest son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash on 30 April 2011.
Career
Following his father's death, Khandu was included in the state government as Cabinet Minister of Water Resource Development and Tourism.[4][5] He won an uncontested election to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from his father's constituency Mukto on 30 June 2011. He stood as an Indian National Congress candidate.[6][7]
Khandu became a secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee in 2005, and the president of the District Congress Committee in Tawang in 2010.[1] He was elected Congress Legislature Party leader on 16 July 2016.[8]
Khandu was re-elected unopposed from Mukto in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[9] Khandu took the oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 July 2016 at the age of 37 years.
On 16th September 2016, 43 MLAs from the ruling party, under the CM Pema Khandu, left Indian National Congress to join People's Party of Arunachal, in alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party. Though Pema Khandu is still the Chief minister, it is soon expected that either a coalition government will be formed with BJP as the speaker of assembly has also changed sides with the CM, or that the Indian Government will dissolve the state assembly for a fresh general elections. [10]
References
- 1 2 "Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki: Cabinet Minister Profile". Arunachalpradeshcm.in. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "Times of India" 16/9/16
- ↑ "The Arunachal Times - Archives". Arunachaltimes.in. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "New council of ministers formed in Arunachal Pradesh". Dnaindia.com. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑
- ↑ "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "Form 21E : Return of Election : Uncontested" (PDF). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "Pema Khandu will be the youngest chief minister". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Arunachal Pradesh : General Election" (PDF). Ceoarunachal.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ Congress loses Arunachal two months after it got it, 43 of 44 MLAs defect
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nabam Tuki |
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh 17 July 2016 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |