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Mr. Neiphiu Rio: Son of Late
Guolhoulie Rio of Tuophema village in Kohima District; Tribe –Angami Naga;
born on 11.11.1950; married-5 daughters and 1 son ; received early education
from Baptist English School, Kohima and Sainik School, Purulia in West
Bengal, received higher education from St. Joseph’ college, Darjeeling and
graduated from Kohima Arts College.
Active Student
leader while in School and Colleges; Honorary vice- President IRCS Nagaland
branch; Life time Deputy governor (Honorary) Board of Governors, American
Biographical Institute Research Association since 1999; attended 44th
National Breakfast Prayer Meeting programme on invitation of US Senate in
Washington DC, USA 2000; once escaped providentially in an assassination bid
on life on May 30, 1995.
Entered politics;
President, Kohima District UDF Youth Wing 1974; Acting President, UDF Youth
Wing Nagaland in 1976-1977; Chairman, Northern Angami Area Council 1984;
Member AICC (I) 1993- 2002; resigned from Congress(I)2002; joined NPF;
member, Working Committee NPF till date.
First elected to
Nagaland Legislative Assembly from Northern Angami-II constituency on
congress (I) ticket in the 7th General Elections of 1989;
appointed Minister for Sports & School Education; subsequently appointed
Cabinet Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Art & Culture;
served as Chairman, NIDC, NKVIB and Development Authority of Nagaland ;
re-contested and elected from the same Constituency as Congress (I) candidate
in the General Electionsof 1993;appointed Minister for Works & Housing;
Re- elected from Northern Angami-II in 1998 General Election and appointed
Minister for Home; resigned from S.C. Jamir led Congress(I) Ministry on
September 20, 2002; resigned from the membership of the 9th house
and the party on 7.11.2002; participated in the formation of Democratic
Alliance of Nagaland (DAN); contested and elected again from Northern
Angami-II A/C on NPF ticket; ultimately elected leader of DAN on 5.3.2004 and
appointed Chief Minister of Nagaland on 6th March 2003.
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Travels
abroad
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Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Monaco, New
Zealand , Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA.
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Hobby
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Games & Sports, Reading And Music
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Permanent
Address
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Tuophem, B.P.O.Botsa
District
Kohima.
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Present
Address
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Chief Minister, Nagaland, Kohima
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