Pawan Kumar Chamling
5th Chief Minister of Sikkim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pawan Kumar Chamling Rai (born 22 September 1950[1]) is an Indian politician and writer who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim and India, surpassing Jyoti Basu.[2][3] Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front.[4][5] He also served as the Leader of the opposition, Sikkim Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2019. He represents the Namchi-Singhithang constituency in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019 and the Damthang constituency from 1985 to 1994. Prior to establishing the Sikkim Democratic Front, Chamling served as Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in Nar Bahadur Bhandari's cabinet.
Pawan Kumar Chamling | |
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पवन कुमार चाम्लिङ | |
5th Chief Minister of Sikkim | |
In office 12 December 1994 – 26 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sanchaman Limboo |
Succeeded by | Prem Singh Tamang |
Leader of the Opposition, Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
In office 3 June 2019 – 13 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Prem Singh Tamang |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 3 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Binod Kumar Rai |
Constituency | Namchi-Singhithang |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-09-22) 22 September 1950 (age 73) Yangang, Kingdom of Sikkim (present-day Sikkim, India) |
Political party | Sikkim Democratic Front |
Spouse(s) | Dhan Maya Chamling Tika Maya Chamling |
Children | 8 |
Profession | |
Website | www |