Chief Minister of Nagaland

The Chief Minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.

Since 1963, eleven people belonging to seven parties have served as chief minister of Nagaland. The first three belonged to the Nagaland Nationalist Organisation, including the inaugural officeholder P. Shilu Ao. The current incumbent is Neiphiu Rio of the Naga People's Front, in office since 8 March 2018.

Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

Oath of Secrecy

"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."

Chief Ministers of Nagaland (1963-present)

Died in office
Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

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! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:15em" | Chief Minister

! rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="3"| Tenure in office

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party

! rowspan="2"| Ministry

! style="width:7em"| From

! style="width:7em"| To

! style="width:5em"| Time in office

! rowspan="2"| 1

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| P. Shilu Ao

| rowspan="2"| 1963

| rowspan="2"| 1966

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="4" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="4" style="width:8em"| Nagaland Nationalist Organisation

| Shilu I

| rowspan="2"| 1964

| Shilu II

! 2

| 70px

| Thepfülo-u Nakhro

| 1966

| 1969

| Nakhro

! 3

| 70px

| Hokishe Sema

| 1969

| 1969

| 1974

| Sema I

! 4

| 70px

| Vizol Angami

| rowspan="2"| 1974

| 1974

| 1975

| bgcolor=""|

| United Democratic Front

| Angami I

! 5

| 70px

| John Bosco Jasokie

| 1975

| bgcolor=""|

| Naga National Democratic Party

| Jasokie I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (20 March 197525 November 1977) President's rule was imposed during this period

! (4)

| 70px

| Vizol Angami

| rowspan="3"| 1977

| 1977

| 1980

| bgcolor=""|

| United Democratic Front

| Angami II

! 6

| 70px

| S. C. Jamir

| 1980

| style="background-color:green" |

| United Democratic Front-Progressive

| Jamir I

! (5)

| 70px

| John Bosco Jasokie

| 1980

| 1982

| bgcolor=""|

| Naga National Democratic Party

| Jasokie II

! (6)

| 70px

| S. C. Jamir

| rowspan="2"| 1982

| 1982

| 1986

| style="background-color:green" |

| United Democratic Front-Progressive

| Jamir II

! rowspan="2"| (3)

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Hokishe Sema

| rowspan="2"| 1986

| rowspan="2"| 1988

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Sema II

| 1987

| Sema III

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (7 August 198825 January 1989) President's rule was imposed during this period

! (6)

| 70px

| S. C. Jamir

| rowspan="3"| 1989

| 1989

| 1990

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Jamir III

! 7

| 70px

| K. L. Chishi

| 1990

| Chishi

! 8

| 70px

| Vamüzo Phesao

| 1990

| 1992

| bgcolor=""|

| Nagaland People's Council

| Phesao

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (2 April 199222 February 1993) President's rule was imposed during this period

! rowspan="2"| (6)

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| S. C. Jamir

| 1993

| rowspan="2"| 1993

| rowspan="2"| 2003

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Jamir IV

| 1998

| Jamir V

! 7

| 70px

| Neiphiu Rio

| 2003

| 2003

| 2008

| bgcolor=""|

| Naga People's Front

| Rio I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (3 January12 March 2008) President's rule was imposed during this period

! rowspan="2"| (7)

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Neiphiu Rio

| 2008

| rowspan="2"| 2008

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="5" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="5"| Naga People's Front

| Rio II

| rowspan="4"| 2013

| Rio III

! 8

| 70px

| T. R. Zeliang

| 2014

| 2017

| Zeliang I

! 9

| 70px

| Shürhozelie Liezietsu

| 2017

| Liezietsu

! (8)

| 70px

| T. R. Zeliang

| 2017

| 2018

| Zeliang II

! rowspan="3"| (7)

| rowspan="3"| 70px

| rowspan="3"| Neiphiu Rio

| 2018

| rowspan="3"| 2018

| rowspan="3"| Incumbent

| rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

|Rio IV

| rowspan="2"|2023

| rowspan="2"|Rio V

| bgcolor=""|

| Naga People's Front

Statistics

List by chief minister

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! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister

! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! Longest continuous term

! Total duration of chief ministership

! data-sort-value="1" | 1

| Neiphiu Rio

| /NDPP

! data-sort-value="2" | 2

| S. C. Jamir

| /

| 10 years, 12 days

| 15 years, 144 days

! data-sort-value="3" | 3

| Hokishe Sema

| /INC

| 5 years, 4 days

| 6 years, 287 days

! data-sort-value="4" | 4

| Vizol Angami

| 2 years, 145 days

| 3 years, 157 days

! data-sort-value="5" | 5

| T. R. Zeliang

| 2 years, 274 days

| 3 years, 141 days

! data-sort-value="6" | 6

| P. Shilu Ao

| 2 years, 256 days

! data-sort-value="7" | 7

| Thepfülo-u Nakhro

| 2 years, 192 days

! data-sort-value="8" | 8

| John Bosco Jasokie

| 2 years, 166 days

| 2 years, 176 days

! data-sort-value="9" | 9

| Vamüzo Phesao

| 1 year, 287 days

! data-sort-value="10" | 10

| Shürhozelie Liezietsu

| 147 days

! data-sort-value="11" | 11

| K. L. Chishi

| 34 days

Timeline

Notes

;Footnotes

;References

External links

States of India since 1947