The Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland is a member of the Cabinet of Nagaland Government in the Government of Nagaland. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

Sr. No. Name
(constituency)
Portrait Term of office Political Party Chief Minister Ref
1 RC Chiten Jamir
(Arkakong)
1987 1989 2 years Indian National Congress Hokishe Sema
2 IK Sema 1989 1990 1 year Nagaland People's Council Vamuzo
3 Yanthungo Patton
(Tyüi)
8 March 2018 Incumbent 5 years, 311 days Bharatiya Janata Party Neiphiu Rio [2]
4 T. R. Zeliang
(Peren)
7 March 2023 Incumbent 312 days Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

See also

References

  1. "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu.
  2. "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 21 February 2020.
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