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 [1]
2 IK Sema 1989 1990 1 year Nagaland People's Council Vamuzo [2][3]
3 Yanthungo Patton
(Tyüi) 		8 March 2018 Incumbent 5 years, 353 days Bharatiya Janata Party Neiphiu Rio [2]
4 T. R. Zeliang
(Peren) 		7 March 2023 Incumbent 354 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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