Minister of Home Affairs (Mizoram)

{{Short description|Government Ministry of Mizoram}}

{{Infobox political post

| post = Minister

| body = Home Affairs

| insignia = Seal of Mizoram.svg

| insigniasize = 200px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of Mizoram

| flag = Flag of India.svg

| flagsize =

| flagcaption = Flag of India

| image =

| imagesize =

| incumbent = K. Sapdanga

| incumbentsince = 8 December 2023

| department = Home Department

| style = The Honourable

| abbreviation = HM

| member_of = Mizoram Legislative Assembly

| reports_to = Governor of Mizoram
Chief Minister of Mizoram

| seat =

| appointer = Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister

| first = CH. Chhunga

| formation = {{Start date and age|1972|05|03|df=y|p=y|br=y}}

}}

The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of Home Department{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Home Department |url=https://home.mizoram.gov.in/category/notifications |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=home.mizoram.gov.in |language=en}} of the Government of Mizoram. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Mizoram, the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs.

The current minister is K. Sapdanga of the Zoram People's Movement who has been in office since 8 December 2023.{{Cite web |title=Council of Minister - Mizoram |url=https://mizoram.nic.in/gov/minister.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=mizoram.nic.in}}

List of home affairs

Legend: for each row, the color is that of the political party.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |No.

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Minister

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Chief Minister

style="width:8em"| From

! style="width:8em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

1

| style="background-color: green" |

|CH. Chhunga

| 3 May 1972{{Cite web |title=CH. Chhunga |url=https://mizoramassembly.in/storage/Assembly/Gazette/EO/GZEO1ISS_015.pdf |archive-date= |access-date=2024-06-17}}

| 10 May 1977

| {{age in years and days|1972|5|3|1977|5|10}}

| Mizo Union

| Chhunga

| style="background-color: green" |

|Self

rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizoram People's Conference}}" |

| rowspan="2" |T. Sailo

| 2 June 1978

| 10 November 1978

| {{age in years and days|1978|6|2|1978|11|10}}

| rowspan="2" |Mizoram People's Conference

| Sailo I

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizoram People's Conference}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Self

8 May 1979

| 4 May 1984

| {{age in years and days|1979|5|8|1984|5|4}}

| Sailo II

3

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| Lal Thanhawla

| 5 May 1984

| 20 August 1986

| {{age in years and days|1984|5|5|1986|8|20}}

| Indian National Congress

| Thanhawla I

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|Self

rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| rowspan="2" | Laldenga

| 21 August 1986

| 19 February 1987

| rowspan=2| {{age in years and days|1986|8|21|1988|9|7}}

| rowspan=2| Mizo National Front

| Laldenga I

|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Self

20 February 1987

| 7 September 1988

| Laldenga II

5

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| C. L. Ruala

| 24 January 1989

| 7 December 1993

|

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

| Thanhawla II

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Lal Thanhawla

6

| J. Lalsangzuala

| 8 December 1993

| 3 December 1998

|

| Thanhawla III

rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Tawnluia

| 3 December 1998

| 4 December 2003

| rowspan=2| {{age in years and days|1998|12|3|2008|12|11}}

| rowspan="2" |Mizo National Front

| Zoramthanga I

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Zoramthanga

4 December 2003

| 11 December 2008

| Zoramthanga II

rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| rowspan="2" |R. Lalzirliana

| 11 December 2008

| 11 December 2013

| rowspan="2" | {{age in years and days|2008|12|11|2018|12|14}}

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

| Thanhawla IV

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Lal Thanhawla

12 December 2013{{Cite news |date=2013-12-18 |title=Mizoram ministers get portfolios |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/mizoram-ministers-get-portfolios/articleshow/27590173.cms |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

| 14 December 2018{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2018-09-14 |title=Mizoram Home Minister Lalzirliana resigns |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mizoram-home-minister-lalzirliana-resigns/article24947283.ece |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2018-09-14 |title=Mizoram Congress in disarray as Home Minister R Lalzirliana resigns |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/mizoram/mizoram-home-minister-r-lazirliana-resign-5356882/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-09-14 |title=Mizoram home minister R Lalzirliana resigns after Congress issues show cause notice over reports of him joining MNF |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mizoram-home-minister-r-lalzirliana-resigns-after-congress-issues-show-cause-notice-over-reports-of-him-joining-mnf-5187281.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}

| Thanhawla V

9

| style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| Lalchamliana

| 15 December 2018{{Cite web |title=Home Minister Lalchamliana launches Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project {{!}} NIC Mizoram State Centre {{!}} India |url=https://mizo.nic.in/news/home-minister-lalchamliana-launches-integrated-road-accident-databaseirad-project-in-mizoram/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=mizoram home minister lalchamliana |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/mizoram-home-minister-lalchamliana |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}

| 7 December 2023

| {{age in years and days|2018|12|15|2023|12|7}}

| Mizo National Front

| Zoramthanga III

| style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |

| Zoramthanga

10

| style="background-color: {{party color|Zoram People's Movement}}" |

| K. Sapdanga

| 8 December 2023{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Mizoram cabinet list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizoram-cabinet-list-2023-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-723168-2023-12-08 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Mizoram ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Lalduhoma cabinet |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mizoram-ministers-list-2023-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-lalduhoma-cabinet/3333266/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}

| Incumbent

| {{age in years and days|2023|12|08}}

| Zoram People's Movement

| Lalduhoma

| style="background-color: {{party color|Zoram People's Movement}}" |

| Lalduhoma

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