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Pema Khandu
Pema Khandu | |
|---|---|
 Khandu in 2016 | |
| 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Governor | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa Tathagata Roy V. Shanmuganathan Padmanabha Acharya B. D. Mishra Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
| Deputy | Chowna Mein |
| Preceded by | Nabam Tuki |
| Leader of the House in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Deputy | Chowna Mein |
| Speaker | Tesam Pongte |
| Preceded by | Nabam Tuki |
| Member of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Dorjee Khandu |
| Constituency | Mukto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1979 Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2016)[1] |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Tsering Dolma |
| Children | 5 (2 sons and 3 daughters) |
| Parent | Dorjee Khandu (father) |
| Relatives | Tsering Tashi (brother) |
| Residence | DK House, Doordarshan Kendra Road, Itanagar |
| Alma mater | Hindu College, University of Delhi |
| Source: [[2]] | |
Pema Khandu (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Dorjee Khandu. Since assuming the office of the Chief Minister in July 2016, he and his government have twice changed their party affiliation; in September from the Indian National Congress to the Peoples Party of Arunachal,[3] and then in December 2016 to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] Previously he had served as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources in Nabam Tuki's government.[2]
- ^ Shankar Bora, Bijay (31 December 2016). "Arunachal CM Pema Khandu joins BJP, ends political crisis". The Tribune. Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki: Cabinet Minister Profile". Arunachalpradeshcm.in. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Times of India" 16/9/16
- ^ Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (31 December 2016). "Arunachal gets full-fledged BJP govt as Pema Khandu, 32 others join saffron party". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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