Paty Ripple Kyndiah
Paty Ripple Kyndiah (7 May 1928 – 26 March 2015) was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was a member of the 12th Lok Sabha 13th Lok Sabha & 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Shillong constituency in Meghalaya state.
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 P. R. Kyndiah addressing at the National Workshop of State Governments and Channelising Agencies of National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation in 2008 | |
| Minister of Tribal Affairs | |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Jual Oram |
| Succeeded by | Kantilal Bhuria |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Shillong | |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | George Gilbert Swell |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Pala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1928 Shillong, British India (now Meghalaya, India) |
| Died | 26 March 2015 (aged 86)[1] Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Gavvy Khyriem |
| Children | 5 |
Kyndiah was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1993, and he was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Meghalaya four times between 1975 and 1988. From 1979 to 1981, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly; he was Acting Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 1987, and he was Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1993.[2]
From 10 February 1993 to 28 January 1998 Kyndiah was the Governor of Mizoram. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. He was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 and the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. He became Minister of Tribal Affairs on 23 May 2004.[2]
References
- "Congress leader Paty Ripple Kyndiah passes away at 87". The India Times. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website Archived 17 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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