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FORMER MEMBER ( 15 & 16 Lok Sabha)

C.L.RUALA, SHRI [INC - MIZORAM - ST (MIZORAM)]

Father's Name	Shri Thanzinga
Mother's Name	Smt. Thangpuii
Date of Birth	25 Dec 1935
Place of Birth	Vill. Chawnhu, Distt. Lawngtlai (Mizoram)
Marital Status	Married
Date of Marriage	08 Feb 1966
Spouse's Name	Smt. Lalhmingthangi
No. of Sons	5
Educational Qualifications	B.A., B.T. Educated at Scottish Church College, Calcutta; St. Edmund`s College Shillong and Gauhati University
Profession	Teacher Horticulturist,Social Worker
Permanent Address	T-105,Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl-796001, Mizoram Tels. (0389) 2322402, 09436140293(M)
Positions Held	1968-1970 Joint Secretary, Mizo District Congress Committee 1970 Nominated Member, Mizo District Council 1971-1972 Executive Member, Forest & Revenew, Mizo District Council 1972-1976 Member, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Comittee 1975-78 Member, Planning Board, Mizoram 1976-1981 Treasurer, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee 1978 & 1979 Member, Mizoram (U.T)Legislative Assembly (Two times) 1981-1984 General Secretary, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee 1984-87 Re-elected to Mizoram (U.T) Legislative Assembly (3rd term) 1984-1987 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Forest, District Council Affairs, Law & Judicial,Govt. of Mizoram(U.T) 1989-1998 Member, Mizoram State Legislative Assembly (Two times) 1989-1993 Cabinet Minister,Agriculture, Forest, Home, PHE, Excise & Taxation, Govt. of Mizoram 1993-1998 Cabinet Minister, Power & Electricity, Food & Civil Supplies, Industries & District Council Affairs, Govt. of Mizoram 2002-2004 General Secretary, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee 2008 Member, Political Affairs Committee and Member of Election Committee, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee 16 May 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha 31 Aug. 2009 to 31 Aug 2012 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs 15 Mar. 2010 Member, Railway Convention Committee 1 May 2012 Member, Committees on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 31 August 2012 Member, Standing Committee on Energy 31 Dec 2012 Member, Library Committee 16 May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture 3 Sep. 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs 1 May 2015 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex
Countries Visited	Australia, Bangladesh, China, Denmark, England, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand, U.A.E. & U.S.A.
Other Information	Chairman, Consultative Committee for FCI Mizoram from 2011; General Secretary Mizo Students Association, Shillong,1962-63,Teacher, Thigsulthliah High School, 1963-1965 and Republic High School, Aizawl,1966-1970; General-Secretary, Mizo Students Association, General Headquarters, Aizawl, 1967-1968, Member, Mizoram Planning Board and Member, Mizoram Wildlife Board,1975-1978; Vice-President, Indian Council of Jurists from 2009; Member, Mizoram University Court from 2013 and Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee for NF Railway from 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2015.