Neiphiu Rio

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Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister of Nagaland
In office March 12, 2008 - Present
Preceded by	President's Rule

Born	November 11, 1950 (1950-11-11) (age 57) Kohima, India
Political party	Nagaland People's Front
As of March 12, 2008 Source: [1]

Neiphiu Rio (born 1950) is the Chief Minister of the state of Nagaland,India. He is currently serving his second term in office having been sworn in on March 12, 2008. His first term was between March 6, 2003 and January 3 2008.

Rio is the son of Guolhoulie Rio of Tuophema village in Kohima District. He received his early education from Baptist English School, Kohima and Sainik School.

Rio is a member of the Nagaland People's Front which joined other Naga regionalist parties and the state branch of the BJP under his leadership to form the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland, a coalition which won the 2003 state elections, bringing the 10-year-long rule of the Indian National Congress in the state to the end. Rio took office as chief minister on March 6, 2003. He was formerly Nagaland's Home Minister as part of the cabinet headed by SC Jamir, presently the Governor of Goa. This was when Rio was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).

Rio was dismissed as Chief Minister when President's Rule was imposed on Nagaland on January 3 2008.^[1]His party emerged as the single largest party in the ensuing elections and Rio, as the leader of DAN, was invited by the state Governor to form the government on March 12, 2008.