Lalrinpuii | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Tourism of Mizoram | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
| Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
| Preceded by | Robert Romawia Royte |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Mizoram | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
| Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
| Preceded by | R Lalthangliana |
| Minister of Social Welfare and Tribal Affairs of Mizoram | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu V. K. Singh |
| Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
| Preceded by | Lalrinawma |
| Member of theMizoram Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lawmawma Tochhawng |
| Constituency | Lunglei East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-10-15)15 October 1967 (age 58) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Zoram People's Movement(since 2017) |
| Spouse | Sapthanga Khawlhring |
| Education | BA |
| Alma mater | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University |
Lalrinpuii (born 5 March 1962)[1] is an Indian politician in the state ofMizoram.[2] She is a member of theMizoram Legislative Assembly fromLunglei East constituency ofLunglei district.[3] She is the first woman to become a minister of Mizoram with cabinet rank on 8 December 2024 when she took oath as the Minister for health, social welfare and tribal affairs, women and child development, and tourism portfolios.[4][5]
Lalrinpuii was born in Lunglei, Mizoram. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 at a college affiliated withChhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.[6] She married Sapthanga Khawlhring and together they have three children.[6][1] She runs hostels for students of North East studying in Bengaluru.[7]
Before Lalrinpuii became a minister, Lalhlimpuii Hmar in 1987 and Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu in 2017 were her two predecessors who held the rank of ministers of state.[7] She is elected as an MLA representingZoram People's Movement party in the2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections. She defeated Joseph Lalhimpuia ofCongress by a margin of 1646 votes.[8] She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election.[9][10][11][12] In 2018, she contested as an independent candidate but lost to Lawmawma Tochhawng of the Mizo National Front, by a margin of 72 votes.[13] In 2018, she polled 3,991 votes, against 4063 votes for Tochhawng. She was ahead of Congress candidate Joseph Lalhimpuia, who got 3,836 votes.[13]
In May 2025, she inaugurated an 'International Conference on Substance Use Disorder' and said that drug abuse impedes Mizo community's progress.[14]