Shürhozelie Liezietsu | |
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| Chief Minister of Nagaland | |
| In office 22 February 2017 – 19 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | T. R. Zeliang |
| Succeeded by | T. R. Zeliang |
| President ofNagaland People's Front | |
| In office 21 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-11-20)20 November 1936 (age 88) Kohima Village,Naga Hills District,Assam Province, British India (Now inKohima District,Nagaland, India) |
| Political party | Nagaland People's Front |
Shürhozelie Liezietsu (born 20 November 1936) is an Indian politician fromNagaland. He was the 11thChief Minister of Nagaland. He also served as the president ofNaga People's Front.
Shürhozelie was born on 20 November 1936 inKohima Village to anAngami Naga family. He did his initial schooling in Mission Public School, Kohima and completed his matriculation from Kohima Government High School in 1956. He completed his graduation fromSt. Edmund's College, Shillong. He started his career as a clerk in state secretariat before switching to teaching.[1]
He also has an interest in gardening apart from writing and politics. He was also the president of Ura Academy, the state's highest literary body and was conferred an honorary D.Litt. by the Nagaland University in year 2003.[1]
He entered politics in year 1969 and was one of the founding members of Nagaland's first regional party United Democratic Front (UDF) and later Naga National Democratic Party (NNDP).[1] In 2002 he was crucial in the formation of Nagaland's People Front (NPF).[1] In 2003 he was elected to theNagaland Legislative Assembly as theNaga People's Front candidate in the constituencyNorthern Angami-I (ST).[1] After the election, he was appointed Minister for Urban Development.[2][3]
He retained his constituency in the 2008 election,[1] and was then appointed Minister for Urban Development for a second time with an additional portfolio of Higher and Technical Education.
He voluntarily did not contest the 2013 State Assembly election[1] and remained as Chairman of theDemocratic Alliance of Nagaland with cabinet status and allowed his sonKhriehu Liezietsu to successfully contest the election. Khriehu Liezietsu was later inducted as Advisor for Youth Resources and Sports and Music Task Force.
He is also one of the founding members of the first regional party inNagaland (UDF, laterNDP and presentlyNaga People's Front).[1] He has been Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) eight times and held several important portfolios in a political career spanning nearly five decades.[1] On 22 February 2017 he was sworn in as 17th Chief Minister ofNagaland.[4] He is one of the most decorated educationists inAngami language literature and has authored more than 40 books on poetry, novels, history, drama, translations and several of his books are part of syllabus in Nagaland University.[1][5]
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Nagaland 22 February 2017 – 19 July 2017 | Succeeded by |