Zhaleo Rio is a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politician from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

. He has been elected in

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 Februa ...

election from

Ghaspani II Assembly constituency Ghaspani II Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India. Previously part of Dimapur District, it is now part of Chümoukedima District and is reserved for candidates belong ...

in 2013 as a candidate of

Naga People's Front The Naga People's Front (NPF) is a regional political party in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh . It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland from 2003 to 2018. NPF ...

and 2018 as a candidate of

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Nagaland. Chingwang Konyak is the president of NDPP. The symbol of the party is a globe. The NDPP was formed by Naga People's Front rebels ...

. He was deputy speaker of

from 2018 to 2019 before being named as an advisor to

Chief Minister of Nagaland The chief minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following el ...

Neiphiu Rio Neiphiu Guolhoulie Rio (born 11 November 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th Chief Minister of Nagaland. Rio has also served as Chief Minister for three separate terms (2002–07, 2007–12, 2012–14 and 2018–till date), making h ...

and allocated three departments, they are Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs. He is brother of

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Living people Naga People's Front politicians Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politicians Nagaland MLAs 2018–2023 Nagaland MLAs 2013–2018 Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kohima Deputy Speakers of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly {{Nagaland-politician-stub