Prem Khandu Thungan
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| Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 August 1975 – 18 September 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | K. A. A. Raja R. N. Haldipur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tomo Riba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 June 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Indian National Congress (1979-present) Janata Party (until 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Phurpa Lamu Thungon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prem Khandu Thungon (born 5 June 1946) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh. He was the first chief minister subsequent to the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency becoming a union territory in 1972, and the first assembly elections held in 1978. As of 2023, he remains the youngest chief minister of the state. He also served as Deputy Minister for Supply and Rehabilitation (1980-1982) and Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social Welfare (1982-1984) in Third Indira Gandhi ministry.Then he served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (1991-1992), Ministry of Industry- Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises (1992-1993), Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (1993-1995) in P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry.