DD Lapang is a politician who serves as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya. Let’s take a closer look into the life of this veteran statesman.
Biography/Wiki
DD Lapang or Dr. Donwa Dethwelson Lapang is an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He held public office four times during his political career. He was born on April 10, 1934, in Nongjri village, Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya, India. He is 84 years old this year.
appearance
He is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 80 kg. He has black eyes and black hair.
Education and Careers
He was educated at Government High School, Shillong and received his BA from St. Anthony’s College, Shillong. From an early age, he started working with his mother at her tea stall. He then worked as a road worker. Before becoming a politician, he held many jobs. He worked as a school teacher for 5 years. He also worked in the Assam Civil Secretariat and was promoted as a junior assistant as a typist. He also served as deputy superintendent of schools for ten years. Later, he joined politics in 1972 and contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Nongpoh LA constituency and even won as MLA. He subsequently served as the chief minister of Meghalaya four times. In September 2018, he resigned from the Congress Party and accused the Indian National Congress of treating senior members of the party unkindly.
political tour
- 1972: Runs as an independent candidate in the Legislative Assembly
- Elected and won MLA from Nongpoh LA constituency.
- 1978: Appointed Minister of State, responsible for cooperation, prisons, education and civil protection.
- 1979: Appointed Cabinet Minister with responsibility for Health and Family Welfare, Labour, Information and Affairs Public Relations.
- 1988: Deputy Minister of the Interior.
- 1992-1993: Chief Minister of Meghalaya
- 1993-1995: Chairman of the State Planning Commission
- 1995-1997: Chairman of the Resource Mobilization Committee
- 1998-2003: Served as deputy chief minister
- 2003-2006: Chief Minister of Meghalaya
- 2007-2008: Chief Minister of Meghalaya
- 2009-2010: Chief Minister of Meghalaya
family and wife
He was born in a poor family. His father Donwa War is a tailor and his mother runs a tea stall. His father died when he was 5 years old. After his father died, he often helped his mother at her tea stall. In 1958, he married journalist Amethyst Lynda Jomes Blah. They have a son and a daughter.
DD Lapang and his wife Amethyst Lapang
fact
- He grew up very poor, and it was actually a priest who asked his mother for permission to take La Pon to a nearby village for education.
- He used to sell tea at the market in Nongpoh and was later elected as a provincial councilor from this constituency.
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Source: HIS Education