Ruala, Shri C. L. Constituency   : Mizoram (ST) (Mizoram) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : rualacl[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in rualacl[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri Thanzinga Mother’s Name Smt. Thangpuii Date of Birth 25 Dec 1935 Place of Birth Vill. Chawnhu, Distt. Lawngtlai (Mizoram) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 08 Feb 1966 Spouse’s Name Smt. Lalhmingthangi No. of Sons 5 Educational Qualifications B.A., B.T. Educated at Scottish Church College, Calcutta; St. Edmund`s College Shillong and Gauhati University Profession Teacher Horticulturist,Social Worker Permanent Address T-105,Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl-796001, Mizoram Tels. (0389) 2322402, 09436140293(M) Present Address 202, Kaveri Apartment, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23354224, 09013180293 (M) Fax. (011) 23354188 Positions Held

1968-1970 Joint Secretary, Mizo District Congress Committee

1970 Nominated Member, Mizo District Council

1971-1972 Executive Member, Forest & Revenew, Mizo District Council

1972-1976 Member, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Comittee

1975-78 Member, Planning Board, Mizoram

1976-1981 Treasurer, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee

1978 & 1979 Member, Mizoram (U.T)Legislative Assembly (Two times)

1981-1984 General Secretary, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee

1984-87 Re-elected to Mizoram (U.T) Legislative Assembly (3rd term)

1984-1987 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Forest, District Council Affairs, Law & Judicial,Govt. of Mizoram(U.T)

1989-1998 Member, Mizoram State Legislative Assembly (Two times)

1989-1993 Cabinet Minister,Agriculture, Forest, Home, PHE, Excise & Taxation, Govt. of Mizoram

1993-1998 Cabinet Minister, Power & Electricity, Food & Civil Supplies, Industries & District Council Affairs, Govt. of Mizoram

2002-2004 General Secretary, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee

2008 Member, Political Affairs Committee and Member of Election Committee, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee

16 May 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

31 Aug. 2009 to 31 Aug 2012 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs

15 Mar. 2010 Member, Railway Convention Committee

1 May 2012 Member, Committees on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

31 August 2012 Member, Standing Committee on Energy

31 Dec 2012 Member, Library Committee

16 May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

3 Sep. 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs

1 May 2015 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex

Countries Visited Australia, Bangladesh, China, Denmark, England, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand, U.A.E. & U.S.A. Other Information Chairman, Consultative Committee for FCI Mizoram from 2011; General Secretary Mizo Students Association, Shillong,1962-63,Teacher, Thigsulthliah High School, 1963-1965 and Republic High School, Aizawl,1966-1970; General-Secretary, Mizo Students Association, General Headquarters, Aizawl, 1967-1968, Member, Mizoram Planning Board and Member, Mizoram Wildlife Board,1975-1978; Vice-President, Indian Council of Jurists from 2009; Member, Mizoram University Court from 2013 and Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee for NF Railway from 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2015.

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