Pawan Kumar Chamling

Politician

Birthday September 22, 1950

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace India

Age 73 years old

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About

Politician who began serving as fifth Chief Minister of Sikkim, India in 1994. He founded the Sikkim Democratic Front, a political party that rose to power in the mid 1990s.

Before Fame

He was first elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly in 1985 and served as Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992.

Trivia

He published a number of works under the name of Pawan Chamling Kiran and won the prestigious Bhanu Puraskar literary prize in 2010.

Family Life

He married Tika Maya Chamling, with whom he had eight children.

Associated With

He served under the administration of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.