Background
Rio is the son of Late Guolhoulie Rio of Tuophema village in Kohima District and belongs to the Angami Naga tribe.
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He attended college at Saint Joseph’s College, Darjeeling and later graduated from Kohima Arts College.
Career
He was the Chief Minister of Nagaland for three terms (2003-2008, 2008-2013 and 2013-2014), making him the only Nagaland Chief Minister to have served three consecutive terms. He received his early education from Baptist English School, Kohima and Sainik School Purulia, West Bengal. An active student leader during his School and College days, Rio entered politics at a very young age.
He had headed many prestigious organizations before becoming the Chief Minister Nagaland.
He served as the President of Kohima District United Democratic Front (Union for French Democracy) Youth Wing in 1974. He was also appointed as the Chairman of Northern Angami Area Council in 1984.
He also had been the honorary Vice President of Indian Red Cross Society Nagaland branch. On joining politics, Rio was first elected to Nagaland Legislative Assembly as Congress (I) candidate from the Northern Angami-II constituency during the 7th General Elections of 1989.
He was appointed as the Minister for Sports and School Education and subsequently as Minister for Higher & Technical Education and Art & Culture.
Also served as Chairman in Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation, Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board and Development Authority of Nagaland. Rio was again elected from the same Constituency in 1993 as Congress (I) candidate and appointed as Minister for Works & Housing. Rio subsequently took office as Chief Minister on 6 March 2003.
Before completing his first term, Rio was dismissed as Chief Minister when President"s Rule was imposed in Nagaland on 3 January 2008.
However, his party emerged as the single largest party in the ensuing elections and Rio, as the leader of DAN, was invited by the state Governor to form the government on 12 March 2008.
Achievements
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Rio was nominated as Life time Deputy Governor (Honorary) in 1999 in the Board of Governors by American Biographical Institute Research Association. Rio played a key role in setting up the Music Task Force, the first music industry in the country. He was awarded The Mother Teresa Millennium award, for his outstanding leadership and contributions to politics in Kolkata in the year 2007.
Politics
After his resignation, Rio joined Naga People"s Front which partnered with other Naga regionalist parties and the state branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under his leadership to form the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), a coalition which won the 2003 state elections, bringing the 10-year-long rule of the Indian National Congress in the state to an education
Membership
He is a Member of Parliament representing Nagaland in Lok Sabha. As a member of the Indian National Congress, Rio was Nagaland"s Home Minister as part of the cabinet headed by South. C. Jamir from 1998 till 2002 when he resigned from the ministry accusing Chief Minister South. C. Jamir of blocking a negotiated settlement of the vexed Naga issue.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Naga People"s Front