Background
He was born to Rungdi Keishing and Mungshingla Keishing in Bungpa Khunou, Ukhrul district of Manipur.
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Rishang Keishing
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After a year at Kolkata"s Scottish Church College, he transferred to the Saint Paul"s Cathedral Mission College, from where he graduated.
Career
Keishing served as Chief Minister of Manipur from 1980 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1997. He is from Bungpa village, Ukhrul District, Manipur. He is the oldest serving parliamentarian in the world, his term at Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament ends 9 April 2014.
1952-1957 Member, First Lok Sabha
1957-1961 and 1967-1971 Member, Manipur Territorial Council
1962-1967 Member, Third Lok Sabha
1972-2001 Member, Manipur Legislative Assembly
1974-1976 Cabinet Minister, Government of Manipur
1976-1980 Opposition Leader, Manipur Legislative Assembly
1980-1985 Chief Minister, Manipur
1985-February.1988 Chief Minister, Manipur
1994- March 1995 Chief Minister, Manipur
1995- December
1998 Chief Minister, Manipur
April 2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha
April 2002 - February 2004 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
January
2003-February 2004 Member, Committee on Commerce
December
2003 onwards Member, Court of the North-Eastern Hill University
August 2004 onwards Member, Committee on Home Affairs
October
2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
May 2006 - April 2007 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
April 2008 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd Term) and desired to retire on 21-02-2014 at the age of 94
Participated in the Freedom Struggle. Attended meetings, et cetera
Politics
As a student during the period of 1945-1947. Member, (i) Socialist Party of India, 1947-1964, (ii) Indian delegation to Asian Socialist Conference held in Rangoon (Myanmar), January 1953, (iii) Indian National Congress since 1964, (iv) Indian delegation led by late Shri Y.B.Chavan to the 35th General Session of the United Nations held in United States.A. in 1975, (v) Indian delegation to attend the 51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held at Sheraton, Fiji, 2005 and (vi) Tenth Finance Commission. Founder Head Master of the first High School in the district at Ukhrul, 1949-1952.
Founding Member and Honorary Head Master, Phungyar High School, 1959-1961. Founding Member, (i) High School, Kamjong, 1969 and (ii) High School at Kasom Khullen, 1970. Was Chairman, (i) Eastern Border Development Authority and (ii) Barak Development Board, 1995-1997.
Helped to set up, (i) Foundation for Management of Tribal Areas (MATA) in 1998, (ii) Fresh Ginger Oil Processing Pilot Project with technology developed by the Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum in 1998 and (iii) Fruit Processing Unit with technology developed by the C.F.T.R.I., Mysore (presently being set up).
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Political Party
Indian National Congress