Vanlalzawma Biography

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Vanlalzawma,Shri
Constituency   : Mizoram-ST (Mizoram )
Party Name : Mizo National Front(MNF)
Email Address : [email protected]
Father’s Name Shri Remkunga
Mother’s Name Smt. Chalnghaki
Date of Birth 10.02.1956
Place of Birth Chhipphir, Distt. Lunglei (Mizoram)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 16 Oct 1981
Spouse’s Name Smt. Remtluangi
No. of Sons 3
Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.) History, M.A. (History)
Educated at Pachhunga University College, Aizawl
and North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Profession Educationist

Social Worker, Sportsperson

Permanent Address
T/27, Tuikhuahtlang,
Aizwal – 796 001(Mizoram)
(0389) 2325914,2322299
Present Address
22, South Avenue,
New Delhi – 110 011
Tels. (011) 23793134, 23794150, 9868180301 (M)
Position Held
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House
1999-2002 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports
2002-2004 Member, Committee on Information Techonology
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)
Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs

Special Interests
Reading and sports

Sports and Clubs
Represented the State in Chess and Volleyball

Other Information
Instrumental in accelerating the peace process in Mizoram in the eighties; participated actively in the
Post Graduate Students Union as a leader during 1979-91 in North Eastern Hill University
(N.E.H.U.), Shillong; served as National Service Scheme (NSS) Programme Officer for 4 years
and had undergone N.S.S. Orientation Course at Kharagpur (West Bengal); taught at the Degree
level for a period of 17 years; General Secretary, Mizoram College Teachers Association (M.C.T.A.),
1985-87; Vice-President, M.C.T.A., 1987-89; President, M.C.T.A., 1989-91; Leader of the
Young Mizo Association (YMA), the biggest voluntary organisation with a membership of over 2.5
lakhs scattered in 702 Branches/Units; General Secretary, Vice-President, President of this
organisation since 1993 ; recipient of Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (I.G.P.P.) from the
President of India on behalf of YMA in 1994 for outstanding contribution of the YMA towards
Wildlife Preservation and Afforestation; Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Delhi Mizo Welfare Association; Member, (i) AIDS Control Society of Mizoram, (ii) Green
Mizoram State Level Committee, (iii) Total Prohibition Council, Mizoram; (iv) 125th Gandhian
Birth Anniversary Committee; (v) Mizoram Pollution Control Board; (vi) North Eastern Zone
Cultural Centre (N.E.Z.C.C.) Programme Committee; (vii) Mizo Customary Law Committee; (viii)
Reproductive Child Health Committee; (ix) Mizoram Blood Transfusion Council; (x) State Rural
Development Committee; (xi) State Level Social Preservation Committee; and (xii) ACTIONAID
-CYMA Joint Project on Socio-Economic Development of Mizoram; Chairman, (i) District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee on Rural Development in 8 Districts of Mizoram; and (ii) State Consultative Committee of F.C.I. for the state of Mizoram


Reference: Loksabha

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