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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
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| name = Lalrinpuii
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| image = Lalrinpuii.jpg
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| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Tourism of Mizoram]]
| term_start = 8 December 2023
| term_end =
| governor = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor = [[Robert Romawia Royte]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Mizoram]]
| term_start1 = 8 December 2023
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| governor1 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor1 = [[R Lalthangliana]]
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| office2 = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Social Welfare and Tribal Affairs of Mizoram]]
| term_start2 = 8 December 2023
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| governor2 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor2 = [[Lalrinawma]]
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| office3 = Member of the [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = December 2023
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| predecessor3 = Lawmawma Tochhawng
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| constituency3 = [[Lunglei East Assembly constituency|Lunglei East]]
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| party = [[Zoram People's Movement]] (since 2017)
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| spouse = Sapthanga Khawlhring
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| education = BA
| alma_mater = [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]]
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'''Lalrinpuii''' (born 5 March 1962)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/69 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.mizoramassembly.in}}</ref> is an Indian politician in the state of [[Mizoram]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lalrinpuii Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Mizoram Assembly |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/mizoram-assembly-election-candidates-list-2023/lalrinpuii-16031-3 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]] from [[Lunglei East Assembly constituency|Lunglei East]] constituency of [[Lunglei district|Lunglei]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly |url=https://mizoram.nic.in/gov/mla.htm |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=mizoram.nic.in}}</ref> She is the first woman to become a minister of Mizoram with cabinet rank on 8 December 2024 when she took oath as the Minister for health, social welfare and tribal affairs, women and child development, and tourism portfolios.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-09 |title=Lalduhoma takes oath as CM of Mizoram, 11 mins also swear in |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/lalduhoma-takes-oath-as-cm-of-mizoram-11-mins-also-swear-in/articleshow/105851994.cms |access-date=2023-12-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-09 |title=Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2023/12/09/lalduhoma-sworn-in-as-mizoram-cm/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |language=en|website=The Arunachal Times}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Lalrinpuii was born in Lunglei, Mizoram. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 at a college affiliated with [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]], Kanpur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lalrinpuii(Independent(IND)):Constituency- LUNGLEI EAST(LUNGLEI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/mizoram2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=198 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> She married Sapthanga Khawlhring and together they have three children.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> She runs hostels for students of North East studying in Bengaluru.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-12-09 |title=Lalduhoma takes oath as CM, gives Mizoram 1st woman cabinet mantri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/lalduhoma-takes-oath-as-cm-gives-mizoram-1st-woman-cabinet-mantri/articleshow/105849268.cms |access-date=2025-07-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Before Lalrinpuii became a minister, Lalhlimpuii Hmar in 1987 and Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu in 2017 were her two predecessors who held the rank of ministers of state.<ref name=":1" /> She is elected as an MLA representing [[Zoram People's Movement]] party in the [[2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election]]s. She defeated Joseph Lalhimpuia of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] by a margin of 1646 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Lunglei East assembly election results 2023: Lalrinpuii of Zoram People's Movement wins |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lunglei-east-assembly-election-results-2023-zpms-lalrinpuii-leads-with-3272-votes-while-incs-joseph-lalhimpuia-holds-the-second-position/articleshow/105717567.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karmakar |first=Rahul |date=2023-12-05 |title=Mizoram has more than one woman MLA for the first time |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mizoram-has-more-than-one-woman-mla-for-the-first-time/article67606904.ece |access-date=2023-12-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Mizoram Assembly polls: Three women candidates win elections |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/mizoram-assembly-elections/mizoram-assembly-polls-three-women-candidates-win-elections/articleshow/105731636.cms |access-date=2023-12-07 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Assembly polls 3 women candidates win elections |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2023/12/04/cal48-elections-mz-women.html |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Election Results Usher in New Politics and Developmental Challenges |url=https://thewire.in/politics/mizoram-election-results-usher-in-new-politics-and-developmental-challenges |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=The Wire}}</ref> In 2018, she contested as an independent candidate but lost to Lawmawma Tochhawng of the Mizo National Front, by a margin of 72 votes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Lunglei East Constituency Election Results 2023: Lunglei East Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/mizoram/constituency-show/lunglei-east |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, she polled 3,991 votes, against 4063 votes for Tochhawng. She was ahead of Congress candidate Joseph Lalhimpuia, who got 3,836 votes.<ref name=":2" />

In May 2025, she inaugurated an 'International Conference on Substance Use Disorder' and said that drug abuse impedes Mizo community's progress.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-30 |title=Lalrinpuii opens conference on substance use disorder |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/121503363.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2025-07-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Council of Ministers of Mizoram|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Lunglei district]]
[[Category:Zoram People's Movement politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]

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