| Office | Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
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|---|---|
| Office | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
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| Term start | 17 February 1994 |
| Term end | 15 September 1999 |
| Predecessor | D.K. Tara Devi Siddhartha |
| Successor | Paban Singh Ghatowar
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| Born | 1935-05-06 |
| Born | Muallianpui, Lunglei District, Mizoram |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl, Mizoram
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Lallawmzuali |
| Children | 3 sons
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C. Silvera (6 May 1935 – 9 April 2016)[1] was a medical doctor and a Congress politician in Mizoram, India. He was the longest serving member of Parliament of India from the Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency).
Early life
Son of C. Hlunthuama, Silvera was born in Muallianpui village in southern Mizoram.[1] He studied medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore, and earned his MBBS in 1964. He was appointed as the first Medical Superintendent at Christian Hospital Serkawn, a hospital under Baptist Missionary Society (BMS), London, and later under Baptist Church of Mizoram.[2]
Career
He was elected member of Rajya Sabha for the term 1984-1990 from Mizoram.[3] He was elected in the 9th Lok Sabha, 10th Lok Sabha and the 11th Lok Sabha.[4][5]
C. Silvera was inducted as the first Mizo to be in the Indian Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[6] He was inducted to office on 17 February 1994.Template:Citation needed In 1995 he became Minister of State for Industry.[1]
Death
He died of sudden stroke on 9 April 2016 at his home in Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl.Template:Citation needed
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha. Indiapress.
- ↑ History of Medical Department. Baptist Church of Mizoram.
- ↑ List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952.
- ↑ Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha. India Parliament.
- ↑ Mizoram Parliamentary Constituency. Compare Infobase Limited.
- ↑ Chronology for Mizos in India. MAR Data.
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