Gegong Apang | |
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3rd Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh | |
In office 4 August 2003 – 9 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | Mukut Mithi |
Succeeded by | Dorjee Khandu |
In office 18 January 1980 – 19 January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Tomo Riba |
Succeeded by | Mukut Mithi |
Personal details | |
Born | Karko village (Upper Siang District) | 8 July 1949
Political party | Arunachal Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (upto 1996, 2004 - 14), Arunachal Congress(1996 - 2003), Bharatiya Janata Party (2003 - 04, 2014 - 19) United Democratic Front (2003) Janata Dal (Secular) (2019-2024) |
Spouse(s) | Yadap Apang, late Dipti Apang |
Gegong Apang (born 10 January 1947) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh. He served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from 18 January 1980 to 19 January 1999 and again from August 2003 to April 2007. He is a member of the Janata Dal (Secular) and was a member of the Indian National Congress before 2016. Apang is the Arunachal Pradesh's longest serving Chief Minister and also the fourth longest serving Chief Minister of an Indian state after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim,[1][2] Jyoti Basu of West Bengal and Naveen Patnaik of Odisha.