Kamla Beniwal : New Mizoram Governor

Dr Kamla Beniwal was on Wednesday sworn-in as the 12th Governor of Mizoram, hours after her predecessor Vakkom B. Purushothaman left the state. On behalf of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Abhya Manohar Sapre, Justice B.K. Sharma administered the oath of office to the first woman governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan here.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and his cabinet colleagues, Assembly Speaker Hiphei, MLAs and top government officials. Beniwal, who was Governor of Gujarat before taking over the gubernatorial position in the north eastern state, was born on January 12, 1927 at Gorir village of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district.

She became the first woman minister in Rajasthan in 1954 at the age of 27 years and later became the deputy Chief Minister of the state. A few hours before Beniwal's oath taking, Purushothaman left the state after a hurriedly organised farewell at the Lengpui airport.

source : PTI