N Biren Singh - wikipedia N Biren Singh Nongthombam Biren Singh 12th Chief Minister of Manipur Incumbent Assumed office 15 March 2017 Governor Najma Heptullah Preceded by Okram Ibobi Singh Personal details ( 1961 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1961 ( age 57 ) Imphal East, Manipur, India Political party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse ( s ) Hiyainu Devi Children Alma mater Manipur University Military service Allegiance India Service / branch Border Security Force Years of service 1979 -- 1993 Nongthombam Biren Singh ( born 1 January 1961 ) is an Indian politician and former footballer and journalist. He is the current Chief Minister of Manipur. He began his career as a footballer and got recruited in the Border Security Force ( BSF ) playing for its team in domestic competitions. He resigned from the BSF and turned to journalism. Despite having had no formal training and experience, he began the vernacular daily Naharolgi Thoudang in 1992 and worked as the editor till 2001. Turning to politics in 2002, Singh joined the Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party and won the assembly elections from Heingang. He retained the seat in 2007 contesting with an Indian National Congress ticket after joining the party in 2003. Serving as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, he quit the party in 2016 before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2017, he retained his seat from Heingang again and was named the Chief Minister after his party gained Coalition and formed the government. Political career In 2002, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur, as the Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party ( DRPP ) candidate in the constituency Heingang. He later joined the Indian National Congress ( INC ). In May 2003 he was appointed Minister of State of Vigilance in the Manipur state government. In 2007 he retained his Assembly seat, contesting on behalf of the Indian National Congress ( INC ). He was later appointed as the Minister of Irrigation & Flood Control and Youth Affairs & Sports in the State Government. In 2012 he again retained his Assembly seat for the third consecutive term. In September 2015, Biren stated that the recently passed bill in the Manipur Legislative Assembly to protect indigenous peoples would not harm any community in the state. In October 2016, Biren resigned from the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee ( MPCC ), this came after revolt against Okram Ibobi Singh, the then Chief Minister of Manipur. Singh formally joined the BJP on 17 October 2016 and later became the Spokesperson and Co-convener of the Election Management Committee of BJP Manipur Pradesh. He won the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly Election from Heingang Assembly Constituency. In March 2017, he was elected as leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Manipur and with a majority of MLAs having been presented to the Governor, he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur on 15 March 2017. He is the first ever BJP Chief Minister in Manipur. In January 2018, he lays the foundation stone for the new academic building of Manipur Public School. The project is undertaken by Manipur Minorities and OBC Economic Development Society ( MOBEDS ). The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 10.80 crore under the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and will include new classrooms, headmaster 's room, common rooms, library, laboratories, toilets and separate hostels for boys and girls. See also N. Biren Singh ministry References ^ Jump up to : `` SHRI NONGTHOMBAM BIREN ''. manipurassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Who is N. Biren Singh ? ''. The Hindu. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Biren Singh : From BSF barracks to Manipur 's Chief Minister ''. The Economic Times. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_MN_02.pdf Jump up ^ `` The Telegraph - North East ''. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Jump up ^ Election Commission of India : Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election Jump up ^ `` Govt Bills will not harm interest of any community in India : MLA Biren : 14th sep15 ~ E-Pao ! Headlines ''. e-pao.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Jump up ^ Congress starts rapprochement to bring back Nongthombam Biren Jump up ^ `` Biren to join us on Oct 15 : Sarma - Times of India ''. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Senior Manipur Congress Leader Biren Singh Resigns from Party '' Northeast Today ``. northeasttoday.in. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Manipur senior Cong leader Biren quits ''. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` BJP names N Biren Singh as chief minister candidate for Manipur ''. Jump up ^ `` Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh lays the foundation stone for the new academic building of Manipur Public School ''. Political offices Preceded by Okram Ibobi Singh Chief Minister of Manipur 15 March 2017 -- Present Succeeded by Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party Party Presidents Atal Bihari Vajpayee ( 1980 -- 86 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 1986 -- 91 ) Murli Manohar Joshi ( 1991 -- 93 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 1993 -- 98 ) Kushabhau Thakre ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Bangaru Laxman ( 2000 -- 01 ) Jana Krishnamurthi ( 2001 -- 02 ) Venkaiah Naidu ( 2002 -- 04 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 2004 -- 06 ) Rajnath Singh ( 2006 -- 09 ) Nitin Gadkari ( 2009 -- 13 ) Rajnath Singh ( 2013 -- 14 ) Amit Shah ( 2014 -- present ) Current vice presidents Avinash Rai Khanna Prabhat Jha Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe Renu Devi Om Prakash Mathur Shyam Jaju Other prominent leaders Sushma Swaraj Arun Jaitley Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Sunderlal Patwa Ravi Shankar Prasad Pramod Mahajan Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Sushil Kumar Modi Himanta Biswa Sarma Ram Naik Prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee Narendra Modi Current chief ministers Vijay Rupani Vasundhara Raje Shivraj Singh Chouhan Raman Singh Manohar Parrikar Jai Ram Thakur Manohar Lal Khattar Devendra Fadnavis Raghubar Das Sarbananda Sonowal Pema Khandu N. 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Question: who is the chief minister of manipur 2018
Answer: Nongthombam Biren Singh