Pawan Kumar Chamling - wikipedia Pawan Kumar Chamling The Hon'ble Pawan Chamling पवन चाम्लिङ 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim Incumbent Assumed office December 12, 1994 Preceded by Sanchaman Limboo Personal details ( 1950 - 09 - 22 ) September 22, 1950 ( age 67 ) Yangang, Sikkim Nationality Indian Political party Sikkim Democratic Front Spouse ( s ) Dhan Maya Chamling Tika Maya Chamling Children 4 Sons 4 Daughters Bijoy, Bishal, Bikash and Bibek Chamling ( sons ) Sushila, Shiela, Sunita and Komal Chamling ( daughters ) Profession Farmer, Contractor Website pawanchamling.in Pawan Chamling ( born 22 September 1950 ) is the fifth and incumbent Indian chief minister of Sikkim. Chamling is the founder president of the Sikkim Democratic Front, which has governed the state for five successive terms since 1994. He is also the longest standing Chief Minister in India, having won the legislative assembly elections for 5 terms in a row and will be completing 25 years of governance by the next legislative elections in 2019 creating a political history in India. On 28 April 2018 he is set to be India 's longest serving Chief Minister ever. Right now the record is with Jyoti Basu who was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 21 June 1977 to 6 November 2000 ( 23 years 4 months and 16 days ). Contents 1 Personal life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External links Personal life Chamling was born in Yangang, East Sikkim to Ashbahadur Chamling and Asharani Chamling. Chamling is also a Nepali language writer and recipient of the Bhanu Puraskar ( 2010 ) awarded by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad. He writes under the pen name Pawan Chamling Kiran. Mr. Chamling has 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. Political career Chamling was elected as the president of Yangang Gram Panchayat in 1982. In 1985, he was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the first time. After being elected for the second time from Damthang, he became the Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet. After a series of major political upheavals in Sikkim, Chamling formed the Sikkim Democratic Front on 4 March 1993. Chamling is the second chief minister in India after Jyoti Basu, of West Bengal to govern a state five terms in a row, with his party Sikkim Democratic Front winning the 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections. His party first came to power in Sikkim after winning the 1994 assembly elections. His popularity kept soaring in Sikkim due to his developmental work and for maintaining peace. In 2009, his party Sikkim Democratic Front won all 32 assembly seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Following win in 2014 assembly election, he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth consecutive time on May 21, 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, the Governor of Sikkim. He became the chief minister for a fifth time, a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000. His party SDF won 22 out of 32 assembly seats in the 2014 legislative assembly election. 18 months after the 2014 elections, on November 30, 2015, 7 out of 10 opposition MLAs joined the SDF party under the leadership of Pawan Chamling. Now the ruling front has 28 out of 32 assembly seats in the state. On 18 January 2016 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made a two - day visit to the state to declare Sikkim as the first and the only `` organic state '' in the country, as it has fully implemented organic farming statewide. References Jump up ^ `` Sikkim budget session from 25 June ''. Zee News. of insiaGangtok. PTI. June 13, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Pawan Chamling -- The Fifth Chief Minister of Sikkim ''. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved November 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sikkim CM wants BJP chief to step in ''. Jump up ^ `` Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling : We have been let down by West Bengal ''. Jump up ^ `` Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time ''. The Indian Express. Gangtok. Press Trust of India. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sikkim becomes India 's first organic state ''. Daily News and Analysis. 16 January 2016. External links Website of Sikkim Democratic Front Chief Minister 's website Pawan Chamling 's Speech Pawan Chamling in the program Satyameva Jayate on making Sikkim an Organic State Preceded by Sanchaman Limboo Chief Minister of Sikkim 12 December 1994 -- present Succeeded by incumbent Lists of chief ministers of Indian states ( and current incumbents ) Andhra Pradesh N. 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Question: who has held the office of chief minister of the longest time
Answer: Pawan Chamling