Yumnam Joykumar Singh is an Indian politician and member of the National People's Party. He served as a 2nd and former deputy chief minister of Manipur from 2017 to 2022. He belongs to the National People's Party.[1] Before entering politics he was Director-General of Police of Manipur. He was 1976 cadre IPS officer who was DGP of Manipur from 16 March 2007 till 5 January 2012.[2][3]
Yumnam Joykumar Singh | |
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| 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur | |
| In office 15 March 2017 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | N. Biren Singh |
| Ministry and Departments | Minister of Finance, Excise, Taxation, Science and Technology, Economics and Statistics and Civil Aviation Government of Manipur |
| Preceded by | Gaikhangam Gangmei |
| Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly | |
| Assembly Member for Uripok | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Laishram Nandakumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Khwairakpam Raghumani Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1955 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | National People's Party |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Occupation | Politician, DGP |
In 2017, he became Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur in the N. Biren Singh led cabinet.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Yumnam Joykumar Biography
- ^ Former cops create history
- ^ Joykumar Returns As State DGP
- ^ Lyngdoh, Rining (9 June 2019). "NPP looks to further reach". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Manipur: BJP’s Biren Singh sworn in as chief minister, NPP’s Y Joykumar as deputy