Former Union Minister and Army chief, Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (retd) took oath as 25th Governor of Mizoram here on Thursday.  Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Governor Singh in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan.

Singh was appointed as the governor of Mizoram by President Droupadi Murmu on December 24, 2024.

Born on May 10, 1951, General V.K. Singh (retd) served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff from 2010 to 2012 and after retiring from the army, entered politics and was elected as a Member of Parliament from Ghaziabad on a BJP ticket in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term, he served as the Minister of State for External Affairs, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), and Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation. In PM Modi’s second term, he held the portfolios of Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation.

Outgoing Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, who held the post for more than three years and five months, left Mizoram on January 2 and took up the gubernatorial charge in Odisha the next day.

Chief Minister Lalduhoma and his Cabinet colleagues, Assembly Speaker Lalbiakzama, and top security, civil and military officials were present in the ceremony, conducted by Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena. Former Chief Ministers Lal Thanhawla (Congress) and Zoramthanga (Mizo National Front), church leaders, and representatives of different organisations were also present.