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Biography
Gangmumei Kamei (21 October 1939 – 5 January 2017) was the chief of the Federal Party of Manipur.
Academic career
Kamei was born in Imphal, and taught history at Manipur University. He was regarded as an expert on the history of Manipur.
Political career
Gangmumei Kamei was the founding president of the Federal Party of Manipur which was formed in the year 1993. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the year 1995 and again in 2001 Manipur Assembly. He was the minister for Forest, Environment and Higher Education and has held important portfolios in the then Manipur Govt. led by Shri Nipamcha Singh in 1998 and 2001. Kamei joined the BJP in 2012 and contested the outer Manipur Lok Sabha Constituency. Howhever, he lost and later led development of party policy. Prof. Gangmumei held membership in the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) and the Regional Planning Body of the North Eastern Council (NEC).
He died on 5 January 2017, aged 77.