Ankurjyoti Thakuria

His Excellency Tan Sri Dato Utama Ankurjyoti Thakuria SUVB DURD DPBM DPUU SPMV UVDS
অংকুৰজ্যোতি ঠাকুৰীয়া अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया
Deputy Prime Minister of Vishwamitra
In office 2 September 2019 – 29 September 2019 Serving with Asmi Patranabis
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Abhiraj Kar
Succeeded by	Bishnu Chetry
In office 3 March 2020 – 9 March 2020
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Anoushkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Anoushkaa Patranabish Bishnu Chetry
Succeeded by	Bishnu Chetry
Governor of Basistha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Monarch	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Rajpramukh	Anoushkaa Patranabish
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Senior Minister
In office 29 September 2019 – 8 November 2019 Serving with Arnab Sil
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Bishnu Chetry
Succeeded by	Position abolished
In office 17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021 Serving with Nishwan Baidantic until 1 October 2020
Monarchs	Tanishkaa Patranabish Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Princess Anoushkaa
Preceded by	Position re-created
Succeeded by	Position vacant
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office 8 November 2019 – 3 March 2020
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Succeeded by	Abhiraj Kar
Gubernatorial offices Administrator of Dadara and Kamrup In office 6 March 2019 – 15 June 2019 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Position abolished Governor of Uttar Guwahati In office 15 June 2019 – 20 July 2019 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Sanghita Roy Succeeded by Reshmi Hazarika Governor of Beltola In office 20 July 2019 – 16 August 2019 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Arnab Deka Succeeded by Reshmi Hazarika (acting) Governor of Madhya Prant Incumbent Assumed office 18 July 2023 Monarch Dhrubajyoti Roy Rajpramukh Arnab Sil Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Princess Bishakha (Additional charge)
Ministerial offices Minister of Human Resource Development and Social Policies In office 17 August 2019 – 2 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Deputy Tusharjit Deka (MoS, HRD) Pallavi Rai (MoS, SP) Preceded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Succeeded by Arnab Deka Minister of National Development In office 2 September 2019 – 13 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Deputy Bishakha Das Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Tanishkaa Patranabish Minister of Communications and Technology In office 2 September 2019 – 29 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Deputy Pallavi Rai Preceded by Asmi Patranabis Succeeded by Mridul Amin Minister of Home Affairs In office 13 September 2019 – 29 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Deputy Nishwan Baidantic Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Bishnu Chetry Minister of External Affairs In office 29 September 2019 – 13 November 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Deputy Tusharjit Deka Preceded by Bishnu Chetry Succeeded by Bishnu Chetry In office 9 March 2020 – 22 March 2020 Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Bishnu Chetry Minister of Finance and Personnel, Appointments and Administrative Reforms In office 3 March 2020 – 9 March 2020 Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish Preceded by Anoushkaa Patranabish (Finance) Tanishkaa Patranabish (PA&AR) Succeeded by Anoushkaa Patranabish Minister of Law and Justice and Commonwealth Affairs In office 22 March 2020 – 10 April 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Sampriti Paul (L&J) Rajdeep Deka (CA) Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic (L&J) Arnab Deka (CA) Minister of National Defence In office 10 April 2020 – 30 April 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Position vacant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations In office 17 June 2020 – 16 September 2020 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Dhrubajyoti Roy (acting) Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs In office 16 September 2020 – 28 January 2021 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic Succeeded by Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Ankurjyoti Thakuria 6 January 2002 (2002-01-06) India
Citizenship	India Vishwamitra
Political party	National People's Congress
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hindu
Ethnicity	Assamese
Awards	See list

His Excellency The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato Utama Ankurjyoti Thakuria, SUVB, DURD, DPBM, DPUU, SPMV, UVDS (born 6 January 2002) is a semi-retired Vishwamitran politician who twice served as the Deputy Prime Minister and held several important portfolios and positions in the government between 2019 and 2021. He is currently serving as the Governor of Basistha since 12 August 2023.

Early life and education

Ankurjyoti Thakuria was born in 2002 in Assam, India as the second child of his parents. He has an elder sister. He has been a bright and extraordinary student from his childhood and eventually received the 8th state rank in the 2018 Assam High School leaving examination. He is currently pursuing his graduation or Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry.

Micronational career

Gubernatorial tenures

Ankurjyoti joined Vishwamitra as a citizen in February 2019 upon the introduction to the concept micronationalism by his friend Dhrubajyoti Roy and eventually accepted the offer to hold offices in the nation. On 4 March 2019, the special administrative territory of Dadara and Kamrup was created through an act of the government and he was eventually appointed as the first Administrator of the territory and he remained in office until 15 June 2019. On 15 June 2019 statehood was granted to Dadara and Kamrup and it came to be known as "Kamrup Pradesh" and the office of the administrator was replaced by that of the governor. He was subsequently appointed as the Governor of Uttar Guwahati on 15 June 2019 succeeding Sanghita Roy who was expelled as the governor. He remained as the governor of Uttar Guwahati until being transferred as the Governor of Beltola on 20 July 2019. During this period, he also briefly discharged the duties of the administrator of Basistha following the resignation of Jemina Hazarika, the lieutenant governor of Basistha. In order to pursue a career in active politics, he tendered his resignation as Governor of Beltola on 16 August 2019.

Ministerial career

Soon after his resignation as the Governor of Beltola on 16 August 2019, he was inducted in the union council of ministers as the Minister of Social Policies and Human Resource Development under prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish. In a major reshuffle of the union cabinet on 2 September 2019, he was named as the Deputy Prime Minister in order to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Abhiraj Kar and was also appointed as the Minister of National Development and Communications and Technology. On 13 September, he was named as the new Home Minister succeeding Arnab Sil who was named as the new Minister of National Defence and Strategic Planning.

On 29 September, he was named as a Senior Minister alongside Arnab Sil and ceased to be a deputy prime minister. Apart from being appointed as a senior minister, he was also appointed as the Minister of External Affairs. However, his tenure as the foreign minister and a member of the union cabinet was to be cut short on 8 October 2019, when he was named as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, a position he held till 3 March 2020.

Following the end of his tenure as the deputy chairman of the planning commission, he was appointed as a member of the interim cabinet led by prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish on 3 March 2020 as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs. However, in a minor reshuffle of the cabinet, he was removed as the deputy prime minister but retained his ministerial portfolio.

After the election victory of Tanishkaa Patranabish and following her subsequent formation of government, Ankurjyoti was named as the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs and Law and Justice. He was named as the Minister of Defence in a cabinet reshuffle on 10 April 2020. He also became a member of the National Advisory Council formed on 12 April 2020 under the chairpersonship of Tanishkaa Patranabish and Sarala Baishya. He was not appointed to the union cabinet of President Tanishkaa Patranabish which was formed on 13 May 2020. On 21 May, he was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Council of State with the same rank and status of a chief cabinet minister.

On 8 June, Vishwamitra became a federal monarchy and Princess Anoushkaa was appointed as the prime minister. Thakuria was not inducted initially to the union council of ministers which was formed on 8 June. He was appointed to the cabinet on 17 June 2020 as a Senior Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. He was also appointed as a privy councilor on 1 July 2020 and continued to serve as a councilor until 26 February 2021 after being re-nominated on 14 August 2020.

In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 16 September 2020, Thakuria was named as the new Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs succeeding Nishwan Baidantic who replaced him the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. He continued to remain as a member of the cabinet until the dissolution of the ministry on 28 January 2021.

Thakuria has been politically inactive since his departure from the union council of ministers. On 18 July 2023, he was appointed as the Governor of Madhya Prant to succeed Princess Bishakha, the Governor of Kamrupa who was holding the additional charge of the governor of Madhya Prant since the resignation of Mohammad Mridul Amin on 14 July 2023. His appointment as a state governor marked his return to hold an office of significance ending the hiatus of more than two years.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles

• Baron Thakuria (1 January 2023, peerage abolished on 6 August 2023)

Full title

The Right Honourable Dato Utama Param Sri Ankurjyoti Thakuria, D.U.R.D., S.P.M.V., U.V.D.S., Deputy Premier Emeritus

Honours

• Friends Society:
  • Recipient of the Medal "For Services to National Leader II" (30 April 2020)
  • Recipient of the Investiture Medal of National Leader III (3 May 2020)

• Vishwamitra:
  • Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Royal Vishwamitran Order of Merit (SUVB) – Tan Sri (1 August 2023)
  • Grand Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (SPMV) – Param Sri (11 January 2023)
  • Recipient 3rd Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (UVDS) (15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Dhrubajyoti Roy (11 January 2023)

Former honours

• Companion of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (1 August 2021 – 24 October 2022)

• Beltola:
  • Commander First Class of the Most Faithful Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Beltola (DPBM) – Dato Vijaya (17 April 2023)

• Purvanchal:
  • Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Rajpramukh Dhrubajyoti Roy (DURD) – Dato Utama (2 January 2023)

• Uttaranchal:
  • Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of Uttaranchal (DPUU) (4 May 2023)

Order of wear

Ribbon bars of the orders and decorations that are worn regularly by His Excellency The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato Utama Ankurjyoti Thakuria are noted in accordance with customary Vishwamitran conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. The ribbon bars are worn according to the protocol and the precedence of the wear as issued by the Chancellery of the orders.