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{{Short description|Former deputy chief minister of Meghalaya}}
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'''John Deng Pohrmen''' (d. 18 August 2012) was a War-Jaintia politician from [[West Jaintia Hills district]] in [[Meghalaya]], India. He was the former deputy chief minister of Meghalaya. During his multiple terms as legislators, he served as cabinet minister with different portfolios under many chief ministers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lyngdoh |first=R. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FltuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22John+Deng+Pohrmen%22 |title=Government and Politics in Meghalaya |date=1996 |publisher=Sanchar Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7203-029-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=V. Venkata |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5QlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22John+Deng+Pohrmen%22 |title=A Century of Tribal Politics in North East India, 1874-1974 |date=1976 |publisher=S. Chand |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
John Deng was born at [[Nongtalang]] village in the former Jaintia Hills District (now [[West Jaintia Hills district]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=19 August 2012 |title=Ex-Dy CM JD Pohrmen passes away |url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2012/08/19/ex-dy-cm-jd-pohrmen-passes-away/ |work=[[The Shillong Times]]}}</ref> From 1952 to 1967, he worked as a school teacher in St. Anthony's High School, Shillong.<ref name=":0" /> In 1955, he was elected as a ward commissioner of the [[Shillong Municipal Board]]. He served as editor of two Khasi newspapers — ''Ka Lympung Ri Lum'' and ''U Nongsain Hima''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=19 August 2012 |title=Former deputy CM dies |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/former-deputy-cm-dies/cid/393194 |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]}}</ref>

== Political life ==
Early on, Pohrmen was involved in the [[Hill State Movement]] and joined active politics in the early 1960s.<ref name=":0" />

=== All Party Hill Leaders Conference ===
He was elected to the [[Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council]] as a member of the [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] (APHLC) in 1967. He later became the council's Chief Executive Member (CEM).<ref name=":0" />

In 1978 Pohrmen was elected to the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] from the War Jaintia constituency on the APHLC ticket. He became a cabinet minister in 'The Three Flag Government' under the chief ministership of [[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He also served as a cabinet minister in the first [[B. B. Lyngdoh]] government.<ref name=":1" />

=== Indian National Congress ===
In 1981 Pohrmen joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and later, became president of the Jaintia Hills District Congress Committee.<ref name=":0" /> He then served as a cabinet minister in the [[P. A. Sangma]] government. In 1991, Porhmen refused to accept the proposal of his Congress legislators to become the chief minister and instead proposed [[D. D. Lapang]] as the leader.<ref name=":1" /> He then served as a cabinet minister in the coalition governments of [[D. D. Lapang]], and [[S. C. Marak]].<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
After prolonged illness, Pohrmen died on 18 August 2012 at his residence in [[Laitumkhrah]] at the age of 86. He was survived by his wife, Margaret Rose Rapthap and four children. His funeral was held at the Laitumkhrah Catholic cemetery.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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