Peter Marbaniang
| Peter G. Marbaniang | |
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| Lok Sabha Representative | |
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In office 1989–1996 |
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| Preceded by | George Gilbert Swell |
| Succeeded by | George Gilbert Swell |
| Constituency | Shillong Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Assembly Speaker Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 24th February, 1988 – 15th December, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | E.K Mawlong |
| Succeeded by | Paty Ripple Kyndiah |
| President, All India Catholic Union | |
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In office 1994–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Allan de Noronha |
| Succeeded by | Norbert D'Souza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1939 Shillong |
| Died | 29 September 1997 Shillong |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Q.E Lyngdoh |
| Children | Ampareen Lyngdoh, 9 |
| Alma mater | Guwahati University |
Peter Garnett Marbaniang was an Indian politician from the Indian state of Meghalaya. He was a representative in the Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1996.. He was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. He was also the president of the All India Catholic Union from 1994 to 1996.
Peter G Marbaniang represented the Shillong Lok Sabha Constituency of Meghalaya from 1989 to 1996 in the Lok Sabha He was elected from the Shillong constituency in 1988 to the Ninth Lok Sabha with 148,657 votes, or 50.77% of the total, running on the Indian National Congress ticket. He was re-elected in 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha with 144,895 votes, or 48.75% or the total. In the Lok Sabha, he was a member of committees on Public Accounts, Public Undertakings, Transport and Tourism, Business Advisory and General Purposes. In 1988 he was a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Canberra.
He was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly between 1972 and 1983. He served as a minister in the State government from 1975 to 1983. He was re-elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly between 1988 and 1989, serving as Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
Marbaniang was a member of the All India Catholic Union (AICU). He was a vice-president during the tenure of Chhotebhai Noronha as president of the union (1990-1994), and in 1990 accompanied Chhotebhai in a meeting of minority leaders with prime minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh. Marbaniang served as President of the AICU from 1994 to 1996, being succeeded by Norbert D'Souza. In May 1995 Marbaniang promised to take up the question of introducing a Christian Marriage Bill in parliament. The purpose was to eliminate injustices in laws related to divorce and adoption by Christians.
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