Shiri Gegong Apang (born July 8, 1949) was the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was born to parents of Adi descent.
His most cherished dream was to surpass West Bengal patriarch Jyoti Basu's record as the longest surviving chief minister of any state in the country was shattered, when he had no other alternatives but to resign after losing a trial of strength in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly. He resigned as Chief Minister after a stint of 19 years in 1999. He was elected leader of the newly formed political party United Democratic Front in 2003.
His son, Omak Apang, also took part politics actively within the government constitution of Arunachal Pradesh.
Apang, who has had a love-hate relationship with the Congress for the past several years, soon after assuming office, announced that he had decided to be part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Thus Apang sent a message to the BJP leadership that he was all for strengthening his party's relations with the NDA and that he would look up to the NDA for help.
Apang's return to the Congress, however, checked the advance of the BJP as the party was heavily banking on his popularity to capture power.
GegongApang's son Omak Apang was elected from Arunachal West and was later inducted into the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ministry.
Apang was waiting for an opportune moment to avenge this political humiliation and his patience paid off when the Mithi government was reduced to a minority after 35 Congress MLAs parted ways with him on July 27, 2003.
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