List of chief ministers of Meghalaya

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Chief minister of Meghalaya
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG
Incumbent
Conrad Sangma
since 6 March 2018
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Meghalaya Legislative Assemblyand Meghalaya Council of Ministers
Reports to Governor of Meghalaya
Appointer Governor of Meghalaya
Term length At the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Inaugural holder Williamson A. Sangma
Formation2 April 1970
(54 years ago)
 (1970-04-02)
Deputy DCM
Salary₹1.09 lakh (gross) per month [2]

The chief minister of Meghalaya is the chief executive of the Indian state of Meghalaya. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]

Contents

Since 1970, twelve people have served as chief minister of Meghalaya. Six of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Williamson A. Sangma. The current incumbent is Conrad Sangma of the National People's Party since 6 March 2018.

List

No [a] PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of office [3] Days in office Assembly

(election)

Party [b]
1 No image available.svg Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 2 April 1970 18 March 19727 years, 335 daysInterim All Party Hill Leaders Conference
18 March 1972 21 November 19761st

(1972 election)

22 November 1976 3 March 1978 Indian National Congress
2 No image available.svg Darwin Diengdoh Pugh Mawkhar 10 March 1978 6 May 19791 year, 57 days2nd

(1978 election)

All Party Hill Leaders Conference
3 No image available.svg B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 7 May 1979 7 May 19812 years, 0 days
(1) No image available.svg Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 7 May 1981 24 February 19831 year, 293 days Indian National Congress
(3) No image available.svg B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 2 March 1983 31 March 198329 days3rd

(1983 election)

All Party Hill Leaders Conference
(1) No image available.svg Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 2 April 1983 5 February 19884 years, 309 days Indian National Congress
4 The former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri P.A. Sangma met the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on January 18, 2004 (cropped).png P. A. Sangma Tura 6 February 1988 25 March 19902 years, 47 days4th

(1988 election)

(3) No image available.svg B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 26 March 1990 10 October 19911 year, 198 days Hill People's Union
Emblem of India.svg Vacant [c]
(President's rule)
N/A 11 October 1991 5 February 1992117 daysN/A
5 D. D. Lapang.png D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 5 February 1992 19 February 19931 year, 14 days Indian National Congress
6 No image available.svg S. C. Marak Resubelpara 19 February 1993 27 February 19985 years, 19 days5th

(1993 election)

27 February 1998 10 March 19986th

(1998 election)

(3) No image available.svg B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 10 March 1998 8 March 20001 year, 364 days United Democratic Party
7 No image available.svg E. K. Mawlong Umroi 8 March 2000 8 December 20011 year, 275 days
8 Flinder Anderson Khonglam Sohra 8 December 2001 4 March 20031 year, 86 daysIndependent
(5) D. D. Lapang.png D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 4 March 2003 15 June 20063 years, 103 days7th

(2003 election)

Indian National Congress
9 J. D. Rymbai.png J. Dringbell Rymbai Jirang 15 June 2006 10 March 2007268 days
(5) D. D. Lapang.png D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 10 March 2007 4 March 20081 year, 9 days
4 March 2008 19 March 20088th

(2008 election)

10 No image available.svg Donkupar Roy Shella 19 March 2008 19 March 20091 year, 0 days United Democratic Party
Emblem of India.svg Vacant [c]
(President's rule)
N/A 19 March 2009 12 May 200954 daysN/A
(5) D. D. Lapang.png D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 13 May 2009 19 April 2010341 days Indian National Congress
11 Mukul Sangma 2014.jpg Mukul Sangma Ampati 20 April 2010 5 March 20137 years, 320 days
5 March 2013 6 March 20189th

(2013 election)

12 The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG Conrad Sangma South Tura 6 March 2018 7 March 20236 years, 288 days10th

(2018 election)

National People's Party
7 March 2023 Incumbent11th

(2023 election)

Statistics

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
Williamson A. Sangma AHL/INC 7 years, 335 days14 years, 207 days
Mukul Sangma INC 7 years, 320 days7 years, 320 days
Conrad Sangma NPP 6 years, 288 days6 years, 288 days
B. B. Lyngdoh INC 2 years, 0 days6 years, 102 days
D. D. Lapang INC 3 years, 103 days5 years, 226 days
P. A. Sangma INC 2 years, 47 days2 years, 47 days
S. C. Marak INC 5 years, 19 days5 years, 19 days
E. K. Mawlong Independent 1 year, 275 days1 year, 275 days
Flinder Anderson Khonglam AHL 1 year, 86 days1 year, 86 days
Darwin Diengdoh Pugh AHL 1 year, 57 days1 year, 57 days
Donkupar Roy UDP 1 year, 0 days1 year, 0 days
J. Dringbell Rymbai INC 268 days268 days

See also

Notes

Footnotes
  1. A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. 1 2 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [4]
References
  1. 1 2 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Meghalaya as well.
  2. "Meghalaya Assembly Passes Bill to Double MLAs' Salaries". The Northeast Today. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
  4. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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