List of chief ministers of Mizoram

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Chief Minister of Mizoram
Seal of Mizoram.svg
Flag of India.svg
Lalduhawma.jpg
Incumbent
Lalduhoma
since 8 December 2023
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly& Mizoram Council of Ministers
Reports to Governor of Mizoram
Appointer Governor of Mizoram
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 CH. Chhunga
Formation3 May 1972
(52 years ago)
 (1972-05-03)
Deputy K Sapdanga, Deputy Chief Minister of Mizoram

The Chief Minister of Mizoram is the chief executive of the Indian state of Mizoram. 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 Mizoram 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 are 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 1972, five people from four parties have served as Chief Minister of Mizoram; the inaugural officeholder was CH. Chhunga. Lal Thanhawla of the Indian National Congress has the longest incumbency of over 21 years in 5 terms. The current incumbent is Lalduhoma of the Zoram People's Movement who assumed office on 8 December 2023. [2]

List

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm [3] Assembly
(Election)
Party [a]
1 C. Chhunga Kolasib 3 May 197210 May 19775 years, 7 days1st
(1972 election)
Mizo Union
Emblem of India (without motto).svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)
N/A11 May 19771 June 19781 year, 21 daysN/A
2 T. Sailo Aizawl North2 June 197810 November 1978161 days2nd
(1978 election)
Mizoram People's Conference
Emblem of India (without motto).svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)
N/A10 November 19788 May 1979179 daysN/A
(2) T. Sailo Aizawl North8 May 19794 May 19844 years, 362 days3rd
(1979 election)
Mizoram People's Conference
3 Lal Thanhawla.jpg Lal Thanhawla Serchhip 5 May 198420 August 19862 years, 107 days4th
(1984 election)
Indian National Congress
4 Laldenga Aizawl North II 21 August 198619 February 19872 years, 17 days Mizo National Front
20 February 19877 September 19885th
(1987 election)
Emblem of India (without motto).svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)
N/A7 September 198824 January 1989139 daysN/A
(3) Lal Thanhawla.jpg Lal Thanhawla Serchhip 24 January 19897 December 19939 years, 313 days6th
(1989 election)
Indian National Congress
8 December 19933 December 19987th
(1993 election)
5 Zoramthanga in 2008.jpg Zoramthanga Champhai3 December 19984 December 200310 years, 8 days8th
(1998 election)
Mizo National Front
4 December 200311 December 20089th
(2003 election)
(3) Lal Thanhawla.jpg Lal Thanhawla Serchhip 11 December 200811 December 201310 years, 3 days10th
(2008 election)
Indian National Congress
12 December 201314 December 201811th
(2013 election)
(5) Zoramthanga in 2008.jpg Zoramthanga Aizawl East 1 15 December 20187 December 20234 years, 357 days12th
(2018 election)
Mizo National Front
6 Lalduhawma.jpg Lalduhoma Serchhip 8 December 2023Incumbent339 days13th
(2023 election)
Zoram People's Movement

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
1 Lal Thanhawla INC 10 years, 3 days22 years, 58 days
2 Zoramthanga MNF 10 years, 8 days15 years, 0 days
3 T. Sailo MPC 4 years, 362 days5 years, 158 days
4 C. Chhunga Mizo Union 5 years, 7 days5 years, 7 days
5 Laldenga MNF 2 years, 17 days2 years, 17 days
6 Lalduhoma ZPM 339 days339 days

Notes

Footnotes
  1. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  2. 1 2 3 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 Mizoram as well.
  2. "ZPM's Lalduhoma to become Mizoram Chief Minister, take oath on Dec 8".
  3. "About Government-Chief Minister". Mizoram state official website.
  4. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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