List of chief ministers of Meghalaya

Chief minister of Meghalaya
Incumbent
Conrad Sangma
since 6 March 2018
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofMeghalaya Legislative Assemblyand Meghalaya Council of Ministers
Reports toGovernor of Meghalaya
AppointerGovernor of Meghalaya
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderWilliamson A. Sangma
Formation2 April 1970
(54 years ago) (1970-04-02)
DeputyDCM
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]

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] Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[3] Days in office Assembly

(election)

Party[b]
1 Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 2 April 1970 18 March 1972 7 years, 335 days Interim All Party Hill Leaders Conference
18 March 1972 21 November 1976 1st

(1972 election)

22 November 1976 3 March 1978 Indian National Congress
2 Darwin Diengdoh Pugh Mawkhar 10 March 1978 6 May 1979 1 year, 57 days 2nd

(1978 election)

All Party Hill Leaders Conference
3 B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 7 May 1979 7 May 1981 2 years, 0 days
(1) Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 7 May 1981 24 February 1983 1 year, 293 days Indian National Congress
(3) B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 2 March 1983 31 March 1983 29 days 3rd

(1983 election)

All Party Hill Leaders Conference
(1) Williamson A. Sangma Baghmara 2 April 1983 5 February 1988 4 years, 309 days Indian National Congress
4 P. A. Sangma Tura 6 February 1988 25 March 1990 2 years, 47 days 4th

(1988 election)

(3) B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 26 March 1990 10 October 1991 1 year, 198 days Hill People's Union
– Vacant[c]
(President's rule) 		N/A 11 October 1991 5 February 1992 117 days N/A
5 D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 5 February 1992 19 February 1993 1 year, 14 days Indian National Congress
6 S. C. Marak Resubelpara 19 February 1993 27 February 1998 5 years, 19 days 5th

(1993 election)

27 February 1998 10 March 1998 6th

(1998 election)

(3) B. B. Lyngdoh Lyngkyrdem 10 March 1998 8 March 2000 1 year, 364 days United Democratic Party
7 E. K. Mawlong Umroi 8 March 2000 8 December 2001 1 year, 275 days
8 Flinder Anderson Khonglam Sohra 8 December 2001 4 March 2003 1 year, 86 days Independent
(5) D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 4 March 2003 15 June 2006 3 years, 103 days 7th

(2003 election)

Indian National Congress
9 J. Dringbell Rymbai Jirang 15 June 2006 10 March 2007 268 days
(5) D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 10 March 2007 4 March 2008 1 year, 9 days
4 March 2008 19 March 2008 8th

(2008 election)

10 Donkupar Roy Shella 19 March 2008 19 March 2009 1 year, 0 days United Democratic Party
– Vacant[c]
(President's rule) 		N/A 19 March 2009 12 May 2009 54 days N/A
(5) D. D. Lapang Nongpoh 13 May 2009 19 April 2010 341 days Indian National Congress
11 Mukul Sangma Ampati 20 April 2010 5 March 2013 7 years, 320 days
5 March 2013 6 March 2018 9th

(2013 election)

12 Conrad Sangma South Tura 6 March 2018 7 March 2023 6 years, 288 days 10th

(2018 election)

National People's Party
7 March 2023 Incumbent 11th

(2023 election)

Statistics

# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership
Williamson A. Sangma AHL/INC 7 years, 335 days 14 years, 207 days
Mukul Sangma INC 7 years, 320 days 7 years, 320 days
Conrad Sangma NPP 6 years, 288 days 6 years, 288 days
B. B. Lyngdoh INC 2 years, 0 days 6 years, 102 days
D. D. Lapang INC 3 years, 103 days 5 years, 226 days
P. A. Sangma INC 2 years, 47 days 2 years, 47 days
S. C. Marak INC 5 years, 19 days 5 years, 19 days
E. K. Mawlong Independent 1 year, 275 days 1 year, 275 days
Flinder Anderson Khonglam AHL 1 year, 86 days 1 year, 86 days
Darwin Diengdoh Pugh AHL 1 year, 57 days 1 year, 57 days
Donkupar Roy UDP 1 year, 0 days 1 year, 0 days
J. Dringbell Rymbai INC 268 days 268 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.