Second Conrad Sangma ministry

Second Conrad Sangma ministry
25th Ministry of Meghalaya
Date formed	7 March 2023
People and organisations
Head of state	Governor C. H. Vijayashankar
Head of government	Conrad Sangma
Member parties	NPP (7)   UDP (2)   BJP (1)   HSPDP (1)
Status in legislature	Coalition
History
Election	2023
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	First Conrad Sangma ministry

The Second Conrad Sangma ministry is formed after the swearing-in ceremony held on 7 March 2023. Governor Phagu Chauhan took oath of Chief Minister and 11 other ministers.[1][2][3][4] Conrad Sangma took oath as Chief Minister for second consecutive term and became the first to do so in electoral history of Meghalaya.[5]

Background

After the results declared of 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, no party got majority in the house. Later BJP, HSPDP, PDF, UDP, and Independent MLAs supported NPP led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance.[6][7]

With 45 MLAs, the government was formed under Conrad Sangma along with 11 ministers (7 NPP, 2 UDP, 1 each of BJP and HSPDP). Swearing ceremony was held on 7 March 2023.[8] Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present in the ceremony.

Council of Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister and also in-charge of: Department of Cabinet Affairs Department of Elections Department of Finance Department of Forests and Environment Department of Home (Political) Department of Information Technology and Communication Department of Mining and Geology Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department of Planning Department of Investment Promotion and Sustainable Development Department of Programme Implementation and Evaluation And all other departments not allocated to any Minister.	Conrad Sangma	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Deputy Chief Minister Minister of District Council Affairs Minister of Home (Police) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Public Works (Roads and Buildings)	Prestone Tynsong	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Commerce and Industries Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services Minister of Transport Minister of Urban Affairs	Sniawbhalang Dhar	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister of Fisheries Minister of Printing and Stationery Minister of Secretariat Administration Department	Alexander Laloo Hek	7 March 2023	Incumbent		BJP
Minister of Home (Passport) Minister of Legal Metrology Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Minister of Excise	Kyrmen Shylla	7 March 2023	Incumbent		UDP
Minister of Arts and Culture Minister of Social Welfare Minister of Textiles Minister of Tourism	Paul Lyngdoh	7 March 2023	Incumbent		UDP
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Information and Public Relations Minister of Law	Ampareen Lyngdoh	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Community and Rural Development Minister of Power Minister of Taxation	Abu Taher Mondal	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Housing Minister of Public Health Engineering Minister of Soil and Water Conservation	Marcuise N. Marak	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Border Areas Development Minister of Education Minister of General Administration	Rakkam A. Sangma	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Cooperation Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister of Home (Civil Defence and Home Guards)	Comingone Ymbon	7 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
Minister of Labour Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of Registration and Stamps	Shakliar Warjri	7 March 2023	Incumbent		HSPDP

Sources

[9]

Cabinet Spokesperson

No.	Minister responsible	Took office	Left office	Party
1.	Conrad Sangma	9 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
2.	Prestone Tynsong	9 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
3.	Ampareen Lyngdoh	9 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP
4.	Paul Lyngdoh	9 March 2023	Incumbent		UDP
5.	Marcuise N. Marak	9 March 2023	Incumbent		NPP

Demographics of Council of Ministers

Representation of Ministers by district

  East Garo Hills (8.33%)

  South Garo Hills (8.33%)

  West Garo Hills (16.67%)

  East Jaintia Hills (8.33%)

  West Jaintia Hills (16.67%)

  East Khasi Hills (33.33%)

  Eastern West Khasi Hills (8.33%)

Representation of Ministers by regions

  Garo Hills (33.33%)

  Jaintia Hills (25%)

  Khasi Hills (41.67%)

Representation of Ministers by parties

  BJP (8.33%)

  HSPDP (8.33%)

  NPP (66.67%)

  UDP (16.67%)

	District	Ministers	Name of ministers
Garo Hills	East Garo Hills	1	Marcuise N. Marak
	North Garo Hills	-	-
	South Garo Hills	1	Rakkam A. Sangma
	South West Garo Hills	-	-
	West Garo Hills	2	Abu Taher Mondal Conrad Sangma
Jaintia Hills	East Jaintia Hills	1	Kyrmen Shylla
	West Jaintia Hills	2	Comingone Ymbon Sniawbhalang Dhar
Khasi Hills	East Khasi Hills	4	Alexander Laloo Hek Ampareen Lyngdoh Paul Lyngdoh Prestone Tynsong
	Eastern West Khasi Hills	1	Shakliar Warjri
	Ri-Bhoi	-	-
	South West Khasi Hills	-	-
	West Khasi Hills	-	-

References

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4. Kumar, Raju (7 March 2023). "NPP's Conrad Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM for 2nd term in presence of PM Modi in Shillong". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
5. "Live Updates: Conrad Sangma Takes Oath As Meghalaya Chief Minister Again". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
6. Singh, Bikash (6 March 2023). "UDP, PDF extend support to Conrad Sangma's NPP in Meghalaya". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
7. "Meghalaya: Two more parties offer support to NPP as coalition tally touched 45". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
8. "Meghalaya, Nagaland Chief Ministers to take oath today, PM Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony". The Economic Times. 7 March 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
9. Bureau, The Meghalayan (9 March 2023), "Govt allocates portfolios to 12 cabinet ministers", The Meghalayan, retrieved 9 March 2023 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)