Chief Minister 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 Assembly and 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 (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]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[3]

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.

Prime Ministers of Assam (1935–1950)

Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council. The premier of Assam was the head of the government and leader of the legislative assembly of Assam Province.

#[a] Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[4] Assembly Party[b]

(coalition)

1 Muhammed Saadulah Kamrup (South) 1 April 1937 19 September

1938

1 year, 171 days 1st

Provincial

(1937 election)

Assam Valley Party

(INC)

2 Gopinath Bordoloi Kamrup Sadar (South) 19 September

1938

17 November

1939

1 year, 59 days Indian National Congress
(1) Muhammed Saadulah Kamrup (South) 17 November

1939

24 December 1941 2 years, 37 days Assam Valley Party

(AIML)

- - Vacant

(Governor's Rule)

- 25 December 1941 24 August 1942 242 days Dissolved N/A
(1) Muhammed Saadulah Kamrup (South) 25 August 1942 11 February 1946 3 years, 170 days 1st

Provincial

(1937 election)

Assam Valley Party

(AIML)

(2) Gopinath Bordoloi Kamrup Sadar (South) 11 February 1946 25 January 1950 3 years, 349 days 2nd Provincial

(1946 election)

Indian National Congress

Chief Ministers of Assam (1950–present)

  • † Died in office
  • § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
# Portrait Chief Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
1 Gopinath Bordoloi
(1890–1950)
MLA for Kamrup Sadar (South) 		1946
(Provincial) 		26 January 1950 5 August 1950[†] 191 days Indian National Congress Bordoloi
2 Bishnuram Medhi
(1888–1981)
MLA for Hajo (from 1951) 		9 August 1950 28 December 1957 7 years, 141 days Medhi I
1952 Medhi II
1957 Medhi III
3 Bimala Prasad Chaliha
(1912–1971)
MLA for Badarpur (until 1962)
MLA for Sonari (from 1962) 		28 December 1957 11 November 1970 12 years, 348 days Chaliha I
1962 Chaliha II
1967 Chaliha III
4 Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
(1909–1982)
MLA for Gauhati East 		11 November 1970 31 January 1972 1 year, 81 days Choudhry
5 Sarat Chandra Singha
(1914–2005)
MLA for Bilasipara East 		1972 31 January 1972 12 March 1978 6 years, 40 days Sinha

List

  • † Died in office
  • § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

Autonomous state of Meghalaya (1970–1972)

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office[5] Political party Ministry
From To Period
1 Williamson A. Sangma
(1919–1990)
MLA for Baghmara 		–
(Interim) 		2 April 1970 20 January 1972 1 year, 293 days All Party Hill Leaders Conference Williamson I

Meghalaya state (1972–present)

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office[5] Political party Ministry
From To Period
(1) Williamson A. Sangma
(1919–1990)
MLA for Baghmara 		–
(Interim) 		21 January 1972 3 March 1978 6 years, 41 days All Party Hill Leaders Conference Williamson I
1972
(1st) 		Williamson II
Indian National Congress
2 Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
(1927–2008)
MLA for Mawkhar 		1978
(2nd) 		10 March 1978 6 May 1979 1 year, 57 days All Party Hill Leaders Conference Pugh
3 B. B. Lyngdoh
(1922–2003)
MLA for Lyngkyrdem 		7 May 1979 7 May 1981 2 years, 0 days Lyngdoh I
(1) Williamson A. Sangma
(1919–1990)
MLA for Baghmara 		7 May 1981[§] 2 March 1983 1 year, 299 days Indian National Congress Williamson III
(3) B. B. Lyngdoh
(1922–2003)
MLA for Lyngkyrdem 		1983
(3rd) 		2 March 1983[§] 1 April 1983 30 days All Party Hill Leaders Conference Lyngdoh II
(1) Williamson A. Sangma
(1919–1990)
MLA for Baghmara 		2 April 1983[§] 5 February 1988 4 years, 309 days Indian National Congress Williamson IV
4 Purno Agitok Sangma
(1947–2016)
MLA for Tura 		1988
(4th) 		6 February 1988 25 March 1990 2 years, 47 days Purno
(3) B. B. Lyngdoh
(1922–2003)
MLA for Lyngkyrdem 		26 March 1990[§] 10 October 1991 1 year, 198 days Hill People's Union Lyngdoh III
Position vacant (11 October 1991 – 5 February 1992)
President's rule was imposed during this period[c]
5 D. D. Lapang
(1934-2025)
MLA for Nongpoh 		–
(4th) 		5 February 1992 19 February 1993 1 year, 14 days Indian National Congress Lapang I
6 S. C. Marak
(1941–2024)
MLA for Resubelpara 		1993
(5th) 		19 February 1993 10 March 1998 5 years, 19 days Marak I
1998
(6th) 		Marak II
(3) B. B. Lyngdoh
(1922–2003)
MLA for Lyngkyrdem 		10 March 1998[§] 8 March 2000 1 year, 364 days United Democratic Party Lyngdoh IV
7 E. K. Mawlong
(1946–2008)
MLA for Umroi 		8 March 2000 8 December 2001 1 year, 275 days Mawlong
8 Flinder Anderson Khonglam
(1945–2012)
MLA for Sohra 		8 December 2001 4 March 2003 1 year, 86 days Independent Khonglam
(5) D. D. Lapang
(1934-2025)
MLA for Nongpoh 		2003
(7th) 		4 March 2003[§] 15 June 2006 3 years, 103 days Indian National Congress Lapang II
9 J. Dringwell Rymbai
(1934–2022)
MLA for Jirang 		15 June 2006 10 March 2007 268 days Rymbai
(5) D. D. Lapang
(1934-2025)
MLA for Nongpoh 		10 March 2007[§] 19 March 2008 1 year, 9 days Lapang III
2008
(8th) 		Lapang IV
10 Donkupar Roy
(1954–2019)
MLA for Shella 		19 March 2008 19 March 2009 1 year, 0 days United Democratic Party Roy
Position vacant (19 March – 12 May 2009)
President's rule was imposed during this period[c]
(5) D. D. Lapang
(1934-2025)
MLA for Nongpoh 		–
(8th) 		13 May 2009[§] 19 April 2010 341 days Indian National Congress Lapang V
11 Mukul Sangma
(born 1965)
MLA for Ampati 		20 April 2010 6 March 2018 7 years, 320 days Mukul I
2013
(9th) 		Mukul II
12 Conrad Sangma
(born 1978)
MLA for South Tura 		2018
(10th) 		6 March 2018 Incumbent 7 years, 289 days National People's Party Conrad I
2023
(11th) 		Conrad II

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 7 years, 289 days 7 years, 289 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 IND 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 parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.[6]
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. ^ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  4. ^ Chief Ministers Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine from the Assam Assembly website
  5. ^ a b "NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
  6. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
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