Chief Minister of Meghalaya

Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Chief Minister of Meghalaya
	Emblem of Meghalaya
	Flag of India
	Incumbent; Conrad Sangma; since 6 March 2018
	Chief Minister's Office; Government of Meghalaya;
Style	The Honourable (formal); Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
Type	Leader of the Executive
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	CMoMeghalaya
Member of	Legislative Assembly; State Cabinet;
Reports to	Governor of Meghalaya; Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Residence	Shillong
Nominator	MLAs of the majority party or alliance
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.
Inaugural holder	Williamson A. Sangma
Formation	2 April 1970; (56 years ago)
Deputy	DCM
Salary	₹1.09 lakh (gross) per month

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.

Oath as the state chief minister[edit | edit source]

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

List of chief ministers (1970-present)[edit | edit source]

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

Autonomous state of Meghalaya (1970–1972)[edit | edit source]

#	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office^[4]			Political party	Ministry
#	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
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)[edit | edit source]

#	Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office^[4]			Political party	Ministry
#	Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
(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)				All Party Hill Leaders Conference	Williamson II
			1972 (1st)				Indian National Congress	Williamson II
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	All Party Hill Leaders Conference	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	1983 (3rd)	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	Indian National Congress	Purno
(3)		B. B. Lyngdoh (1922–2003) MLA for Lyngkyrdem	1988 (4th)	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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
6		S. C. Marak (1941–2024) MLA for Resubelpara	1998 (6th)	19 February 1993	10 March 1998	5 years, 19 days		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	United Democratic Party	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
(5)		D. D. Lapang (1934-2025) MLA for Nongpoh	2008 (8th)	10 March 2007^[§]	19 March 2008	1 year, 9 days		Lapang IV
10		Donkupar Roy (1954–2019) MLA for Shella	2008 (8th)	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
(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	– (8th)	20 April 2010	6 March 2018	7 years, 320 days		Mukul I
11		Mukul Sangma (born 1965) MLA for Ampati	2013 (9th)	20 April 2010	6 March 2018	7 years, 320 days		Mukul II
12		Conrad Sangma (born 1978) MLA for South Tura	2018 (10th)	6 March 2018	Incumbent	8 years, 190 days	National People's Party	Conrad I
12		Conrad Sangma (born 1978) MLA for South Tura	2023 (11th)	6 March 2018	Incumbent	8 years, 190 days	National People's Party	Conrad II

Statistics[edit | edit source]

#	Chief Minister	Party		Term of office
#	Chief Minister	Party		Longest continuous term	Total duration of chief ministership
	Williamson A. Sangma		All Party Hill Leaders Conference/INC	7 years, 335 days	14 years, 207 days
	Conrad Sangma		NPP	8 years, 190 days	8 years, 190 days
	Mukul Sangma		INC	7 years, 320 days	7 years, 320 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		All Party Hill Leaders Conference	1 year, 86 days	1 year, 86 days
	Darwin Diengdoh Pugh		All Party Hill Leaders Conference	1 year, 57 days	1 year, 57 days
	Donkupar Roy		United Democratic Party	1 year, 0 days	1 year, 0 days
	J. Dringbell Rymbai		INC	268 days	268 days

Notes[edit | edit source]

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.
↑ "Meghalaya Assembly Passes Bill to Double MLAs' Salaries". The Northeast Today. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
↑ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

External links[edit | edit source]

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

[PR-6] 1.0 ^1.1 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.^[5]

[term1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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] ttps://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house

[list-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.

[5] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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