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. Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
| Chief minister of Meghalaya | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 6 March 2018Conrad Sangma | |
| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Meghalaya Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Governor of Meghalaya |
| 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 |
| Deputy | DCM |
| Salary | ₹1.09 lakh (gross) per month |
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
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
Autonomous state of Meghalaya (1970–1972)
| # | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Election | Term of office | 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 | 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| (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, 354 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 | ||
| Conrad Sangma | NPP | 7 years, 354 days | 7 years, 354 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 | 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
- Government of Meghalaya
- Chief Ministers of India
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