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.
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 Deputy chief minister of state:
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.
List of chief ministers (1970-present)
- Died in office
- Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
Autonomous state of Meghalaya (19701972)
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! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Ministry
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| Williamson A. Sangma<br/>
| <br/>
| 2 April 1970
| 20 January 1972
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| All Party Hill Leaders Conference
| Williamson I
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Meghalaya state (1972present)
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! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
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! 5
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| D. D. Lapang<br/>
| <br/>
| 5 February 1992
| 19 February 1993
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| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress
| Lapang I
|-
! rowspan="2"| 6
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| rowspan="2"| S. C. Marak<br/>
| 1993<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 19 February 1993
| rowspan="2"| 10 March 1998
| rowspan="2"|
| Marak I
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| rowspan="4"| 1998<br/>
| Marak II
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! (3)
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| B. B. Lyngdoh<br/>
| 10 March 1998
| 8 March 2000
|
| rowspan="2"| United Democratic Party
| Lyngdoh IV
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! 7
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| E. K. Mawlong<br/>
| 8 March 2000
| 8 December 2001
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| Mawlong
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! 8
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| Flinder Anderson Khonglam<br/>
| 8 December 2001
| 4 March 2003
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| Independent
| Khonglam
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| D. D. Lapang<br/>
| rowspan="3"| 2003<br/>
| 4 March 2003
| 15 June 2006
|
| rowspan="4"| Indian National Congress
| Lapang II
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! 9
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| J. Dringwell Rymbai<br/>
| 15 June 2006
| 10 March 2007
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| Rymbai
|-
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| rowspan="2"| D. D. Lapang<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 10 March 2007
| rowspan="2"| 19 March 2008
| rowspan="2"|
| Lapang III
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| rowspan="2"| 2008<br/>
| Lapang IV
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| Donkupar Roy<br/>
| 19 March 2008
| 19 March 2009
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| United Democratic Party
| Roy
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| colspan="10"| Position vacant (19 March12 May 2009)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
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| D. D. Lapang<br/>
| rowspan="2"| <br/>
| 13 May 2009
| 19 April 2010
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| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress
| Lapang V
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! rowspan="2"| 11
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| rowspan="2"| Mukul Sangma<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 20 April 2010
| rowspan="2"| 6 March 2018
| rowspan="2"|
| Mukul I
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| 2013<br/>
| Mukul II
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! rowspan="2"| 12
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| rowspan="2"| Conrad Sangma<br/>
| 2018<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 6 March 2018
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| National People's Party
| Conrad I
|-
| 2023<br/>
| Conrad II
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Statistics
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! colspan="2" |Term of office
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! Total duration of chief ministership
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| Williamson A. Sangma
| /INC
| 7 years, 335 days
| 14 years, 207 days
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| Conrad Sangma
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| Mukul Sangma
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| 7 years, 320 days
| 7 years, 320 days
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| B. B. Lyngdoh
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| 2 years, 0 days
| 6 years, 102 days
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| D. D. Lapang
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| 3 years, 103 days
| 5 years, 226 days
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| P. A. Sangma
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| 2 years, 47 days
| 2 years, 47 days
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| S. C. Marak
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| 5 years, 19 days
| 5 years, 19 days
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| E. K. Mawlong
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| 1 year, 275 days
| 1 year, 275 days
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| Flinder Anderson Khonglam
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| 1 year, 86 days
| 1 year, 86 days
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| Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
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| 1 year, 57 days
| 1 year, 57 days
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| Donkupar Roy
|
| 1 year, 0 days
| 1 year, 0 days
|-
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| J. Dringbell Rymbai
|
| 268 days
| 268 days
|-
|}
See also
- Government of Meghalaya
- Chief Ministers of India
Notes
;Footnotes
;References
External links
- Meghalaya Legislative Assembly