The chief minister of Mizoram is the chief executive of the Indian state of Mizoram. 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 Mizoram 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 are 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 1972, five people from four parties have served as chief minister of Mizoram; the inaugural officeholder was Ch. Chhunga. Lal Thanhawla of the Indian National Congress has the longest incumbency of over 21 years in 5 terms. The current incumbent is Lalduhoma of the Zoram People's Movement who assumed office on 8 December 2023.

History

Before Indian independence, the Lushai Hills district and the subsequent Mizo district were ruled by a Superintendent of the Lushai Hills. After Indian independence, the democratic change in the administrative setup of Mizoram led to an anti-chief movement. The feeling was widespread against the autocratic chiefs and for the Mizo Union. In 1955, at a meeting of representatives of various Mizo villages held in Aizawl, the demand arose for a separate hills state. The local people felt they had been ill-served by the Assam Government during the Mautam famine.

When in 1960 the government introduced Assamese as the official language of the state, there were many protests against the Official Language Act of 1961. That was followed by the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising, resulting in attacks on the military installations in Aizawl, Lunglei and other towns. The Mizo National Front, formerly known as Mizo National Famine Front, declared independence from India.

The Indian government designated Mizoram as a union territory on 21 January 1972. Pu Laldenga, the president of the Mizo National Front, signed a peace accord in 1986 with the Government of India, stating Mizoram was an integral part of India. Pu Laldenga came to the ministry in the interim government, which was formed in coalition with Congress in 1987. The statehood of Mizoram was proclaimed on 20 February 1987.

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.Oath of Office (Rinawmna Thutiam)

"Kei, [Name of CM] hian, Pathian hmingin chhe ka vaanchia / thutak hriatpuiah ka vaia (or: rinawmna nena ka sawi thlang e), ram Danpui, Constitution of India nupui lehzual leh dik taka ka zah ang a, ka vawng nget tlat ang tih ka tiam a.

India ram thuneihna sang ber leh pumkhatna, Sovereignty and Integrity of India chu ka humhalh tlat ang a.

Chuan, Mizoram State Chief Minister hna leh ka duties te hi rinawm tak leh ka chhia leh tha hriatna dik tak hmangin, faithfully and conscientiously ka thawk ang tih ka tiam bawk e.

Mi tupawh, an dinhmun engpawh lo ni se—huatna emaw, duhsak bikna emaw (fear or favour, affection or ill-will) awm miah loin, Danpui leh a behbawm hna te hi dik takin ka kengkawh vek ang."

B. Oath of Secrecy (Thurûk Vawn Rinawmna Thutiam)

"Kei, [Name of CM] hian, Pathian hmingin chhe ka vaanchia / thutak hriatpuiah ka vaia (or: rinawmna nena ka sawi thlang e), Mizoram State-a Minister ka nihna anga ka hnathawh puala matter lo lang apiang leh ka hriat tura rawn chhawp chhuah reng reng te chu, mi dang hnenah ka puang chhuak lo ang a, ka hrilh ru dawn lo bawk (directly or indirectly communicate or reveal) tih ka tiam e.

Mahse, ka Minister hna tha taka ka thawh nana thil disclose ngai a nih erawh chuan a dan anga kalpui a ni ang."

Chief Ministers of Mizoram (1972-1987)

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

Union Territory

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister<br>

! rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Ministry

|-

! style="width:9em"| From

! style="width:9em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

|-

! 1

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| C. Chhunga<br/>

| 1972<br/>

| 3 May 1972

| 10 May 1977

|

| Mizo Union

| Chhunga

|-

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (11 May 19771 June 1978)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period

|-

! 2

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| <br/>Ṭhenphunga Sailo <br/>

| 1978<br/>

| 2 June 1978

| 10 November 1978

|

| Mizoram People's Conference

| Sailo I

|-

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (10 November 19788 May 1979)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period

|-

! (2)

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| <br/>Ṭhenphunga Sailo <br/>

| 1979<br/>

| 8 May 1979

| 4 May 1984

|

| Mizoram People's Conference

| Sailo II

|-

! 3

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Lal Thanhawla<br/>

| rowspan="2"| 1984<br/>

| 5 May 1984

| 20 August 1986

|

| Indian National Congress

| Lal Thanhawla I

|-

! 4

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Laldenga<br/>

| 21 August 1986

| 19 February 1987

|

| Mizo National Front

| Laldenga I

|-

|}

Chief Ministers of Mizoram (1987present)

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

Mizoram State

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister<br>

! rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Ministry

|-

! style="width:9em"| From

! style="width:9em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

|-

! (4)

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Laldenga<br/>

| 1987<br/>

| 20 February 1987

| 7 September 1988

|

| Mizo National Front

| Laldenga II

|-

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (7 September 198824 January 1989)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period

|-

! rowspan="2"| (3)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Lal Thanhawla<br/>

| 1989<br/>

| rowspan="2"| 24 January 1989

| rowspan="2"| 3 December 1998

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Lal Thanhawla II

|-

| 1993<br/>

| Lal Thanhawla III

|-

! rowspan="2"| 5

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Zoramthanga<br/>

| 1998<br/>

| rowspan="2"| 3 December 1998

| rowspan="2"| 11 December 2008

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Mizo National Front

| Zoramthanga I

|-

| 2003<br/>

| Zoramthanga II

|-

! rowspan="2"| (3)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Lal Thanhawla<br/>

| 2008<br/>

| rowspan="2"| 11 December 2008

| rowspan="2"| 14 December 2018

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Lal Thanhawla IV

|-

| 2013<br/>

| Lal Thanhawla V

|-

! 5

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Zoramthanga<br/>

| 2018<br/>

| 14 December 2018

| 7 December 2023

|

| Mizo National Front

| Zoramthanga III

|-

! 6

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Lalduhoma<br/><br/>

| 2023<br/>

| 8 December 2023

| Incumbent

|

| Zoram People's Movement

| Lalduhoma

|-

|}

Statistics

List by chief minister

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"

! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister

! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party

! colspan="2" |Term of office

|-

! Longest continuous term

! Total duration of chief ministership

|-

! data-sort-value="1" | 1

| Lal Thanhawla

|

| 10 years, 3 days

| 22 years, 58 days

|-

! data-sort-value="2" | 2

| Zoramthanga

|

| 10 years, 8 days

| 15 years, 0 days

|-

! data-sort-value="3" | 3

| T. Sailo

|

| 4 years, 362 days

| 5 years, 158 days

|-

! data-sort-value="4" | 4

| C. Chhunga

|

| 5 years, 7 days

| 5 years, 7 days

|-

! data-sort-value="5" | 5

| Lalduhoma

|

|

|

|-

! data-sort-value="6" | 6

| Laldenga

|

| 2 years, 17 days

| 2 years, 17 days

|-

|}

See also

  • List of governors of Mizoram
  • List of chief secretaries of Mizoram
  • List of superintendents of Mizoram

Notes

;Footnotes

;References

  • Indian States since 1947