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{{Short description|Leader of the executive branch of Government of Meghalaya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox political post
| image = The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| incumbentsince = 6 March 2018
| appointer = [[Governor of Meghalaya]]
| inaugural = [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| salary = ₹1.09 lakh (gross) per month<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/meghalaya-assembly-passes-bill-to-double-mlas-salaries/|title=Meghalaya Assembly Passes Bill to Double MLAs' Salaries|publisher=The Northeast Today|date=25 March 2017|access-date=25 March 2017}}</ref>
| residence = [[Shillong]]
| post = Chief Minister
| body = Meghalaya
| insignia = Emblem of Meghalaya.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Meghalaya]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 100px
| flagborder = yes
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(formal)}} [[Mister|Mr. Chief Minister]] {{small|(informal)}}
| status = [[Head of government]]
| abbreviation = CMoMeghalaya
| type = Leader of the Executive
| department = {{ubl|[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister's Office]]|[[Government of Meghalaya]]}}
| member_of = *[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Second Conrad Sangma ministry|State Cabinet]]
| reportsto = [[Governor of Meghalaya]] [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[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.</ref>
| nominator = MLAs of the majority party or alliance
| deputy = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Meghalaya|DCM]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|1970|04|02|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
}}

The '''chief minister of Meghalaya''' is the [[head of government|chief executive]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Meghalaya]]. As per the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governors of states of India|governor]] is a state's ''[[de jure]]'' head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the [[Chief Minister (India)|chief minister]]. Following elections to the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]], the [[Governor of Meghalaya|state's governor]] usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the [[Government of Meghalaya|government]]. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] is [[Cabinet collective responsibility|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 limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[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.</ref> Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.<ref>https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house</ref>

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 (India)|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:
{{Blockquote|text= 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.|sign=|source=}}
==List of chief ministers (1970-present)==

* {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
* {{note label|§|§|§}} Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

=== Autonomous state of Meghalaya (1970{{ndash}}1972) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister {{small|(Birth-Death) Constituency}}
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm |title= NAME OF THE GOVERNORS/CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MEGHALAYA|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109052706/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm| archive-date=9 January 2009}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Williamson A. Sangma]]''' {{small|(1919{{ndash}}1990) MLA for [[Baghmara, Meghalaya Assembly constituency|Baghmara]]}}
| {{ndash}} {{small|(Interim)}}
| 2 April 1970
| 20 January 1972
| {{ayd|2 Apr 1970|20 Jan 1972}}
| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
| [[Williamson A. Sangma|Williamson I]]
|-
|}

=== Meghalaya state (1972{{ndash}}present) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister {{small|(Birth-Death) Constituency}}
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office<ref name="list"/>
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! rowspan="3"| (1)
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Williamson A. Sangma]]''' {{small|(1919{{ndash}}1990) MLA for [[Baghmara, Meghalaya Assembly constituency|Baghmara]]}}
| {{ndash}} {{small|(Interim)}}
| rowspan="3"| 21 January 1972
| rowspan="3"| 3 March 1978
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|21 Jan 1972|3 Mar 1978}}
| rowspan="2"| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
| [[Williamson A. Sangma|Williamson I]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1972]] {{small|(1st)}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Williamson A. Sangma|Williamson II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
! 2
| bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh]]''' {{small|(1927{{ndash}}2008) MLA for [[Mawkhar Assembly constituency|Mawkhar]]}}
| rowspan="3"| [[1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1978]] {{small|(2nd)}}
| 10 March 1978
| 6 May 1979
| {{ayd|10 Mar 1978|6 May 1979}}
| rowspan="2"| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
| [[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh|Pugh]]
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[B. B. Lyngdoh]]''' {{small|(1922{{ndash}}2003) MLA for [[Langkyrdem Assembly constituency|Lyngkyrdem]]}}
| 7 May 1979
| 7 May 1981
| {{ayd|7 May 1979|7 May 1981}}
| [[B. B. Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh I]]
|-
! (1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Williamson A. Sangma]]''' {{small|(1919{{ndash}}1990) MLA for [[Baghmara, Meghalaya Assembly constituency|Baghmara]]}}
| 7 May 1981{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 2 March 1983
| {{ayd|7 May 1981|2 Mar 1983}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Williamson A. Sangma|Williamson III]]
|-
! (3)
| bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[B. B. Lyngdoh]]''' {{small|(1922{{ndash}}2003) MLA for [[Langkyrdem Assembly constituency|Lyngkyrdem]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1983]] {{small|(3rd)}}
| 2 March 1983{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 1 April 1983
| {{ayd|2 Mar 1983|1 Apr 1983}}
| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
| Lyngdoh II
|-
! (1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Williamson A. Sangma]]''' {{small|(1919{{ndash}}1990) MLA for [[Baghmara, Meghalaya Assembly constituency|Baghmara]]}}
| 2 April 1983{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 5 February 1988
| {{ayd|2 Apr 1983|5 Feb 1988}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Williamson IV
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. A. Sangma|Purno Agitok Sangma]]''' {{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016) MLA for [[Tura Assembly constituency|Tura]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1988]] {{small|(4th)}}
| 6 February 1988
| 25 March 1990
| {{ayd|6 Feb 1988|25 Mar 1990}}
| Purno
|-
! (3)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Hill People's Union}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[B. B. Lyngdoh]]''' {{small|(1922{{ndash}}2003) MLA for [[Langkyrdem Assembly constituency|Lyngkyrdem]]}}
| 26 March 1990{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 10 October 1991
| {{ayd|26 Mar 1990|10 Oct 1991}}
| [[Hill People's Union]]
| Lyngdoh III
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (11 October 1991{{snd}}5 February 1992) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|name=PR|[[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.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.</ref>}}
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:D. D. Lapang.png|70px]]
| '''[[D. D. Lapang]]''' {{small|(1934-2025) MLA for [[Nongpoh Assembly constituency|Nongpoh]]}}
| {{ndash}} {{small|(4th)}}
| 5 February 1992
| 19 February 1993
| {{ayd|5 Feb 1992|19 Feb 1993}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Lapang I
|-
! rowspan="2"| 6
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[S. C. Marak]]''' {{small|(1941{{ndash}}2024) MLA for [[Resubelpara Assembly constituency|Resubelpara]]}}
| [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1993]] {{small|(5th)}}
| rowspan="2"| 19 February 1993
| rowspan="2"| 10 March 1998
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|19 Feb 1993|10 Mar 1998}}
| Marak I
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1998]] {{small|(6th)}}
| Marak II
|-
! (3)
| bgcolor="{{party color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[B. B. Lyngdoh]]''' {{small|(1922{{ndash}}2003) MLA for [[Langkyrdem Assembly constituency|Lyngkyrdem]]}}
| 10 March 1998{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 8 March 2000
| {{ayd|10 Mar 1998|8 Mar 2000}}
| rowspan="2"| [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]]
| Lyngdoh IV
|-
! 7
| bgcolor="{{party color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}"|
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]
| '''[[E. K. Mawlong]]''' {{small|(1946{{ndash}}2008) MLA for [[Umroi Assembly constituency|Umroi]]}}
| 8 March 2000
| 8 December 2001
| {{ayd|8 Mar 2000|8 Dec 2001}}
| Mawlong
|-
! 8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
| [[File:Flinder Anderson Khonglam.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Flinder Anderson Khonglam]]''' {{small|(1945{{ndash}}2012) MLA for [[Sohra Assembly constituency|Sohra]]}}
| 8 December 2001
| 4 March 2003
| {{ayd|8 Dec 2001|4 Mar 2003}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Khonglam
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:D. D. Lapang.png|70px]]
| '''[[D. D. Lapang]]''' {{small|(1934-2025) MLA for [[Nongpoh Assembly constituency|Nongpoh]]}}
| rowspan="3"| [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2003]] {{small|(7th)}}
| 4 March 2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 15 June 2006
| {{ayd|4 Mar 2003|15 Jun 2006}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Lapang II
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:J. D. Rymbai.png|70px]]
| '''[[J. D. Rymbai|J. Dringwell Rymbai]]''' {{small|(1934{{ndash}}2022) MLA for [[Jirang Assembly constituency|Jirang]]}}
| 15 June 2006
| 10 March 2007
| {{ayd|15 Jun 2006|10 Mar 2007}}
| Rymbai
|-
! rowspan="2"| (5)
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:D. D. Lapang.png|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[D. D. Lapang]]''' {{small|(1934-2025) MLA for [[Nongpoh Assembly constituency|Nongpoh]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 10 March 2007{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| rowspan="2"| 19 March 2008
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|10 Mar 2007|19 Mar 2008}}
| Lapang III
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008]] {{small|(8th)}}
| [[Fourth Lapang ministry|Lapang IV]]
|-
! 10
| bgcolor="{{party color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}"|
| [[File:Donkupar Roy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Donkupar Roy]]''' {{small|(1954{{ndash}}2019) MLA for [[Shella Assembly constituency|Shella]]}}
| 19 March 2008
| 19 March 2009
| {{ayd|19 Mar 2008|19 Mar 2009}}
| [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]]
| [[Donkupar Roy ministry|Roy]]
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (19 March{{snd}}12 May 2009) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|name=PR}}
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:D. D. Lapang.png|70px]]
| '''[[D. D. Lapang]]''' {{small|(1934-2025) MLA for [[Nongpoh Assembly constituency|Nongpoh]]}}
| rowspan="2"| {{ndash}} {{small|(8th)}}
| 13 May 2009{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 19 April 2010
| {{ayd|13 May 2009|19 Apr 2010}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| Lapang V
|-
! rowspan="2"| 11
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Mukul Sangma 2014.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Mukul Sangma]]''' {{small|(born 1965) MLA for [[Ampati Assembly constituency|Ampati]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 20 April 2010
| rowspan="2"| 6 March 2018
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|20 Apr 2010|6 Mar 2018}}
| Mukul I
|-
| [[2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2013]] {{small|(9th)}}
| [[Second Mukul Sangma ministry|Mukul II]]
|-
! rowspan="2"| 12
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|National People's Party (India)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Conrad Sangma]]''' {{small|(born 1978) MLA for [[South Tura Assembly constituency|South Tura]]}}
| [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2018]] {{small|([[10th Meghalaya Assembly|10th]])}}
| rowspan="2"| 6 March 2018
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|6 Mar 2018}}
| rowspan="2"| [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
| [[First Conrad Sangma ministry|Conrad I]]
|-
| [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2023]] {{small|([[11th Meghalaya Assembly|11th]])}}
| [[Second Conrad Sangma ministry|Conrad II]]
|-
|}

==Statistics==
{| 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="" |
| [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| {{Party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}/[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 7 years, 335 days
| 14 years, 207 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| '''[[Conrad Sangma]]'''
| {{Party name with color|National People's Party (India)}}
| '''{{age in years and days|2018|3|6}}'''
| '''{{age in years and days|2018|3|6}}'''
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[Mukul Sangma]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 7 years, 320 days
| 7 years, 320 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[B. B. Lyngdoh]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 2 years, 0 days
| 6 years, 102 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[D. D. Lapang]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 3 years, 103 days
| 5 years, 226 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[P. A. Sangma]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 2 years, 47 days
| 2 years, 47 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[S. C. Marak]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 5 years, 19 days
| 5 years, 19 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[E. K. Mawlong]]
| {{Party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}}
| 1 year, 275 days
| 1 year, 275 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[Flinder Anderson Khonglam]]
| {{Party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
| 1 year, 86 days
| 1 year, 86 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh]]
| {{Party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
| 1 year, 57 days
| 1 year, 57 days
|-
! data-sort-value="" |
| [[Donkupar Roy]]
| {{Party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
| 1 year, 0 days
| 1 year, 0 days
|-
! data-sort-value=" |
| [[J. D. Rymbai|J. Dringbell Rymbai]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 268 days
| 268 days
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Government of Meghalaya]]
* [[Chief Ministers of India]]

==Notes==
;Footnotes
{{notelist}}

;References
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.megassembly.gov.in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]

{{Chief_Ministers_of_Indian_States}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Chief Ministers Of Meghalaya}}
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[[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Meghalaya-related lists|Chief Ministers]]

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