| Chief Minister of Mizoram | |
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| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | Mizoram Legislative Assembly |
| Reports to | Governor of Mizoram |
| Appointer | Governor of Mizoram |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | C. Chhunga |
| Formation | 3 May 1972 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
History
[edit]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,[3] 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,[4] 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.
List
[edit]Union Territory of Mizoram (1972–1986)
[edit]| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) Constituency) |
Election | Tenure in office | Party | Ministry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
C. Chhunga (1915–1988) MLA for Kolasib |
1972 (1st) |
3 May 1972 |
10 May 1977 |
5 years, 7 days | Mizo Union | Chhunga | ||
| Position vacant (11 May 1977 – 1 June 1978) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | ||||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Brigadier Ṭhenphunga Sailo AVSM (1922–2015) MLA for Aizawl North |
1978 (2nd) |
2 June 1978 |
10 November 1978 |
161 days | Mizoram People's Conference | Sailo I | ||
| Position vacant (10 November 1978 – 8 May 1979) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | ||||||||||
| (2) |
|
Brigadier Ṭhenphunga Sailo AVSM (1922–2015) MLA for Aizawl North |
1979 (3rd) |
8 May 1979[§] |
4 May 1984 |
4 years, 362 days | Mizoram People's Conference | Sailo II | ||
| 3 | 
|
Lal Thanhawla (born 1938) MLA for Serchhip |
1984 (4th) |
5 May 1984 |
20 August 1986 |
2 years, 107 days | Indian National Congress | Lal Thanhawla I | ||
| 4 | 
|
Laldenga (1927–1990) MLA for Aizawl North II |
21 August 1986 |
19 February 1987 |
182 days | Mizo National Front | Laldenga I | |||
Mizoram state (1986–present)
[edit]| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) Constituency) |
Election | Tenure in office | Party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||||
| (4) |
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Laldenga (1927–1990) MLA for Aizawl North II |
1987 (5th) |
20 February 1987 |
7 September 1988 |
1 year, 200 days | Mizo National Front | Laldenga II | |
| Position vacant (7 September 1988 – 24 January 1989) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (3) |
|
Lal Thanhawla (born 1938) MLA for Serchhip |
1989 (6th) |
24 January 1989[§] |
3 December 1998 |
9 years, 313 days | Indian National Congress | Lal Thanhawla II | |
| 1993 (7th) |
Lal Thanhawla III | ||||||||
| 5 | 
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Zoramthanga (born 1944) MLA for Champhai |
1998 (8th) |
3 December 1998 |
11 December 2008 |
10 years, 8 days | Mizo National Front | Zoramthanga I | |
| 2003 (9th) |
Zoramthanga II | ||||||||
| (3) |
|
Lal Thanhawla (born 1938) MLA for Serchhip |
2008 (10th) |
11 December 2008[§] |
14 December 2018 |
10 years, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Lal Thanhawla IV | |
| 2013 (11th) |
Lal Thanhawla V | ||||||||
| 5 |
|
Zoramthanga (born 1944) MLA for Aizawl East 1 |
2018 (12th) |
14 December 2018[§] |
7 December 2023 |
4 years, 358 days | Mizo National Front | Zoramthanga III | |
| 6 |
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Lalduhoma (born 1949) MLA for Serchhip |
2023 | 7 December 2023 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 261 days | Zoram People's Movement | Lalduhoma | |
Statistics
[edit]List by chief minister
[edit]| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
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| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Lal Thanhawla | INC | 10 years, 3 days | 22 years, 58 days | |
| 2 | Zoramthanga | MNF | 10 years, 8 days | 15 years, 0 days | |
| 3 | T. Sailo | MPC | 4 years, 362 days | 5 years, 158 days | |
| 4 | C. Chhunga | MU | 5 years, 7 days | 5 years, 7 days | |
| 5 | Laldenga | MNF | 2 years, 17 days | 2 years, 17 days | |
| 6 | Lalduhoma | ZPM | 1 year, 260 days | 1 year, 260 days | |
See also
[edit]- List of governors of Mizoram
- List of chief secretaries of Mizoram
- List of superintendents of Mizoram
Notes
[edit]- Footnotes
- ^ a b c When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[5]
- References
- ^ a b 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 Mizoram as well.
- ^ "ZPM's Lalduhoma to become Mizoram Chief Minister, take oath on Dec 8".
- ^ Joshi, Hargovindh (2005). Mizoram History Past and Present. Mittal Publications. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-81-7099-997-3.
- ^ Chatterjee, Suhas (1994). Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga. Vol. 1. New Delhi: M.D. Publications. p. 73. ISBN 978-81-85880-38-9.
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
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