List of deputy chief ministers of Meghalaya

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The deputy chief minister of Meghalaya is a member of the Cabinet of Meghalaya Government in the Government of Meghalaya. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

Standlington D. Khongwir (1978–1983): Deborah Marak Rowell Lyngdoh

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
  • Deputy Chief Minister and
  • Minister of Home (Police)
  • Minister of Public Works Development (Roads)
20 March 200819 March 2009 HSPDP
  • Deputy Chief Minister and
  • Minister of Community and Rural Development
  • Minister of Arts and Culture
  • Minister of Information Technology
  • Minister of Printing and Stationery
20 March 200819 March 2009 NCP
Deputy Chief Ministers12 March 201326 August 2016 INC
12 March 20136 March 2018 INC
Sr. No. Name
(constituency)		 Portrait Term of office Political party Chief Minister Ref
Lotsing Sangma
()		 7 December 2001 4 March 2003 Flinder Anderson Khonglam 1 year, 90 days [2]
D. D. Lapang
()		 1998 7 December 2001 1998 4 March 2003 S. C. Marak, Flinder Anderson Khonglam 1 year, 90 days
[3][4]
Mukul Sangma
(Ampati)		 11 April 2005 6 October 2005 2 years, 146 days Indian National Congress D. D. Lapang [5]
11 March 2007 4 March 2008
13 May 2009 19 April 2010
Bindo Lanong
(East Shillong)		 20 April 2010 5 March 2013 2 years, 319 days Mukul Sangma [6]
Prestone Tynsong
(Pynursla)		 6 March 2018 Incumbent 8 years, 38 days National People's Party Conrad Sangma [7]
Sniawbhalang Dhar
(Nartiang)		 7 March 2023 Incumbent 3 years, 37 days [8]

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