| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Incumbent: | Conrad Sangma |
| Incumbentsince: | 6 March 2018 |
| Appointer: | Governor of Meghalaya |
| Inaugural: | Williamson A. Sangma |
| Salary: | ₹1.09 lakh (gross) per month[1] |
| Post: | Chief minister |
| Body: | Meghalaya |
| Insigniasize: | 185px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Meghalaya |
| Status: | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Member Of: | Meghalaya Legislative Assemblyand Meghalaya Council of Ministers |
| Reportsto: | Governor of Meghalaya |
| Termlength: | At the confidence of the assembly |
| Termlength Qualified: | Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2] |
| Deputy: | DCM |
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.[3]
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.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[4] | Days in office | Assembly(election) | Party | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghmara | 2 April 1970 | 18 March 1972 | Interim | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 March 1972 | 21 November 1976 | 1st(1972 election) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 November 1976 | 3 March 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mawkhar | 10 March 1978 | 6 May 1979 | 2nd(1978 election) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lyngkyrdem | 7 May 1979 | 7 May 1981 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | 7 May 1981 | 24 February 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) | Lyngkyrdem | 2 March 1983 | 31 March 1983 | 3rd(1983 election) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | 2 April 1983 | 5 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tura | 6 February 1988 | 25 March 1990 | 4th(1988 election) | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) | Lyngkyrdem | 26 March 1990 | 10 October 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 11 October 1991 | 5 February 1992 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 February 1992 | 19 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 19 February 1993 | 27 February 1998 | 5th(1993 election) | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 February 1998 | 10 March 1998 | 6th(1998 election) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | (3) | Lyngkyrdem | 10 March 1998 | 8 March 2000 | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 7 | 8 March 2000 | 8 December 2001 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 December 2001 | 4 March 2003 | Independent | |||||||||||||||||
| (5) | 4 March 2003 | 15 June 2006 | 7th(2003 election) | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 15 June 2006 | 10 March 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) | 10 March 2007 | 4 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 March 2008 | 19 March 2008 | 8th(2008 election) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 10 | 19 March 2008 | 19 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 19 March 2009 | 12 May 2009 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | 13 May 2009 | 19 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 20 April 2010 | 5 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 March 2013 | 6 March 2018 | 9th(2013 election) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 March 2018 | 7 March 2023 | 10th(2018 election) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 11th(2023 election) | ||||||||||||||||||