| Vincent H Pala | |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Lamyrsiang, Meghalaya, India |
| Residence: | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Office1: | President, Meghalya Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Term Start1: | 25 August 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Celestine Lyngdoh |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency2: | Shillong |
| Term Start2: | 16 May 2009 |
| Term End2: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Paty Ripple Kyndiah |
| Successor2: | Ricky AJ Syngkon |
| Office3: | Minister of State, Minister of Water Resources (India) |
| Primeminister3: | Manmohan Singh |
| Term Start3: | 28 May 2009 |
| Term End3: | 27 Oct. 2012 |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Dimorine Tariang |
| Alma Mater: | Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College |
Vincent H Pala (born 14 February 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is serving as the incumbent MP from Shillong constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha.[1]
Vincent H Pala was born to John Dkhar and Hermelinda Pala on 14 February 1968, in Lamyrsiang village in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.[2] He graduated in civil engineering from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College and later he worked as assistant chief engineer in the Public Works Department of the Government of Meghalaya.[3] [4]
He married Dimorine Tariang and has four daughters: Dr. Wanmancy, Daphihi, Fiola, and Azaria. He resides at Edamanry Cottage, Dhankheti, Shillong.[5]
Pala was a member of Shillong in the 2009 election.[6] [7] He held this seat in the 2014 elections and became a member of the 16th Lok Sabha.Pala had been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 representing Shillong. This was the first time he stood as a candidate for the Lok Sabha election. Initially he worked as Union Minister of States, Water Resources and later was selected as the Union Minister of State, Minority Affairs.[8] He was re-elected in the 2014 election and was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Shillong. He was again re-elected in the 2019 election from Shillong in the 17th Lok Sabha.
Pala has also served in the following positions: