| Incumbent: | Nongthombam Biren Singh |
| Incumbentsince: | 15 March 2017 |
| Appointer: | Governor of Manipur |
| Inaugural: | Mairembam Koireng Singh |
| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Manipur |
| Insignia: | Kanglasa.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 200 |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Manipur |
| Status: | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Member Of: | Manipur Legislative Assembly |
| Reportsto: | Governor of Manipur |
| Termlength: | At the confidence of the assembly |
| Termlength Qualified: | Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Deputy: | List of deputy chief ministers of Manipur |
The chief minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. 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 Manipur 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.[2]
Since 1963, twelve people have served as Chief Minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. The current incumbent Nongthombam Biren Singh is the first Chief Minister belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly(election) | Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 July 1963 | 11 January 1967 | Interim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 12 January 1967 | 19 March 1967 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | 20 March 1967 | 4 October 1967 | 1st(1967) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 2 | Longjam Thambou Singh | 13 October 1967 | 24 October 1967 | Manipur United Front | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 25 October 1967 | 18 February 1968 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | 19 February 1968 | 16 October 1969 | (5 years, 266 days) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 17 October 1969 | 22 March 1972 | N/A | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 3 | 23 March 1972 | 27 March 1973 | 2nd(1972) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 28 March 1973 | 3 March 1974 | N/A | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | (3) | 4 March 1974 | 9 July 1974 | (1 year, 131 days) | 3rd(1974) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 4 | 10 July 1974 | 5 December 1974 | Manipur Hills Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 December 1974 | 15 May 1977 | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 16 May 1977 | 28 June 1977 | N/A | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | (4) | 29 June 1977 | 13 November 1979 | (2 years, 285 days) | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 14 November 1979 | 13 January 1980 | N/A | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | (5) | 14 January 1980 | 26 November 1980 | 4th(1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 27 November 1980 | 27 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 28 February 1981 | 18 June 1981 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6) | Rishang Keishing | Phungyar | 19 June 1981 | 3 March 1988 | Indian National Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th(1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 March 1988 | 22 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rajkumar Ranbir Singh | 23 February 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 6th(1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 7 January 1992 | 7 April 1992 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) | 8 April 1992 | 10 April 1993 | (4 years, 114 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 31 December 1993 | 13 December 1994 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6) | Rishang Keishing | Phungyar | 14 December 1994 | 15 December 1997 | (9 years, 351 days) | Indian National Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th(1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh | Wangoi | 16 December 1997 | 14 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th(2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 15 February 2001 | 1 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 2 June 2001 | 6 March 2002 | N/A | - align=center style="height: 60px;" | 11 | 7 March 2002 | 1 March 2007 | 9th(2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 March 2007 | 5 March 2012 | 10th(2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 March 2012 | 14 March 2017 | 11th(2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 March 2017 | 21 March 2022 | 12th(2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||