List of chief ministers of Mizoram

Chief Minister of Mizoram
Chief Minister of Mizoram
	Emblem of Mizoram
	Flag of India
	Incumbent; Lalduhoma; since 8 December 2023
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.
Inaugural holder	CH. Chhunga
Formation	3 May 1972; (52 years ago)
Deputy	K Sapdanga, Deputy Chief Minister of Mizoram

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]

List

No	Name	Constituency	Term^[3]			Assembly (Election)	Party^[a]
1	C. Chhunga	Kolasib	3 May 1972	10 May 1977	5 years, 7 days	1st (1972 election)	Mizo Union
–	Vacant^[b] (President's rule)	N/A	11 May 1977	1 June 1978	1 year, 21 days		N/A
2	T. Sailo	Aizawl North	2 June 1978	10 November 1978	161 days	2nd (1978 election)	Mizoram People's Conference
–	Vacant^[b] (President's rule)	N/A	10 November 1978	8 May 1979	179 days		N/A
(2)	T. Sailo	Aizawl North	8 May 1979	4 May 1984	4 years, 362 days	3rd (1979 election)	Mizoram People's Conference
3	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	5 May 1984	20 August 1986	2 years, 107 days	4th (1984 election)	Indian National Congress
4	Laldenga	Aizawl North II	21 August 1986	19 February 1987	2 years, 17 days	4th (1984 election)	Mizo National Front
4	Laldenga	Aizawl North II	20 February 1987	7 September 1988	2 years, 17 days	5th (1987 election)	Mizo National Front
–	Vacant^[b] (President's rule)	N/A	7 September 1988	24 January 1989	139 days	5th (1987 election)	N/A
(3)	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	24 January 1989	7 December 1993	9 years, 313 days	6th (1989 election)	Indian National Congress
(3)	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	8 December 1993	3 December 1998	9 years, 313 days	7th (1993 election)	Indian National Congress
5	Zoramthanga	Champhai	3 December 1998	4 December 2003	10 years, 8 days	8th (1998 election)	Mizo National Front
5	Zoramthanga	Champhai	4 December 2003	11 December 2008	10 years, 8 days	9th (2003 election)	Mizo National Front
(3)	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	11 December 2008	11 December 2013	10 years, 3 days	10th (2008 election)	Indian National Congress
(3)	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	12 December 2013	14 December 2018	10 years, 3 days	11th (2013 election)	Indian National Congress
(5)	Zoramthanga	Aizawl East 1	15 December 2018	7 December 2023	4 years, 357 days	12th (2018 election)	Mizo National Front
6	Lalduhoma	Serchhip	8 December 2023	Incumbent	255 days	13th (2023 election)	Zoram People's Movement

Notes

Footnotes

^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
^ ^a ^b ^c President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[4]

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".
^ "About Government-Chief Minister". Mizoram state official website.
^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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[4] This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

[PR-5] President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[4]

[term1-1] 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.

[2] "ZPM's Lalduhoma to become Mizoram Chief Minister, take oath on Dec 8".

[3] "About Government-Chief Minister". Mizoram state official website.

[6] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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v t e Chief Ministers of Mizoram
Union Territory: 1972-1986	C. Chhunga (1972-1977) President's rule (1977-1978) T. Sailo (1978) President's rule (1979) T. Sailo (1979-1984) Lal Thanhawla (1984-1986)
State: since 1986	Laldenga (1986-1988) President's rule (1989) Lal Thanhawla (1989-1998) Zoramthanga (1998-2008) Lal Thanhawla (2008-2018) Zoramthanga (2018-2023) Lalduhoma (2023-till date)