List of chief ministers of Mizoram facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chief Minister of Mizoram
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Incumbent Lalduhoma since 8 December 2023
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
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 (53 years ago) (1972-05-03)
Deputy	K Sapdanga, Deputy Chief Minister of Mizoram

The Chief Minister of Mizoram is like the main leader or "top boss" of the government in the Indian state of Mizoram. Think of them as the captain of the state's team!

According to India's rules, the Governor is the official head of the state. But the Chief Minister is the one who actually holds the power and makes most of the decisions.

After elections for the Mizoram Legislative Assembly (which is like the state's parliament), the Governor usually asks the political party that won the most seats to form the government. The Governor then officially appoints the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister works with a group of other ministers, called the Council of Ministers. They all work together and are responsible to the Assembly. As long as the Chief Minister has the support of the Assembly, they can stay in their job for five years. There's no limit to how many times someone can be Chief Minister.

Since 1972, five different people have served as Chief Minister of Mizoram. The very first one was CH. Chhunga. Lal Thanhawla has been Chief Minister for the longest time, over 21 years in total, across five different terms. The person currently holding the job is Lalduhoma from the Zoram People's Movement. He started his role on December 8, 2023.

Meet the Chief Ministers of Mizoram

This table shows all the people who have served as the Chief Minister of Mizoram, along with when they were in office and which political party they belonged to.

Number	Portrait	Name	Area Represented	Time in Office			Assembly (Election Year)	Political Party
1		CH. Chhunga	Kolasib	3 May 1972	10 May 1977	5 years, 7 days	1st (1972)	Mizo Union
–		Empty (President's Rule)	Not Applicable	11 May 1977	1 June 1978	1 year, 21 days		Not Applicable
2		T. Sailo	Aizawl North	2 June 1978	10 November 1978	161 days	2nd (1978)	Mizoram People's Conference
–		Empty (President's Rule)	Not Applicable	10 November 1978	8 May 1979	179 days		Not Applicable
(2)		T. Sailo	Aizawl North	8 May 1979	4 May 1984	4 years, 362 days	3rd (1979)	Mizoram People's Conference
3		Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	5 May 1984	20 August 1986	2 years, 107 days	4th (1984)	Indian National Congress
4		Laldenga	Aizawl North II	21 August 1986	19 February 1987	2 years, 17 days		Mizo National Front
				20 February 1987	7 September 1988		5th (1987)
–		Empty (President's Rule)	Not Applicable	7 September 1988	24 January 1989	139 days		Not Applicable
(3)		Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	24 January 1989	7 December 1993	9 years, 313 days	6th (1989)	Indian National Congress
				8 December 1993	3 December 1998		7th (1993)
5		Zoramthanga	Champhai	3 December 1998	4 December 2003	10 years, 8 days	8th (1998)	Mizo National Front
				4 December 2003	11 December 2008		9th (2003)
(3)		Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	11 December 2008	11 December 2013	10 years, 3 days	10th (2008)	Indian National Congress
				12 December 2013	14 December 2018		11th (2013)
(5)		Zoramthanga	Aizawl East 1	15 December 2018	7 December 2023	4 years, 357 days	12th (2018)	Mizo National Front
6		Lalduhoma	Serchhip	8 December 2023	Currently in Office	1 year, 196 days	13th (2023)	Zoram People's Movement