Mukul Sangma

Mukul M. Sangma
Official Portrait, 2014
Leader of the Opposition
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2024
11th Chief Minister of Meghalaya
In office
20 April 2010 – 6 March 2018
Governor
Preceded byD. D. Lapang
Succeeded byConrad Sangma
Member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 March 2018
ConstituencySongsak
Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya
In office
13 May 2009 – 19 April 2010
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byBindo Lanong
In office
11 March 2007 – 4 March 2008
In office
11 April 2005 – 6 October 2005
Personal details
Born (1965-04-20) 20 April 1965 (age 59)
Ampatigri
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Profession
  • Physician
  • Politician

Mukul Manda Sangma (born 20 April 1965) is an Indian politician and physician who was the 11th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2010 to 2018 and is currently leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly since July 2024.Sangma also served as Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2009 to 2010, 2007 to 2008 and 2005 to 2005. He has been a member of the All India Trinamool Congress since November 2021; previously, he was a longtime member of the Indian National Congress.

Early life and career

Sangma was born on 20 April 1965,[1] son of teachers Binoy Bhushan M. Marak and Roshanara Begum at Ampatigiri, now the headquarters of South West Garo Hills district.[2] In 1990, he graduated in medicine from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal in 1990,[3] and joined Zikzak Public Health Centre as a health and medical officer in 1991.[3]

Political career

In 1993, Sangma was elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Ampatigiri as an independent candidate,[4] following which he was appointed the Chairman of the Meghalaya Transport Corporation. Sangma was re-elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 as a representative of the Indian National Congress.[5]

He held office as the Parliamentary Secretary for the Government of Meghalaya between the years 1996 and 1998.[6]

In 2003, he became the home and education minister in the D. D. Lapang government of Meghalaya.[7] He was also appointed the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 2005.[5]

In May 2009, he became the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya, acting as a representative of the Indian National Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government.[5]

In April 2010, Sangma took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Meghalaya,[8] following the resignation of DD Lapang.[9] He was sworn in for a second straight term in March 2013.[10]

Sangma was named as one of the candidates for the 2018 Assembly elections in Meghalaya, contesting seats from the Songsak and Ampati constituencies in which he won from both. Currently, he serves as the Leader of Opposition in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.[11][12] His successor as Chief Minister in 2018 was Conrad Sangma, who is not related to him.

Mukul Sangma and 11 other Congress MLAs joined the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in November 2021, making the TMC the main opposition party in the state.[13]

Key Schemes & Initiatives

In 2015, Sangma launched the Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme, a scheme to provide health coverage to families that exist below the poverty line.[14] He launched Phase 2 in 2015, which aimed at providing a comprehensive health cover to the citizens of the state.[14]

Sangma has launched multiple social assistance programmes, including the Special Wedding Assistance Scheme for orphaned girls over the age of 18[15] and a programme for providing aid to single mothers and orphaned girls.[16]

In 2017, Sangma launched the Life Programme (Livelihood Intervention and Facilitation of Entrepreneurship), aimed towards empowering people for economic prosperity.[17] He also laid the foundations for the Shillong Government College of Engineering, the first engineering college in the state of Meghalaya,[18] followed by two more colleges at Mawlai and Tura.[19]

He launched "Mission Football", an initiative to promote sports in Meghalaya[20] and develop the sports at a grassroots level.[21]

In 2018, he launched a Career Guidance Program to offer specialized coaching support for underprivileged students.[22]

Positions held

  • Elected to Meghalaya Legislative Assembly in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023.
  • Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya between 1996 and 1998.
  • Home and Education Minister of Meghalaya in 2003.
  • Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 2005 and 2009.
  • Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2010 to 2018

Personal life

Sangma is married to Dikkanchi D. Shira, who was an M.L.A., and has 4 children.[23] His eldest daughter, Miani D. Shira,[24] and his brother, Zenith Sangma, are also politicians.

Notes

Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Meghalaya
20 April 2010 – 06 March 2018 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "New Meghalaya CM poorer than coal mines-owning wife". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ Rahul Karmakar (24 February 2018). "Who Is Mukul Sangma". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Meghalaya State Portal". meghalaya.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Mukul Sangma sworn-in as Meghalaya chief minister". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Panorama, Eastern. "The UPS and DOWN of MUKUL SANGMA". Eastern Panorama. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Mukul Sangma, Mukul Sangma Biography". www.elections.in. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Mukul Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister for second straight term". The Indian Express. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Mukul Sangma sworn in as Chief Minister". The Hindu. 21 April 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. ^ "D D Lapang resigns as Meghalaya chief minister - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Mukul Sangma sworn in Chief Minister for second straight term in Meghalaya". The Hindu. PTI. 5 March 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "BJP implementing RSS' agenda: Mukul Sangma". The Economic Times. 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Meghalaya assembly polls: CM Mukul Sangma to contest from 2 seats". hindustantimes.com/. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  13. ^ Karmakar, Sumir (4 December 2021). "Shillong surprise: A new party for Mukul Sangma". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b Panorama, Eastern. "Meghalaya's Megha Health Insurance Scheme Is lack of focus on details going to doom this laudable effort?". Eastern Panorama. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Meghalaya CM launches Chief Minister's Wedding Assistance". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Sangma announces skill programme for single mothers of Meghalaya". The Hills Times. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Mukul launches 'most inclusive' Life programme". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2018.[dead link‍]
  18. ^ "Meghalaya to get its first engineering college - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Two Engineering Colleges To Come Up In Meghalaya". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Mukul announces 'Mission Football' for Meghalaya". Meghalaya Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Mission Football launched". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 February 2018.[dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Chief Minister's Guidance Program reaches out to under privileged". Meghalaya Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  23. ^ "It's Dikkanchi for Tura battle". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Miani D Shira takes oath as MLA". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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