List of Chief Minister of Mizoram

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. Mizoram state is a Twenty-four rank in the largest state by area and Twenty-eight rank in the largest state by population in Indian country. Mizoram the second least populous state in the country. The creation of the State of Mizoram on 20 February 1987, as India’s 23rd state.

The Chief Minister of Mizoram is the chief executive of the Indian state which is appointed by a governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Mizoram has one legislature house and chamber, the Mizoram Legislative Assembly has 40 seats, headed by a speaker. Mizoram state sends 1 member to the Lok Sabha and 1 member to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The formation of the first Chief Minister in Mizoram was on 3 May 1972.

Sr No.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Ch. Chhunga	Kolasib	3 May 1972 to 10 May 1977 (5 years 7 days)	Mizo union
	President rule	N/A	1 Year 21 days	N/A
2.	Thenphunga sailo	Aizawl North	2 June 1978 to 10 November 1978 (161 days)	Mizo People’s conference
	President rule	N/A	179 days	N/A
3.	Thenphunga sailo (2nd Term)	Aizawl North	8 May 1979 to 4 May 1984 (4 years 362 days)	Mizo People’s conference
4.	Lal Thanhawla	Serchhip	5 May 1984 to 20 August 1986 (2 years 107 days)	Indian National Congress
5.	Laldenga	Aizawl North II	21 August 1986 to 7 September 1988 (2 years 17 days)	Mizo National Front
	President rule	N/A	139 days	N/A
6.	Lal Thanhawla (2nd Term)	Serchhip	24 January 1989 to 3 December 1998 (9 year 313 days)	Indian national Congress
7.	Zoramthanga	Champhai	3 December 1998 to 11 December 2008 (10 years 8 days)	Mizo National Front
8.	Lal Thanhawla (3rd Term)	Serchhip	11 December 2008 to 14 December 2018 (10 years 3 days)	Indian National Congress
9.	Zoramthanga	Aizawl East I	15 December 2018 to present	Mizo National Front

⦿Did you know?

1.Lal Thanhawla holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram.

2.Lal Thanhawla joined the underground movement called Mizo National Front as Foreign Secretary. Police have captured him and imprisoned him at Silchar jail. He was released in 1967 and after that, he joined the Indian National Congress party.

3. Lal Thanhawla is more actively involved in sports.

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FAQ:

Q1. How many people served as chief minister of Mizoram?
Ans. Five people Q2. Where is the meeting place of the Mizoram government?
Ans. Legislative Assembly House, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. Q3. How much Christian majority in Mizoram?
Ans. 87% Christian majority in Mizoram.