1. Mukul Manda Sangma was born on 20 April 1965 and 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.
Mukul Sangma has been a member of the All India Trinamool Congress since November 2021; previously, he was a longtime member of the Indian National Congress.
In 1993, Mukul Sangma was elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Ampatigiri as an independent candidate, following which he was appointed the Chairman of the Meghalaya Transport Corporation.
Mukul Sangma was re-elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly in 1998,2003,2008,2013,2018 as a representative of the Indian National Congress.
Mukul Sangma held office as the Parliamentary Secretary for the Government of Meghalaya between the years 1996 and 1998.
Mukul Sangma was appointed the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 2005.
Mukul Sangma was sworn in for a second straight term in March 2013.
Mukul 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.
In 2015, Mukul Sangma launched the Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme, a scheme to provide health coverage to families that exist below the poverty line.
Mukul Sangma launched Phase 2 in 2015, which aimed at providing a comprehensive health cover to the citizens of the state.
Mukul Sangma has launched multiple social assistance programmes, including the Special Wedding Assistance Scheme for orphaned girls over the age of 18 and a programme for providing aid to single mothers and orphaned girls.
In 2017, Mukul Sangma launched the Life Programme, aimed towards empowering people for economic prosperity.
Mukul Sangma laid the foundations for the Shillong Government College of Engineering, the first engineering college in the state of Meghalaya, followed by two more colleges at Mawlai and Tura.
Mukul Sangma launched "Mission Football", an initiative to promote sports in Meghalaya and develop the sports at a grassroots level.