The Chief Minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. 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 Manipur 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 is collectively responsible to the assembly. If they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Usually, the chief minister also serves as leader of the house in the legislative assembly.
Since 1963, fourteen people have served as the chief minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. Okram Ibobi Singh was the longest holder of the post and held the office for 15 years and 11 days. Yumnam Khemchand Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent, having taken charge on 4 February 2026.
Chief Ministers of Manipur (1963-present) Died in office Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
# PortraitChief Minister ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Ministry From To Period Union territory of Manipur (1956–1972) 1 Mairembam Koireng Singh 1 July 1963 11 January 1967 Indian National Congress Mairembam I Position vacant (12 January19 March 1967)President's rule was imposed during this period (1) Mairembam Koireng Singh 1967 20 March 1967 4 October 1967 Indian National Congress Mairembam II 2 Longjam Thambou Singh 4 October 1967 24 October 1967 Manipur United Front Longjam Position vacant (25 October 196718 February 1968)President's rule was imposed during this period (1) Mairembam Koireng Singh 1967 19 February 1968 16 October 1969 Indian National Congress Mairembam III Position vacant (17 October 196920 January 1972)President's rule was imposed during this period State of Manipur (1972–present) Position vacant (21 January22 March 1972)President's rule was imposed during this period 1 Mohammed Alimuddin 1972 23 March 1972 27 March 1973 Manipur People's Party Alimuddin I Position vacant (28 March 19733 March 1974)President's rule was imposed during this period 2 Mohammed Alimuddin 1974 4 March 1974 9 July 1974 Manipur People's Party Alimuddin II 3 Yangmaso Shaiza 9 July 1974 5 December 1974 Manipur Hills Union Shaiza I 4 Rajkumar Dorendra Singh 5 December 1974 15 May 1977 Indian National Congress Dorendra I Position vacant (16 May28 June 1977)President's rule was imposed during this period 5 Yangmaso Shaiza 29 June 1977 13 November 1979 Janata Party Shaiza II Position vacant (14 November 197913 January 1980)President's rule was imposed during this period 6 Rajkumar Dorendra Singh 1980 14 January 1980 26 November 1980 Indian National Congress Dorendra II 7 Rishang Keishing 27 November 1980 27 February 1981 Keishing I Position vacant (28 February28 June 1981)President's rule was imposed during this period 8 Rishang Keishing 19 June 1981 3 March 1988 Indian National Congress Keishing II 1984 Keishing III 9 Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh 4 March 1988 22 February 1990 Jaichandra 10 Rajkumar Ranbir Singh 1990 23 February 1990 6 January 1992 Manipur People's Party Ranbir Position vacant (7 January7 April 1992)President's rule was imposed during this period 11 Rajkumar Dorendra Singh 8 April 1992 31 December 1993 Indian National Congress Dorendra III Position vacant (31 December 199313 December 1994)President's rule was imposed during this period 12 Rishang Keishing 14 December 1994 15 December 1997 Indian National Congress Keishing IV 1995 Keishing V 13 Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh 16 December 1997 14 February 2001 Wahengbam I 2000 Manipur State Congress Party Wahengbam II 14 Radhabinod Koijam 15 February 2001 1 June 2001 Samata Party Koijam Position vacant (2 June 20016 March 2002)President's rule was imposed during this period 15 Okram Ibobi Singh 2002 7 March 2002 14 March 2017 Indian National Congress Okram I 2007 Okram II 2012 Okram III 16 Nongthombam Biren Singh 2017 15 March 2017 13 February 2025 Bharatiya Janata Party Nongthombam I 2022 Nongthombam II Position vacant (13 February 2025 4 February 2026)President's rule was imposed during this period 17 Yumnam Khemchand Singh 2022 4 February 2026 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party Yumnam
Statistics #Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership 1 Okram Ibobi Singh 15 years, 11 days 15 years, 11 days 2 Rishang Keishing 6 years, 258 days 9 years, 351 days 3 N. Biren Singh 4 Mairembam Koireng Singh 3 years, 194 days 5 years, 266 days 5 Rajkumar Dorendra Singh 2 years, 160 days 4 years, 114 days 6 Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh 3 years, 60 days 3 years, 60 days 7 Yangmaso Shaiza /JP 2 year, 137 days 2 year, 285 days 8 Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh 1 year, 355 days 1 year, 355 days 9 Rajkumar Ranbir Singh 1 year, 317 days 1 year, 317 days 10 Mohammed Alimuddin 1 year, 4 days 1 year, 131 days 11 Maharajkumar Priyobarta Singh 1 year, 0 days 1 year, 0 days 12 Yumnam Khemchand Singh 13 Radhabinod Koijam 106 days 106 days 14 Longjam Thambou Singh 11 days 11 days
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