Donkupar Roy

Donkupar Roy (10 November 1954 – 28 July 2019) was an Indian politician, who served as Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was the head of the United Democratic Party, a political party recognised in Meghalaya.

Donkupar Roy
13th Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
In office
6 March 2018 – 28 July 2019
Preceded byA.T Mondal
Succeeded byMetbah Lyngdoh
10th Chief Minister of Meghalaya
In office
19 March 2008 – 19 March 2009
GovernorShivinder Singh Sidhu
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary
Preceded byD.D. Lapang
Succeeded byPresident's Rule
Personal details
Born(1954-11-10)10 November 1954
Died28 July 2019(2019-07-28) (aged 64)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyUnited Democratic Party
Alma materNorth-Eastern Hill University

After a fractured mandate in Meghalaya's 2008 Assembly Elections, an alliance between his UDP and a handful of other parties stated claim to form the government under the banner of the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance, with Roy as Chief Minister. After D. D. Lapang resigned as Chief Minister because he did not hold a majority in the state legislature, Roy was sworn in as Chief Minister on 19 March 2008.[1]

On 19 March 2009, exactly one year into his term, the government was dismissed and the state was put under President's Rule. In May 2009, the United Democratic Party left the Progressive Alliance, and D.D. Lapang of the Congress Party returned to power as chief minister. Under Conrad Sangma government, he was the speaker of the assembly. He died due to multiple organ failure at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram at around 2:50 PM. He was 64.

References
  1. "Donkupar Roy takes over as Meghalaya CM", sify.com, 19 March 2008.


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