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.

Political career

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

Death

He died due to multiple organ failure at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram at around 2:50 PM. He was 64.

References

Meghalaya politicians Chief ministers of Meghalaya 1954 births 2019 deaths Meghalaya MLAs 2008–2013 Leaders of the opposition in Meghalaya United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) politicians Meghalaya MLAs 2013–2018 Meghalaya MLAs 2018–2023 Speakers of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly {{Meghalaya-politician-stub