Purno Agitok Sangma
| P. A. Sangma | |
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| Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
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In office 25 May 1996 – 23 March 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Succeeded by | G. M. C. Balayogi |
| 4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya | |
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In office 6 February 1988 – 25 March 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Williamson Sangma |
| Succeeded by | Brington Buhai Lyngdoh |
| Member of the India Parliament for Tura |
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In office 1977–1984 |
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| Preceded by | K. R. Marak |
| Succeeded by | Sanford Marak |
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In office 1991–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Sanford Marak |
| Succeeded by | Agatha Sangma |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 5 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Agatha Sangma |
| Succeeded by | Conrad Sangma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Purno Agitok Sangma 1 September 1947 Chapahati, Assam, India (now in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya) |
| Died | 4 March 2016 (aged 68) New Delhi, India |
| Political party |
National People's Party (2012–2016) |
| Other political affiliations |
Nationalist Congress Party (1999–2004; 2005–2012) All India Trinamool Congress (2004–2005) Indian National Congress (before 1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Soradini K. (1973–2016) |
| Children | 4; including Conrad, Agatha |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Technology, Patna |
Purno Agitok Sangma (1 September 1947 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990.
He was awarded a posthumous Padma Vibhushan in 2017 becoming the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan from Meghalaya.
In 1973, Sangma became Vice-President of the Pradesh Youth Congress in Meghalaya and became the General Secretary the next year. He served as the General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Meghalaya from 1975 to 1980.
In 1977, he was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Tura in Meghalaya and remained a member of the Lok Sabha until the 14th Lok Sabha, except for the 9th Lok Sabha. From 1980 to 1988, he served the Union Government of India in various capacities. He was the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990. In 1991, when he was elected to the Lok Sabha again, he again served the Union government until 1996, when he became Speaker of Lok Sabha.
He was expelled from the Congress on 20 May 1999, along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar, for raising the banner of revolt against Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origin issue. He was one of the founders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar in 1999, after their expulsion. In January 2004, P.A. Sangma created a split in the NCP. This happened after Sharad Pawar became close to the NCP's former rival, Sonia Gandhi. After losing a battle for the NCP election symbol, Sangma later merged his faction with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, forming the Nationalist Trinamool Congress. He resigned from his Lok Sabha seat on 10 October 2005 as a member of AITMC/TMC, and was reelected as an NCP candidate in February 2006.
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