Conrad Sangma is an India

India

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n politician from the state of Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

 and current Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Opposition

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 in the eighth Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature in the government of the state of Meghalaya in India. Constituted as a directly elected body in 1972, it comprises 60 members, filled through direct elections held every five years. Like other Indian states, Meghalaya has a...

, where he represents the Selsella (ST) constituency in the West Garo Hills district. Previously in 2008, he became the youngest Finance Minister of the state Government at age 30.

Early life and family

Born in 1977, Conrad Kongkal Sangma is the son of former Chief Minister of Meghalaya and also Speaker of the Lok Sabha, P. A. Sangma

P. A. Sangma

Purno Agitok Sangma is an Indian politician. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was a co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party and remained a member of the Lok Sabha for eight terms, i.e. 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha...

, his sister, Agatha Sangma

Agatha Sangma

Agatha K. Sangma is a Member of Parliament of India , and part of the 15th Lok Sabha. She represents the Tura constituency of Meghalaya state, and won the Indian parliamentary elections as a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party . Presently she is youngest Minister of State in the current...

 is member of the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

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 and a Minister of State

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 in the current Union Cabinet, while his brother James Sangma is a fellow member of the State Legislative Assembly.

He was educated at Wharton Business School.

Career

He started his career in late 1990s, as the campaign manager for his father, P. A. Sangma for Nationalist Congress Party

Nationalist Congress Party

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 (NCP). He was first elected to the State Assembly along with his brother James Sangma, both as NCP members in the 2008 state elections

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, 2008

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election of 2008 took place in a single phase on 3 March 2008 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies in Meghalaya, India...

and later held several important portfolios in the state cabinet, including the Finance Minister and presented his first annual budget for Meghalaya within 10 days of debuting as a minister.