Ampareen Lyngdoh

Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh
Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh
	Official portrait
Cabinet Minister, Government of Meghalaya
	In office; 7 March 2023 – 16 September 2025
Chief Minister	Conrad Sangma
Portfolios	Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare; Health and Family Welfare; Information and Public Relations; Law;
Preceded by	Banteidor Lyngdoh (Agriculture); Prestone Tynsong (Health); James Sangma (Information, Law);
Succeeded by	Timothy Shira (Agriculture); Wailadmiki Shylla (Health); Lahkmen Rymbui (Information, Law);
	In office; 12 March 2013 – 6 March 2018
Chief Minister	Mukul Sangma
Portfolios	Labour; Urban Affairs, Municipal Administration (until 2016); Public Works Department (Buildings) (from 2016);
	In office; 24 April 2010 – 1 March 2013
Chief Minister	Mukul Sangma
Portfolios	School Education and Literacy (until 2011); Higher and Technical Education (until 2011); Science and Technology (from 2011); Urban Affairs (from 2011); Municipal Administration and Housing (from 2011);
	In office; 13 May 2009 – 19 April 2010
Chief Minister	D. D. Lapang
Portfolios	Elementary and Mass Education; Higher and Technical Education; Printing and Stationery;
Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2013
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	East Shillong
	In office; 2008–2013
Preceded by	Robert Garnett Lyngdoh
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Laitumkhrah
Personal details
Born	5 May 1965; Shillong, India
Party	National People's Party (2022-present)
Other political; affiliations	United Democratic Party (2008–2009); Indian National Congress (2009–2022);
Spouse	Fantin Joseph Lakadong
Children	Grazel Lyngdoh; Jade Lyngdoh; Kyra Lyngdoh;
Parents	Peter G. Marbaniang; Q.E. Lyngdoh;
Education	Bachelor of Arts, Jesus and Mary College ; Master of Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia; Ph.D., North Eastern Hill University.
Alma mater	Loreto Convent, Shillong; Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi; Jamia Milia Islamia; North Eastern Hill University (Ph.D)
Occupation	Politician, former lecturer

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Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh (born 5 May 1965) is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Indian state of Meghalaya since 2008. She is currently serving as Adviser to the Government of Meghalaya. She also served as a Cabinet Minister in the State Government of Meghalaya from 2023 to 2025.

She was previously a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Meghalaya for Labour Affairs, Information Technology, Information & Broadcasting, Housing, Urban Development Affairs, and Housing from 2013 to 2018; and Minister for Education from 2009 to 2013.

Until August 2021, she served as a Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, in charge of the state of Mizoram. She served as the working president of the Indian National Congress in the state of Meghalaya until 2022.

She was the sole female member of the house in the 60 member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2013. Prior to joining active politics, she was a lecturer at St. Anthony's College, Shillong, where she taught mass communication.