Prestone Tynsong

Prestone Tynsong is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya under Conrad Sangma from March 2018 and alongside Sniawbhalang Dhar from 7 March 2023. He is also the minister of Public Works Department, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Housing, Labour and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Meghalaya since 2018.He is a member of the National [People's Party (India)|National People's] Party since 2017 and was a member of the Indian National Congress prior to that.Tynsong represents the Pynursla constituency in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly since 2013.

Political career

He was elected for the Lyngkyrdem Assembly Constituency in 2003 and 2008 on the Indian National Congress ticket, before shifting his seat to Pynursla Assembly Constituency in 2013.
In 2017, he quit the Indian National Congress for the National People's Party.
In 2018, he became Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya in the Conrad Sangma led cabinet.