M. K. Stalin

M. K. Stalin
M. K. Stalin
	Official portrait, 2021
8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2021
Governor	Banwarilal Purohit (Until 2021); R. N. Ravi (Since 2021)
Preceded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Ministry and Departments	Incumbent
Additional ministries
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2021
Ministry and Departments	Public; Home; Police; Indian Administrative Service; Indian Police Service; Indian Forest Service; District Revenue Officers; General Administration; Special Initiatives; Special Programme Implementation; Welfare Of Differently-abled Persons; Other Departments not allocated to any Minister;
Preceded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami CM
2nd President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 August 2018
Gen. Secretary	Perasiriyar Anbazhagan; Durai Murugan;
Preceded by	M. Karunanidhi
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011
Governor	Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Portfolios	General Administration; District Revenue Officers; Industries; Minorities Welfare; Passports; Special Initiatives; Social Reforms; Municipal Administration; Rural Development; Panchayats and Panchayat Union; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Rural Indebtedness; Urban and Rural Water Supply;
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	O. Panneerselvam (in 2017)
Cabinet Minister ; Government of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Minister	Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	K. P. Anbalagan
Succeeded by	P. Mohan
45th Mayor of Chennai
	In office; 25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002
Preceded by	R. Arumugam (in 1973)
Succeeded by	Karate R. Thiagarajan
17th Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 24 May 2016 – 6th May 2021
Preceded by	Vijayakanth
Succeeded by	Edappadi K. Palanisamy
Working President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 4 January 2017 – 28 August 2018
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan;
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 27 December 2008 – 27 August 2018
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan;
Preceded by	Arcot N. Veeraswami
Succeeded by	Durai Murugan
Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan;
Youth wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 20 July 1982 – 6 July 2017
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan;
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	M. P. Saminathan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2011
Speaker	D. Jayakumar (2011-12); P. Dhanapal (2012-21); M. Appavu (since 2021)
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Constituency	Kolathur
	In office; 13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011
Speaker	P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1996-2001); K. Kalimuthu (2001-06); R. Avudaiyappan (2006-11)
Preceded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded by	B. Valarmathi
Constituency	Thousand Lights
	In office; 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Speaker	M. Tamilkudimagan
Preceded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Constituency	Thousand Lights
Personal details
Born	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin; 1 March 1953 (age 71); Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Durga Stalin (m. 1975)
Children	Udhayanidhi; Senthamarai;
Parents	M. Karunanidhi (father); Dayalu Ammal (mother);
Relatives	Karunanidhi family
Residence(s)	25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Presidency College, Chennai
Occupation	Politician
Signature
Website	mkstalin.in
Nickname	MKS

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (/stɑːlɪn, -lin/, Tamil pronunciation: ['mut̪ːuʋeːl kaɾuˈɳaːniði sʈaːˈlin] ^ⓘ, born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since 2021. The son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin has been the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party since 28 August 2018. He served as the 45th Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002 and the 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.^[1]^[2] Stalin was placed 24th on the list of India's Most Powerful Personalities in 2022 by The Indian Express.^[3]

^ "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister Archived 21 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine". TheHindu.com.
^ "Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM". 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2019". The Indian Express. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[1] "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister Archived 21 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine". TheHindu.com.

[2] "Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM". 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[3] "IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2019". The Indian Express. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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