Tamil Nadu: Full List of Ministers in MK Stalin government
AIADMK top leader O Panneerselvam, leaders from alliance parties including Congress's P Chidambaram, MDMK chief Vaiko and top state officials took part in the ceremony. The ceremony witnessed adherence to COVID-19 guidelines including wearing masks.
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, the DMK president who led his party to a huge victory in the Assembly polls was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday. Besides Stalin, 33 ministers also took oath today. Stalin has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan in the government. 15 of them are ministers for the first time. Stalin's Cabinet has two women Ministers.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year old Stalin, for whom this would be the first stint as CM, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan.
AIADMK top leader O Panneerselvam, leaders from alliance parties including Congress's P Chidambaram, MDMK chief Vaiko and top state officials took part in the ceremony. The ceremony witnessed adherence to COVID-19 guidelines including wearing masks.
M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister - Portfolios: Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Other All India Services, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Initiatives, Special Programme Implementation, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons.
Full list of Tamil Nadu Cabinet and Council of Ministers:
Name |
Designation |
Portfolios |
|
M.K. Stalin |
Chief Minister |
Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Other All India Service, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Initiatives, Special Programme Implementation, Welfare of Differently abled persons. |
|
Duraimurugan |
Minister for Water Resources |
Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Minerals and Mines. |
|
K.N. Nehru |
Minister for Municipal Administration |
Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply. |
|
I. Periyasamy |
Minister for Co-operation |
Co-operation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare |
|
K. Ponmudi |
Minister for Higher Education |
Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology |
|
E.V. Velu |
Minister for Public Works |
Public Works (Buildings, Highways and Minor Ports) |
|
M.R.K. Panneerselvam |
Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare |
Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development |
|
K.K.S.S.R Ramachandran |
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management |
Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management |
|
Thangam Thennarasu |
Minister for Industries |
Industries, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Archeology. |
|
S. Reghupathy |
Minister for Law |
Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption |
|
S. Muthusamy |
Minister for Housing and Urban Development |
Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. |
|
K.R. Periakaruppan |
Minister for Rural Development |
Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness. |
|
T.M. Anbarasan |
Minister for Rural Industries |
Rural Industries including cottage industries, small Industries, Slum Clearance Board. |
|
M.P. Saminathan |
Minister for Information & Publicity |
Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press. |
|
P. Geetha Jeevan |
Minister for Social Welfare & Women Empowerment |
Women and Children Welfare including Social Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme |
|
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan |
Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry |
Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation and Animal Husbandry |
|
S.R. Rajakannappan |
Minister for Transport |
Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act. |
|
K. Ramachandran |
Minister for Forests |
Forests |
|
R. Sakkarapani |
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies |
Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control |
|
V. Senthilbalaji |
Minister for Electricity, Prohibition & Excise |
Electricity, Non Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses |
|
R. Gandhi |
Minister for Handlooms and Textiles |
Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Board, Boodhan and Gramadhan. |
|
Ma. Subramanian |
Minister for Medical and Family Welfare |
Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare |
|
P. Moorthy |
Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration |
Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies |
|
S.S. Sivasankar |
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare |
Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and Denofied Communities Welfare |
|
P.K. Sekarbabu |
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments |
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments |
|
Palanivel Thiagarajan |
Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management |
Finance, Planning, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Pensions and Pension allowances. |
|
S.M. Nasar |
Minister for Milk & Dairy Development |
Milk and Diary Development |
|
Gingee K.S. Masthan |
Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare |
Minorities Welfare, Non Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees and Wakf Board |
|
Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi |
Minister for School Education |
School Education |
|
Siva. V. Meyyanathan |
Minister for Environment - Climate Change and Youth Welfare and Sports Development |
Environment and Pollution Control, Youth Welfare and Sports Development |
|
C.V. Ganesan |
Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development |
Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Urban and Rural Employment |
|
T. Mano Thangaraj |
Minister for Information Technology |
Information Technology |
|
M. Mathiventhan |
Minister for Tourism |
Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation |
|
N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj |
Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare |
Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare. |
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