List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu

The Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is an optional post and is second in command to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The first person to hold the office of Deputy Chief Minister was M. K. Stalin, who took office on 29 May 2009 and left on 15 May 2011. The Chief Minister during that time was his father M. Karunanidhi.[1][2]

Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
O. Panneerselvam

since 21 August 2017 (2017-08-21)
AppointerGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Inaugural holderM. K. Stalin
Formation29 May 2009 (2009-05-29)
Websitewww.tn.gov.in

M. Karunanidhi, the then-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, underwent a spinal cord surgery in 2009, which made him wheel-chair bounded. He was unable to concentrate on many of the departments from his portfolio due to his weakened health, so he decided to allocate some departments to his son, M. K. Stalin, who also held the post of Local Administration Minister in his cabinet, thus resulting in the creation of the post of Deputy Chief Minister Tamil Nadu. Karunanidhi still held the responsibility of Home Department himself.

On 21 August 2017, the rebel faction under former chief minister O. Panneerselvam and the ruling faction of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam decided to merge into one. As a result Panneerselvam was sworn in as the 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Deputy Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

S.No Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Constituency Political Party[lower-alpha 1] Term of office Chief Minister Appointed by
1 M. K. Stalin
(1953-)
Aayiram Vilakku Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 29 May 2009 15 May 2011 1st
(1 year, 351 days)
M. Karunanidhi Surjit Singh Barnala
Vacant (16 May 2011 – 20 August 2017)
2 O. Panneerselvam
(1951-)
Bodinayakkanur All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 21 August 2017 Incumbent 1st
(3 years, 172 days)
Edappadi K. Palaniswami C. Vidyasagar Rao

Timeline

O. PanneerselvamVacantM. K. Stalin

List of Deputy chief ministers by length of tenure

No. Name Party Length of term
Longest continuous term Total days of premiership
1 O. Panneerselvam AIADMK 1268 days 1268 days
2 M. K. Stalin DMK 716 days 716 days
Lists by party

Following is the summary of hold of Deputy Chief Minister's office by members of Indian political parties. The displayed data is as of 9 February 2021.

No. Political party Number of Deputy Chief Ministers Total days of holding Deputy CM Office
1 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 1268 days
2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 716 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Chief Minister Office
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
AIADMK
DMK

Living former Deputy Chief Ministers

As of 9 February 2021, there is only one living former Deputy Chief minister of Tamil Nadu:

Name Portrait Term of office Date of birth
M. K. Stalin 29 May 2009 - 15 May 2011
(1 year, 351 days)
(1953-03-01) 1 March 1953

Records

Notes

  1. This column only names the deputy chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References


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