List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu

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Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Tamiḻnāṭu Tuṇai Mutalamaiccar
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Emblem of Tamil Nadu
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since 28 September 2024 (2024-09-28)
Appointer Governor of Tamil Nadu
Inaugural holder M. K. Stalin
Formation29 May 2009;16 years ago (2009-05-29)
Website DCMOTN

The deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu is the deputy to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who is the head of the government of Tamil Nadu. The deputy chief minister is the council of ministers of Tamil Nadu's second-highest-ranking member. [1] A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the state with the support of a single party member to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in times of state emergency when a proper chain of command is necessary. [2] On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level.

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The office has since been only intermittently occupied, having been occupied for a little more than 6 years out of the 16 years since its inauguration. Since 2009, Tamil Nadu has had 3 deputy chief ministers; none of them have served at least one full term. The position was first occupied by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi's third son, M. K. Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who was sworn in on 29 May 2009; he was also rural development and local administration minister in Karunanidhi's fifth ministry. [3] The position was vacant until All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's O. Panneerselvam took over; he became the second deputy chief minister on 21 August 2017 and took on the role in addition to his finance ministership in Edappadi K. Palaniswami's ministry. [4] The position was thirdly occupied by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who was appointed on 28 September 2024; he is also the youth welfare and sports development minister in Stalin's ministry. [5]

The current incumbent is Udhayanidhi Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam since 28 September 2024.

List

Legend
No.PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

Elected constituencyTerm of office [a] Assembly
(Election)		Appointed byPolitical party [b] Chief Minister
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 MK Stalin.jpg M. K. Stalin
(b. 1953)		 Thousand Lights 29 May 200915 May 20111 year, 351 days 13th
(2006)		 Surjit Singh Barnala Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi
–Vacant (16 May 2011 – 20 August 2017)
2 O. Panneerselvam.jpg O. Panneerselvam
(b. 1951)		 Bodinayakanur 21 August 20176 May 20213 years, 258 days 15th
(2016)		 C. Vidyasagar Rao All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Edappadi K. Palaniswami
–Vacant (7 May 2021 – 27 September 2024)
3 Udhaya.jpg Udhayanidhi Stalin
(b. 1977)		 Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni 28 September 2024Incumbent341 days 16th
(2021)		 R. N. Ravi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin
Timeline
Udhayanidhi StalinO. PanneerselvamVacantM. K. StalinList of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu

Statistics

List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
No.NamePartyLength of term
Longest continuous termTotal years of deputy chief ministership
1 O. Panneerselvam AIADMK 3 years, 258 days3 years, 258 days
2 M. K. Stalin DMK 1 year, 351 days1 year, 351 days
3 Udhayanidhi Stalin DMK 341 days341 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding DCMO (4September2025)
No.Political partyNumber of deputy chief ministersTotal days of holding DCMO
1 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11354 days
2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 21057 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Chief Minister's Office
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
AIADMK
DMK
Udhayanidhi StalinO. PanneerselvamM. K. StalinList of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period.
  2. ↑ This column only names the deputy chief minister's party. The state government he heads with chief minister may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References

  1. ↑ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu . 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Deputy CM is also a minister, post not unconstitutional: Supreme Court". The Times of India . 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister". The Hindu . 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "O Panneerselvam takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "MK Stalin appoints son Udhayanidhi as Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister". India Today. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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