Thiru M.K.Stalin
Assumed Office OnMay 07,2021 Email : cmo@tn.gov.in In this Indian name, the name Muthuvel Karunanidhi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, 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 Additional ministries 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 UdhayanidhiSenthamarai 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, 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.Stalin was placed 24th on the list of India's Most Powerful Personalities in 2022