Edappadi K. Palaniswami

In this Indian name, the name Edappadi Karuppa Gounder is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Palaniswami.

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
18th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 May 2021
Deputy
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
ConstituencyEdappadi
7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office
16 February 2017 – 6 May 2021
Governor
CabinetPalaniswami ministry
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Succeeded byM. K. Stalin
ConstituencyEdappadi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2011
Preceded byV. Kaveri
ConstituencyEdappadi
In office
6 February 1989 – 12 May 1996
Preceded byGovindaswamy
Succeeded byI. Ganesan
ConstituencyEdappadi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byK. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded byM. Kannappan
ConstituencyTiruchengode
6th General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 March 2023
Deputy
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
Interim General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
11 July 2022 – 27 March 2023
Deputy
Preceded byV. K. Sasikala (Acting)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Joint Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022
Deputy
CoordinatorO. Panneerselvam
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Headquarters Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
8 June 2016 – 12 July 2022
General Secretary
Coordinators
Preceded byP. Palaniappan
Succeeded byS. P. Velumani
Personal details
Born
Palaniswami

(1954-05-12) 12 May 1954 (age 70)[1]
Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu)[1]
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseRatha Palaniswami
ChildrenMithun Kumar (son)
Parents
  • V. Karuppa Gounder (father)
  • Thavasi Ammal (mother)
Residences
Profession
  • Agriculturalist
  • politician
Awards
Nickname(s)Puratchi Tamilar, Edappadiyaar, E.P.S.

Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954), often referred to by his initials E.P.S., is an Indian politician who is the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He served as the 7th chief minister of Tamil Nadu, from 2017 to 2021. He has been the General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously, Palaniswami has served as the interim general secretary (2022–23), joint co-ordinator (2017–22) and headquarters secretary (2016–22) of AIADMK.

Born in 1954 in Salem district in the erstwhile Madras State, Palaniswami became an agriculturalist before entering into politics in 1974. Palaniswami has represented Edappadi since 2011 as Member of the Legislative Assembly, previously also serving from 1989 to 1996. In the 1998 Indian general election he was elected as Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha representing Tiruchengode. Post the 2011 assembly elections, he served as the minister of highways and minor ports in the Jayalalithaa cabinet. After 2016 assembly elections, he also served as the ministry of public works in the cabinet.

  1. ^ a b "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.