M. K. Stalin

In this Tamil name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muthuvel Karunanidhi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Stalin.
The Honourable
M. K. Stalin
Official portrait, 2021
8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2021
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit (2021)
R. N. Ravi (2021–)
DeputyUdhayanidhi Stalin
(2024–)
Preceded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Additional ministries
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami CM
2nd President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 August 2018
Gen. Secretary
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office
29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011
GovernorSurjit Singh Barnala
Chief MinisterM. 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 byPosition established
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam (in 2017)
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Local Administration
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. P. Anbalagan
Succeeded byP. Mohan
45th Mayor of Chennai
In office
25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002
Preceded byR. Arumugam (in 1973)
Succeeded byKarate R. Thiagarajan
17th Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
24 May 2016 – 6th May 2021
Preceded byVijayakanth
Succeeded byEdappadi K. Palanisamy
Working President of
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
4 January 2017 – 28 August 2018
General Secretary
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
27 December 2008 – 27 August 2018
General Secretary
Preceded byArcot N. Veeraswami
Succeeded byDurai Murugan
Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008
General Secretary
Youth wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
20 July 1982 – 6 July 2017
General Secretary
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byM. P. Saminathan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2011
SpeakerD. Jayakumar (2011-12)
P. Dhanapal (2012-21)
M. Appavu (since 2021)
Preceded byConstituency Established
ConstituencyKolathur
In office
13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011
SpeakerP. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1996-2001)
K. Kalimuthu (2001-06)
R. Avudaiyappan (2006-11)
Preceded byK. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded byB. Valarmathi
ConstituencyThousand Lights
In office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
SpeakerM. Tamilkudimagan
Preceded byK. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded byK. A. Krishnaswamy
ConstituencyThousand Lights
Personal details
Born
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin

(1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 (age 71)
Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse
Durga Stalin
​
(m. 1975)​
Children
Parents
RelativesKarunanidhi family
Residence(s)25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materPresidency College, Chennai
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Websitemkstalin.in
NicknameMKS

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (/stɑːlɪn, -lin/, Tamil pronunciation: ['mut̪ːuʋeːl kaɾuˈɳaːniði sʈaːˈlin] ⓘ, 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.[1][2] Stalin was placed 24th on the list of India's Most Powerful Personalities in 2022 by The Indian Express.[3]

  1. ^ "Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister Archived 21 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine". TheHindu.com.
  2. ^ "Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM". 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2019". The Indian Express. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.