O. Panneerselvam was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 6 December 2016. O. Panneerselvam was elected as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following the death of incumbent Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.[1][2]
Cabinet ministers
Ministers sworn on 6 December 2016:[3]
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| 1. | O. Panneerselvam | Bodinayakkanur | Chief Minister |
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| 2. | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | Dindigul | Minister for Forests |
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| 3. | Edappadi Palaniswami | Edappadi | Minister for Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports |
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| 4. | Sellur K. Raju | Madurai West | Minister for Co-operation |
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| 5. | P. Thangamani | Kumarapalayam | Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise |
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| 6. | S. P. Velumani | Thondamuthur | Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme |
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| 7. | D. Jayakumar | Royapuram | Minister for Fisheries |
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| 8. | C. Shanmugam | Villupuram | Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons |
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| 9. | K. P. Anbalagan | Palacode | Minister for Higher Education |
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| 10. | Dr. V. Saroja | Rasipuram | Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme |
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| 11. | M. C. Sampath | Cuddalore | Minister for Industries |
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| 12. | K. C. Karuppannan | Bhavani | Minister for Environment |
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| 13. | R. Kamaraj | Nannilam | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies |
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| 14. | O. S. Manian | Vedaranyam | Minister for Handlooms and Textiles |
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| 15. | Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan | Udumalaipettai | Minister for Housing and Urban Development |
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| 16. | C. Vijayabaskar | Karur | Minister for Health and Family Welfare |
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| 17. | R. Doraikkannu | Papanasam | Minister for Agriculture |
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| 18. | Kadambur Raju | Kovilpatti | Minister for Information and Publicity |
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| 19. | R. B. Udhayakumar | Tirumangalam | Minister for Revenue |
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| 20. | Vellamandi N. Natarajan | Tiruchirappalli (East) | Minister for Tourism |
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| 21. | K. C. Veeramani | Jolarpet | Minister for Commercial Taxes |
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| 22. | K. Pandiarajan | Avadi | Minister for School Education and Sports and Youth Welfare |
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| 23. | K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | Sivakasi | Minister for Milk and Dairy Development |
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| 24. | P. Benjamin | Maduravoyal | Minister for Rural Industries |
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| 25. | Dr. Nilofer Kafeel | Vaniyambadi | Minister for Labour |
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| 26. | M.R.Vijayabhaskar | Karur | Minister for Transport |
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| 27. | Dr. M. Manikandan | Ramanathapuram | Minister for Information Technology |
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| 28. | V. M. Rajalakshmi | Sankarankoil | Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare |
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| 29. | G. Baskaran | Sivaganga | Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board |
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| 30. | Sevvoor S. Ramachandran | Arani | Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments |
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| 31. | S. Valarmathi | Srirangam | Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare |
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| 32. | P. Balakrishna Reddy | Hosur | Minister for Animal Husbandry |
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References
- ^ "O Panneerselvam holds first cabinet meeting after Jayalalithaa's demise". India.com. 10 December 2016.
- ^ sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, retains Jaya Cabinet, O Panneerselvam (6 December 2016). "O Panneerselvam sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, retains Jaya Cabinet". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Council of Ministers