Edappadi K. Palaniswami

In this Tamil name, there is no surname or family name. The name Edappadi is a toponym, the name Karuppa is a patronym, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Palaniswami.

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Palaniswami in 2018
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
7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office
16 February 2017 – 6 May 2021
Governor
DeputyO. Panneerselvam
CabinetPalaniswami
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Succeeded byM. K. Stalin
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
23 May 2016 – 7 May 2021
MinisterPublic Works
Chief Minister
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Succeeded byE. V. Velu
ConstituencyEdappadi
In office
23 May 2015 – 8 August 2015
MinisterForests
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byM. S. M. Anandan
Succeeded byDindigul C. Sreenivasan
ConstituencyEdappadi
In office
16 May 2011 – 7 May 2021
MinisterHighways and Minor Ports
Chief Minister
Preceded byM. P. Saminathan
Succeeded byE. V. Velu
ConstituencyEdappadi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byK. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded byM. Kannappan
ConstituencyTiruchengode
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 May 2011
Chief Minister
Preceded byV. Kaveri
ConstituencyEdappadi
In office
6 February 1989 – 13 May 1996
Chief Minister
Preceded byGovindaswamy
Succeeded byI. Ganesan
ConstituencyEdappadi
General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 July 2022
Deputy
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
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 SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Coordinators
Preceded byP. Palaniappan
Succeeded byS. P. Velumani
Personal details
BornPalaniswami
(1954-05-12) 12 May 1954
Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu)
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseRadha
Children1
Profession
  • Agriculturalist
  • politician
Awards
Nickname(s)Puratchi Thamizhar, Edappadiyaar, E.P.S.
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Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954) is an Indian politician who is the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly since May 2021. He served as the seventh 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, he has served in various leadership roles in the AIADMK since 2016.

Born in 1954 in Salem district in the erstwhile Madras State, Palaniswami was engaged in agriculture before joining electoral politics in 1974. He 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 the 2016 assembly elections, he served as the minister of public works in the cabinet.


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