M. K. Stalin

M. K. Stalin
M. K. Stalin
	Stalin in 2022
8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2021
Governor	Banwarilal Purohit; R. N. Ravi; Rajendra Arlekar;
Deputy	Udhayanidhi Stalin
Preceded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Ministry and Departments	Public; General Administration; Indian Administrative Service; Indian Police Service; Indian Forest Service; District Revenue Officers; Police; Home; Special Initiatives; Special Programme Implementation; Welfare of Differently Abled Persons;
Additional ministries
Ministry and Departments	Public; General Administration; Indian Administrative Service; Indian Police Service; Indian Forest Service; District Revenue Officers; Police; Home; Special Initiatives; Special Programme Implementation; Welfare of Differently Abled Persons;
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011
Governor	Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Ministry and Departments	General Administration; District Revenue Officers; Industries; Minorities Welfare; Social Reforms; Municipal Administration and Water Supply; Passports; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Rural Development and Panchayat Raj; Special Initiatives;
Portfolios
Ministry and Departments	General Administration; District Revenue Officers; Industries; Minorities Welfare; Social Reforms; Municipal Administration and Water Supply; Passports; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Rural Development and Panchayat Raj; Special Initiatives;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	O. Panneerselvam (in 2017)
17th Leader of the Opposition in the; Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 24 May 2016 – 6 May 2021
Governor	Konijeti Rosaiah; C. Vidyasagar Rao; Banwarilal Purohit;
Chief Minister	Jayalalithaa; O. Panneerselvam; Edappadi K Palaniswami;
Preceded by	Vijayakanth
Cabinet Minister in Tamil Nadu
	In office; 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Minister	Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	K. P. Anbalagan
Succeeded by	P. Mohan
2nd President of; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 August 2018
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan; Durai Murugan;
Preceded by	M. Karunanidhi
Working President of; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 4 January 2017 – 28 August 2018
President	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 27 December 2008 – 27 August 2018
President	M. Karunanidhi
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
President	M. Karunanidhi
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
45th Mayor of Chennai
	In office; 25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002
Preceded by	R. Arumugam (in 1973)
Succeeded by	Karate R. Thiagarajan
Member of the; Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Kolathur
	In office; 13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011
Preceded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded by	B. Valarmathi
Constituency	Thousand Lights
	In office; 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Preceded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Constituency	Thousand Lights
Youth Wing Secretary of; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	In office; 20 July 1982 – 6 July 2017
President	M. Karunanidhi
General Secretary	K. Anbazhagan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	M. P. Saminathan
Personal details
Born	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin; 1 March 1953; Madras, Madras State, India; (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Durga Stalin (m. 1975)
Children	2 (including Udhayanidhi)
Parent	M. Karunanidhi (father);
Relatives	Karunanidhi family
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Presidency College, Chennai
Occupation	Politician
Signature
Website	mkstalin.in

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician who has served as the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since 2021. He became president of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018.

Born in 1953, Stalin is the third son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. He completed his education at Presidency College in Chennai in 1973. He began his political career in the late 1960s and was elected to DMK's general committee in 1973. He was jailed during the Emergency in 1976. He became the secretary of the party's youth wing in 1982, a post he held for more than four decades. He served as the 45th mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly eight times, and served as the state's first deputy chief minister from 2009 to 2011.

Stalin is married to Durga, and their son Udhayanidhi currently serves as the state's deputy chief minister. In 2009, Anna University conferred an honorary doctorate on Stalin. In 2025, The Indian Express named him as India's 23rd most powerful personality.