Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi Stalin | |
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Udhayanidhi in 2020 | |
| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2024 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam (2021) |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | Siva. V Meyyanathan |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2021 | |
| Speaker of the House | M. Appavu |
| Preceded by | J. Anbazhagan |
| Constituency | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
| Youth Wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2019 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| General Secretary | |
| Preceded by | M. P. Saminathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1977 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2019-present) |
| Spouse | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | See Karunanidhi family |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | |
Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is a DMK politician who has served as the third Deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu since 2024. he is the son of M. K. Stalin, the eighth and incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the third and the youngest to hold the position of deputy chief minister of the state. He has served as the minister of youth welfare and sports development since December 2022.
Born in 1977, Udhayanidhi attended the Don Bosco school and later received a degree in commerce from Loyola College in Chennai. Prior to his career as a politician, he acted in Tamil films, and also served as a producer and distributor of films in Tamil Nadu.
In 2019, Udhayanidhi entered into politics after being appointed as the secretary of the youth wing of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by his father Stalin. In 2021, he was elected as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency.