Udhayanidhi Stalin

Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi in 2020
3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
28 September 2024
Governor
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam (2021)
Cabinet Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
14 December 2022
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Ministry and Departments
  • Youth Welfare
  • Sports Development
  • Special Program Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme
  • Rural Indebtedness
Preceded bySiva. V Meyyanathan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 May 2021
Speaker of the HouseM. Appavu
Preceded byJ. Anbazhagan
ConstituencyChepauk-Thiruvallikeni
Youth Wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
4 July 2019
PresidentM. K. Stalin
General Secretary
Preceded byM. P. Saminathan
Personal details
Born (1977-11-27) 27 November 1977
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2019-present)
SpouseKiruthiga Udhayanidhi
Children2
Parents
RelativesSee Karunanidhi family
Alma materLoyola 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.