List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu information
Deputy Leader of the executive of the Government of Tamil Nadu
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Tamiḻnāṭu Tuṇai Mutalamaiccar
Emblem of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent Vacant since 7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)
Nominator
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Appointer
Governor of Tamil Nadu
Inaugural holder
M. K. Stalin
Formation
29 May 2009; 14 years ago (2009-05-29)
Website
www.tn.gov.in
The Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is the deputy to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who is the head of the government of Tamil Nadu. The deputy chief minister is the Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu's second-highest-ranking member.[1] A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the state with the support of a single party member, to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government, or in times of state emergency when a proper chain of command is necessary. On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level.
The office has since been only intermittently occupied, having been occupied for a little more than 5 years out of the 14 years since its inauguration. Since 2009, Tamil Nadu has had 2 deputy chief ministers, none of whom have served at least one full term. The first was former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi's third son, M. K. Stalin[2] of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who was sworn in on 29 May 2009; he was also rural development and local administration minister in Karunanidhi's fifth ministry. The position was vacant until All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's O. Panneerselvam[3] took over; he became the second deputy chief minister on 21 August 2017 and took on the role in addition to his finance ministership in Edappadi K. Palaniswami's government. He was the last person to serve as the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu until the post became vacant.
The current government does not have a deputy chief minister, and the post has been vacant since 7 May 2021.
^Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^"Karunanidhi makes Stalin Deputy Chief Minister". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^"Panneerselvam sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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