Edappadi K. Palaniswami

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Edappadi K. Palaniswami
8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
16 February 2017
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
ConstituencyEdappadi
Member of Parliament
for Tiruchengode[1][2]
In office
1998-1999
Preceded byK. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded byM. Kannappan
Personal details
Born (1954-05-12) 12 May 1954 (age 70)
Edappadi, Madras State, India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseRadha
ChildrenMithun Kumar (Son)[3]
Residence(s)Greenways Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPolitician [4]
Websitewww.tn.gov.in

Edappadi K. Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954) is an Indian politician who is the current and 8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, having assumed the office on 16 February 2017.[5] Palaniswami is a senior leader & Co-Convenor of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

Political career

A member of the AIADMK political party, Palaniswami is the incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edapadi in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. He previously served as Minister for Highways and Minor Ports in the Jayalalithaa- and O. Panneerselvam-led ministries of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Legislative career

Palaniswami has won the assembly election to the state assembly four times, in 1989,[6] 1991,[7] 2011[8] and 2016 from the Edapadi constituency.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?
  2. ^ Volume I, 1998 Indian general election, 12th Lok Sabha
  3. ^ "2016 TN Assembly Election - Candidate Affidavit" (PDF). www.myneta.info. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ Profile
  5. ^ "Victory for Team Sasikala! Tamil Nadu Governor invites Eddapadi Palaniswami to form government". Financial Express. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  7. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  8. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Staunch-Sasikala-loyalist-Edappadi-Palaniswami-emerges-from-shadows/article17300830.ece


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