Council of Ministers

The Chief Minister and the ministers, with the portfolio each holds, as shown on the Government of Tamil Nadu ministers page on the Legislative Assembly website on 10 October 2026.

Chief Minister

Thiru C. Joseph Vijay
Thiru C. Joseph Vijay
Honourable Chief Minister
MLA for Perambur

Portfolio: Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Programme Implementation, Special Initiatives, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Indebtedness, Youth Welfare, Welfare of Children, Aged, Differently Abled Persons, Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply.

Ministers (34)

Thiru N. Anand
Thiru N. Anand
Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources

Portfolio: Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union, Irrigation, Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation.

Thiru Aadhav Arjuna
Thiru Aadhav Arjuna
Minister for Public Works and Sports Development
MLA for Villivakkam

Portfolio: Public Works (Buildings, Highways and Minor Ports), Sports Development.

Dr. K.G. Arunraj
Dr. K.G. Arunraj
Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
MLA for Tiruchengodu

Portfolio: Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare.

Thiru K A. Sengottaiyan
Thiru K A. Sengottaiyan
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management

Portfolio: Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management, Boodhan, Gramadhan and Legislative Assembly

Thiru P. Venkataramanan
Thiru P. Venkataramanan
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
MLA for Mylapore

Portfolio: Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control.

Thiru C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar
Thiru C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar
Minister for Energy Resources and Law

Portfolio: Electricity & Non-Conventional Energy Development, Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption, Governor, Elections and Passports.

Thiru Rajmohan
Thiru Rajmohan
Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
MLA for Egmore

Portfolio: School Education, Archaeology, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press.

Dr. TK. Prabhu
Dr. TK. Prabhu
Minister for Natural Resources
MLA for Karaikudi

Portfolio: Minerals and Mines.

Selvi S. Keerthana
Selvi S. Keerthana
Minister for Industries
MLA for Sivakasi

Portfolio: Industries, Investment Promotion.

Thiru P. Viswanathan
Thiru P. Viswanathan
Minister for Higher Education
MLA for Melur

Portfolio: Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology

Thiru S. Rajesh Kumar
Thiru S. Rajesh Kumar
Minister for Tourism
MLA for Killiyoor

Portfolio: Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation

Thiru A.M. Shahjahan
Thiru A.M. Shahjahan
Minister for Minorities Welfare
MLA for Papanasam

Portfolio: Minorities Welfare and Wakf Board

Thiru Vanni Arasu
Thiru Vanni Arasu
Minister for Social Justice
MLA for Tindivanam

Portfolio: Adi Dravidar Welfare and Hill Tribes

Thiru A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban
Thiru A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban
Minister for Transport

Portfolio: Motor Vehicle Acts – Administration, Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act

Thiru B. Rajkumar
Thiru B. Rajkumar
Minister for Housing and Urban Development
MLA for Cuddalore

Portfolio: Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, CMDA, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Urban Planning and Urban Development

Thiru V. Sampath Kumar
Thiru V. Sampath Kumar
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare

Portfolio: Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare

Thiru M. Vijay Balaji
Thiru M. Vijay Balaji
Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi
MLA for Erode (East)

Portfolio: Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Board

Thiru K. Vignesh
Thiru K. Vignesh
Minister for Prohibition and Excise

Portfolio: Prohibition and Excise

Thiru K. Thennarasu
Thiru K. Thennarasu
Minister for Non-Resident Tamils Welfare

Portfolio: Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees & evacuees

Thiru J. Mohamed Farvas
Thiru J. Mohamed Farvas
Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
MLA for Aranthangi

Portfolio: Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Census, Weights and Measures, Urban and Rural Employment and Bonded Labour Welfare

Thiru V. Gandhiraj
Thiru V. Gandhiraj
Minister for Co-operation
MLA for Arakkonam

Portfolio: Co-operation

Tmt Jagadeshwari. K
Tmt Jagadeshwari. K
Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
MLA for Rajapalayam

Portfolio: Social Welfare including Women Welfare, Orphanages and Correctional Administration and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme.

Thiru R. Vinoth
Thiru R. Vinoth
Minister for Agriculture – Farmers Welfare
MLA for Kumbakonam

Portfolio: Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugar, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development

Tmt C. Vijayalakshmi
Tmt C. Vijayalakshmi
Minister for Milk and Dairy Development

Portfolio: Milk and Dairy Development

Thiru D. Sarathkumar
Thiru D. Sarathkumar
Minister for Human Resources Management
MLA for Tambaram

Portfolio: Human Resources Management & Ex-Servicemen Welfare

Thiru Ramesh
Thiru Ramesh
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
MLA for Srirangam

Portfolio: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments

Thiru P. Mathan Raja
Thiru P. Mathan Raja
Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
MLA for Ottapidaram

Portfolio: Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries.

Dr N. Marie Wilson
Dr N. Marie Wilson
Minister for Finance, Planning and Development

Portfolio: Finance, Pensions and Pensionary Benefits, Planning & Development

Thiru A. Srinath
Thiru A. Srinath
Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare
MLA for Thoothukkudi

Portfolio: Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation

Tmt S. Kamali
Tmt S. Kamali
Minister for Animal Husbandry
MLA for Avanashi

Portfolio: Animal Husbandry

Dr Kumar. R
Dr Kumar. R
Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services
MLA for Velachery

Portfolio: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services

Thiru R.V. Ranjithkumar
Thiru R.V. Ranjithkumar
Minister for Forests
MLA for Kancheepuram

Portfolio: Forests

Thiru D. Logesh Tamilselvan
Thiru D. Logesh Tamilselvan
Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
MLA for Rasipuram

Portfolio: Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies

Dr V.K. Rajeev
Dr V.K. Rajeev
Minister for Environment and Climate Change
MLA for Tiruvadanai

Portfolio: Environment, Pollution Control Board, Climate Change

Titles and portfolios are as printed by the Legislative Assembly. The dates on which ministers took office are not on that page and are not shown. Photographs and member details: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat (assembly.tn.gov.in).

Tamil Nadu 17th Legislative Assembly: sitting members and vacancies

One row per constituency: the member now sitting, party, roles and office address, or 'vacant'. Seats won at the 2026 general election are in the elections datasets and stay fixed.

Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Page saved on 2026-10-10; the Assembly page gives no dates for resignations or by-elections.

Column dictionary (11 columns)
ColumnTypeMeaning
ac_nointegerAssembly constituency number
constituencytextName
statustextmember or vacant
membertextMember's name
partytextParty
rolestextSpeaker, Deputy Speaker, Chief Government Whip, Minister etc.
minister_titletextMinisterial title if in the Council of Ministers
addresstextOfficial address
phonetextPhone
emailtextOfficial email
as_ofdateDate the Assembly page was read

Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers

Chief Minister and ministers with titles and portfolios.

Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Page saved on 2026-10-10; the Assembly page gives no dates for resignations or by-elections.

Column dictionary (6 columns)
ColumnTypeMeaning
serialintegerOrder on the Assembly page
nametextName
titletextTitle
portfoliotextPortfolio: the subjects allotted
constituency_ac_nointegerConstituency represented
as_ofdateDate read

Source: Government of Tamil Nadu budget documents. Extracted and checked by tamilnadudata.org; every figure traces to a page of the cited document.

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