Back Edappadi K. Palaniswami German Ενταπάντι Κ. Παλανισουάμι Greek एडप्पाडी क पलनीस्वामी Hindi Edappadi K. Palaniswami ID के पलानीस्वामी MAI എടപ്പാടി കെ. പളനിസാമി Malayalam Edappadi K. Palaniswami Polish Edappadi K. Palaniswami SIMPLE எடப்பாடி க. பழனிசாமி Tamil ఎడప్పాడి కె. పళనిస్వామి Tegulu
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | |
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| 18th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2021 | |
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| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Constituency | Edappadi |
| 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 16 February 2017 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Governor | |
| Cabinet | Palaniswami ministry |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Succeeded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Constituency | Edappadi |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | V. Kaveri |
| Constituency | Edappadi |
| In office 6 February 1989 – 12 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Govindaswamy |
| Succeeded by | I. Ganesan |
| Constituency | Edappadi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | K. P. Ramalingam |
| Succeeded by | M. Kannappan |
| Constituency | Tiruchengode |
| 6th General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2023 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Interim General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 11 July 2022 – 27 March 2023 | |
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| Preceded by | V. K. Sasikala (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Joint Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022 | |
| Deputy | |
| Coordinator | O. Panneerselvam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| M.G.R. Puratchiyagam Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 8 June 2016 – 12 July 2022 | |
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| Preceded by | P. Palaniappan |
| Succeeded by | S. P. Velumani |
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| Born | Palaniswami 12 May 1954[1] Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)[1] |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Ratha Palaniswami |
| Children | Mithun Kumar (son) |
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| Nickname(s) | Puratchi Tamilar, Edappadiyaar, E.P.S. |
Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954), often referred to by his initials E.P.S., is an Indian politician who is the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He served as the seventh chief minister of Tamil Nadu, from 2017 to 2021. He has been the General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously, Palaniswami has served as the interim general secretary (2022–23), joint co-ordinator (2017–22) and headquarters secretary (2016–22) of AIADMK.
Born in 1954 in Salem district in the erstwhile Madras State, Palaniswami became an agriculturalist before entering into politics in 1974. Palaniswami has represented Edappadi since 2011 as Member of the Legislative Assembly, previously also serving from 1989 to 1996. In the 1998 Indian general election he was elected as Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha representing Tiruchengode. Post the 2011 assembly elections, he served as the minister of highways and minor ports in the Jayalalithaa cabinet. After 2016 assembly elections, he also served as the ministry of public works in the cabinet.
- ^ a b "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.