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Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
எடப்பாடி கே. பழனிச்சாமி​
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22nd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
16 February 2017
Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao (Addit. Charge)
Preceded by O. Panneerselvam
Constituency Edappadi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998-1999
Preceded by K. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded by M. Kannappan
Constituency Tiruchengode
Personal details
Born (1954-05-12) 12 May 1954 (age 63)
Siluvampalayam village, Edappadi taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.png All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s) Radha
Children Mithun (Son)
Residence Greenways Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education B.Sc
Occupation Politician
Website www.tn.gov.in

Edappadi K. Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954) is an Indian politician who is the 13th 7th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, having assumed the office on 16 February 2017. He is a senior leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

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.

Palaniswami has won the assembly election to the state assembly four times, in 1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016 from the Edapadi constituency.



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