Fifth Karunanidhi ministry

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Fifth Karunanidhi ministry

14th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
M. Karunanidhi
Date formed13 May 2006
Date dissolved15 May 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor Surjit Singh Barnala
Head of governmentM. Karunanidhi
Member partiesDMK
Status in legislatureMinority[1]
Opposition partyAIADMK
Opposition leaderJ. Jayalalithaa
History
Election2006
Legislature term5 Years
Incoming formation13th Tamil Nadu Assembly
Outgoing formation12th Tamil Nadu Assembly
PredecessorThird Jayalalithaa ministry
SuccessorFourth Jayalalithaa ministry

M. Karunanidhi was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on for fifth time after DMK and allies' victory in the 2006 state assembly election, forming the first minority government[1] in the state since the 1952 election.[2][3][4] M. Karunanidhi became the 14th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu due to the election.[5][6][7][8]

Cabinet ministers

S.no Name Designation Portfolios Party
Chief Minister
1. M. Karunanidhi Chief Minister
  • Public
  • Home
  • Police
  • Indian Administrative Service
  • Indian Police Service
  • Indian Forest Service
  • Prevention of Corruption
  • Prohibition and Excise
  • Molasses
  • Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture
 DMK
Deputy Chief Minister (Since 2009)
2. M. K. Stalin Deputy Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • District Revenue Officers
  • Industries
  • Minorities Welfare
  • Passports
  • Special Initiatives
  • Social Reforms
  • Municipal Administration
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayats and Panchayat Union
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes
  • Rural Indebtedness
  • Urban and Rural Water Supply
 DMK
Cabinet Ministers
3. Prof. K. Anbazhagan Minister for Finance
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Legislative Assembly and Elections
 DMK
4. Arcot N. Veeraswami Minister for Electricity
  • Electricity
  • Non-Conventional Energy Development *Personnel and Administrative Reforms
5. Ko.Si. Mani Minister for Co-operation
  • Co-operation
  • Statistics
  • Welfare of Ex-Servicemen
6. Veerapandi S. Arumugam Minister for Agriculture
  • Agriculture *Agricultural Engineering
  • Agro Service Co-operatives *Horticulture
  • Sugarcane Cess
  • Sugarcane Development
  • Wasteland Development
7. Duraimurugan Minister for Public Works and Law
  • Public Works
  • Irrigation including Minor Irrigation *Programme Works
  • Law and Courts
8. Dr. K. Ponmudy Minister for Higher Education
  • Higher Education including Technical *Education
  • Electronics
  • Science and Technology
  • Mines and Minerals
9. K. N. Nehru Minister for Transport
  • Transport
  • Nationalized Transport
  • Motor Vehicles Act.
10. M. R. K. Panneerselvam Minister for Health
  • Health
  • Medical Education
  • Family Welfare
11. Pongalur N. Palanisamy Minister for Rural Industries and Animal Husbandry
  • Rural Industries including Cottage Industries and Small Industries
  • Animal Husbandry
12. I. Periyasamy Minister for Revenue and Housing
  • Revenue
  • District Revenue Establishment
  • Deputy Collectors
  • Prisons
  • Weights and Measures
  • Debt Relief including Legislation on *Money Lending
  • Chits
  • Registration of Companies
  • Housing
  • Rural Housing and Housing Development
13. N. Suresh Rajan Minister for Tourism and Regeneration
  • Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation
  • Registration and Stamp Act.
14. E. V. Velu Minister for Food
  • Food
  • Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Protection and Price Control.
15. Suba. Thangavelan Minister for Slum Clearance and Accommodation Control
  • Slum Clearance Board
  • Accommodation Control
16. Parithi Ellamvazhuthi Minister for Information
  • Information and Publicity
  • Film Technology and Cinematograph Act *Stationery and Printing and Government *Press
  • Town Planning
  • Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
17. K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Minister for Backward Classes
  • Backward Classes
  • Most Backward Classes and De-notified Communities
  • Overseas Indians
  • Refugees and Evacuees
  • Handlooms and Textiles.
18. T. M. Anbarasan Minister for Labour
  • Labour
  • ,Population
  • Employment and Training
  • Steel Control
  • Newsprint Control
  • Census
  • Urban and Rural Employment.
19. K. R. Periakaruppan Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
  • Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
20. Thangam Thenarasu Minister for School Education
  • School Educationand
  • Archaeology
21. S. N. M. Ubayadullah Minister for Commercial Taxes
  • Commercial Taxes
22. T. P. M. Mohideen Khan Minister for Environment
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
  • Environment
  • Pollution Control
  • Wakfs
23. Vellakoil Saminathan Minister for Highways and Minor Ports
  • Highways
  • Minor Ports
24. N. Selvaraj Minister for Forests
  • Forests and Cinchona
25. Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna Minister for Information Technology
  • Information Technology
26. P. Geetha Jeevan Minister for Social Welfare
  • Social Welfare including Women's and Children Welfare
  • Nutritious Noon Meal
  • Welfare of the Disabled
  • Orphanages and Correctional Administration
  • Integrated Child Development
  • Beggar Homes
27. A. Tamilarasi Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
  • Adi Dravidar Welfare
  • Hill Tribes
  • Bonded Labour
28. T.K.M. Chinnayya Minister for Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Husbandry
29. K. P. P. Samy Minister for Fisheries
  • Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation
30. K. Ramachandhiran Minister for Khadi
  • Khadi and Village Industries
  • Bhoodhan and Gramadhan.

References

  1. ^ a b "Minority govt in TN for first time". oneindia. 13 May 2006.
  2. ^ "2006: An eventful year for Tamil Nadu". rediff.com. 18 December 2006.
  3. ^ 5-time CM and towering Dravidian leader, dies at 94, DMK chief Karunanidhi (7 August 2018). "DMK chief Karunanidhi, 5-time CM and towering Dravidian leader, dies at 94". DECCAN CHRONICLE. Retrieved 23 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ TN Legislative Assembly (2006), List of MLAS. "List of MLAS- TN Legislative Assembly (2006)". elections.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ sworn in as TN CM, Karunanidhi (18 May 2006). "Karunanidhi sworn in as TN CM". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ sworn in as CM for 5th time, Karunanidhi (13 May 2006). "Karunanidhi sworn in as CM for 5th time". DNA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ takes over as TN CM for fifth time, Karunanidhi (13 May 2006). "Karunanidhi takes over as TN CM for fifth time". Outlook. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ^ keeps its promise, DMK (14 May 2006). "DMK keeps its promise". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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