Tamil Nadu’s 35 ministers, sworn in 10–22 May 2026
The council has been unchanged since 22 May 2026.
The ministers
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Chief Minister
Public General Administration Home Police Special Programme Implementation Special Initiatives Poverty Alleviation & Rural Indebtedness Youth Welfare Welfare of Children, the Aged & Differently Abled Municipal Administration Urban & Water Supply Won by 53,715 votes in April 2026 · 52 at nomination
Cabinet Minister · #2 in Government
Rural Development Panchayats & Panchayat Unions Irrigation (including Small Irrigation) Won by 13,027 votes in April 2026 · 62 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Public Works (Buildings, Highways, Minor Ports) Sports Development Won by 17,302 votes in April 2026 · 43 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Health Medical Education Family Welfare Won by 28,172 votes in April 2026 · 46 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Revenue District Revenue Establishment Disaster Management Legislative Assembly Won by 16,620 votes in April 2026 · 78 at nomination · MLA before: 2011, 2016, 2021 and earlier
Cabinet Minister
Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Protection Price Control Won by 28,972 votes in April 2026 · 48 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Electricity & Non-Conventional Energy Law Courts Prisons Prevention of Corruption Elections Passports Won by 41,553 votes in April 2026 · 44 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
School Education Archaeology Tamil Official Language & Tamil Culture Information & Publicity Film Technology Stationery & Printing Won by 10,804 votes in April 2026 · 39 at nomination · First-time MLA
TVK TVK ·
Egmore sworn in 10 May 2026
Cabinet Minister
Natural Resources (Minerals & Mines) Won by 46,074 votes in April 2026 · 41 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister · First Woman Industries Minister
Industries Investment Promotion Won by 11,670 votes in April 2026 · 29 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister · INC
Higher Education (including Technical Education) Electronics Science & Technology Won by 2,724 votes in April 2026 · 61 at nomination · First-time MLA
INC INC ·
Melur sworn in 21 May 2026
Cabinet Minister · INC
Tourism Tourism Development Corporation Won by 1,311 votes in April 2026 · 51 at nomination · MLA before: 2016, 2021
Cabinet Minister · IUML
Minorities Welfare Wakf Board Won by 1,065 votes in April 2026 · 57 at nomination
Minister for Social Justice · VCK
Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes Won by 734 votes in April 2026 · 55 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Transport Nationalised Transport Motor Vehicles Act Won by 33,369 votes in April 2026 · 50 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Housing Rural Housing Town Planning & Housing Development CMDA Urban Habitat Development Board Urban Planning & Development Won by 15,519 votes in April 2026 · 46 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Backward Classes Most Backward Classes Denotified Communities Welfare Won by 21,992 votes in April 2026 · 47 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Handlooms & Textiles Khadi & Village Industries Board Won by 23,966 votes in April 2026 · 39 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Won by 11,710 votes in April 2026 · 38 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Refugees & Evacuees Won by 54,246 votes in April 2026 · 36 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Labour Welfare Skill Development Employment & Training Census Weights & Measures Won by 10,062 votes in April 2026 · 31 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Won by 23,121 votes in April 2026 · 52 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Social Welfare & Women Empowerment Nutritious Meal Programme Won by 10,605 votes in April 2026 · 40 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Agriculture Agricultural Engineering Horticulture Sugar & Sugarcane Development Won by 679 votes in April 2026 · 32 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Won by 7,696 votes in April 2026 · 50 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Human Resources Management Ex-Servicemen Welfare Won by 35,621 votes in April 2026 · 34 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Won by 33,590 votes in April 2026 · 31 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Rural and Small Industries) Won by 29,083 votes in April 2026 · 41 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Finance Pensions Planning & Development Won by 49,668 votes in April 2026 · 46 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare Won by 37,731 votes in April 2026 · 52 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Won by 15,373 votes in April 2026 · 28 at nomination
Cabinet Minister
Artificial Intelligence Information Technology Digital Services Won by 33,305 votes in April 2026 · 60 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Won by 15,488 votes in April 2026 · 50 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Commercial Taxes Registration & Stamps Won by 14,511 votes in April 2026 · 42 at nomination · First-time MLA
Cabinet Minister
Environment Pollution Control Climate Change Won by 2,513 votes in April 2026 · 34 at nomination
The council in numbers 17 of the 19 ministers whose record we could check were elected MLA for the first time in April 2026; 2 had won before. 16,620 votes: the middle minister’s April 2026 winning margin, against 11,415 for all 234 MLAs. 679 votes: the closest win in the council, R. Vinoth in Kumbakonam. The widest: K. Thennarasu , 54,246 in Sriperumbudur. 6 ministers won by under 5,000. 46 years: the middle age at nomination for the April 2026 election. Youngest S. Kamali (28), oldest K. A. Sengottaiyan (78). 4 women in the council of 35. April 2026 margins: Election Commission of India, declared 4 May 2026. Ages and gender: each member’s ECI nomination profile. First-time or returning: the member’s profile on this site, counted only where it lists every Assembly win.
How the cabinet was built
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in on 10 May 2026 with 9 ministers. 23 more were sworn in on 21 May and 2 on 22 May, taking the council to 35 — the ceiling the Constitution allows (Article 164(1A)).
TVK ×31 · INC ×2 · IUML ×1 · VCK ×1
Date Sworn in Phase 10 May 2026 10 Oath day 21 May 2026 23 First expansion 22 May 2026 2 VCK + IUML added Council since 22 May 2026 35
On 21 May K. A. Sengottaiyan moved from Finance to Revenue (and took Legislative Assembly); Finance went to Dr. N. Marie Wilson; the Chief Minister handed Women Welfare to K. Jegadeshwari.
