Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Cabinet

Council of Ministers 2026 — Chief Minister and all 35 portfolio holders.

Council of Ministers

35 ministers including the Chief Minister.

S.No.Minister NamePartyKey Portfolios
1C. Joseph VijayChief MinisterTVKHome, Police, General Administration, Municipal Administration, Water Supply, Special Initiatives, Youth Welfare
2N. AnandTVKRural Development, Panchayats, Irrigation Projects
3Aadhav ArjunaTVKPublic Works, Highways, Sports Development
4K. G. ArunrajTVKHealth, Medical Education, Family Welfare
5K. A. SengottaiyanTVKRevenue, Disaster Management, Legislative Assembly
6P. VenkataramananTVKFood, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection
7C. T. R. Nirmal KumarTVKElectricity, Law, Prisons, Elections
8Rajmohan ArumugamTVKSchool Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
9T. K. PrabhuTVKNatural Resources, Minerals and Mines
10S. KeerthanaTVKIndustries, Investment Promotion
11P. ViswanathanINCHigher Education, Technical Education, Science and Technology
12S. RajeshkumarINCTourism
13A. M. ShahjahanIUMLMinorities Welfare, Wakf Board
14Vanni ArasuVCKSocial Justice, Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes
15Vijay Tamilan ParthibanTVKTransport, Motor Vehicles
16B. RajkumarTVKHousing, Urban Development, CMDA
17V. Sampath KumarTVKBackward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes, De-notified Communities
18M. Vijay BalajiTVKHandlooms, Textiles, Khadi
19K. VigneshTVKProhibition and Excise
20Thennarasu K.TVKNon-Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees
21J. Mohamed FarvasTVKLabour Welfare, Employment, Skill Development
22V. GandhirajTVKCo-operation
23Jegadeshwari K.TVKSocial Welfare, Women Empowerment, Nutritious Meal Programme
24R. VinothTVKAgriculture, Farmers Welfare, Horticulture, Sugar
25C. VijayalakshmiTVKMilk and Dairy Development
26D. SarathkumarTVKHuman Resources Management, Ex-Servicemen Welfare
27S. RameshTVKHindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
28P. MathanrajaTVKMSME, Cottage Industries
29N. Marie WilsonTVKFinance, Planning and Development, Pensions
30SrinathTVKFisheries, Fishermen Welfare
31S. KamaliTVKAnimal Husbandry
32R. KumarTVKArtificial Intelligence, IT, Digital Services
33R. V. RanjithkumarTVKForests
34Logesh TamilselvanTVKCommercial Taxes, Registration, Stamp Act
35RajeevTVKEnvironment, Climate Change, Pollution Control