Second Panneerselvam ministry

Second Panneerselvam ministry

16th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
Date formed28 September 2014
Date dissolved23 May 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor Konijeti Rosaiah
Head of governmentO. Panneerselvam
Member partiesAIADMK
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyDMDK
Opposition leaderVijayakanth
History
Election2011
Legislature term5 Years
PredecessorFourth Jayalalithaa ministry
SuccessorFifth Jayalalithaa ministry

O. Panneerselvam[1][2] assumed the office after previous Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was forced to resign in the year 2014.[3] O. Panneerselvam her trusted aide assumed the office then resigned after her return on 23 May 2015.[4][5]

Cabinet ministers

S.no Name Constituency Designation Portfolios Party
Chief Minister
1. O. Panneerselvam Bodinayakkanur Chief Minister
  • Public
  • Home
  • Police
  • Indian Administrative Service
  • Indian Police Service
  • Indian Forest Service
  • District Revenue Officers
  • General Administration
  • Finance
  • Public Works
AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
2. Natham R. Viswanathan Natham Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise
  • Electricity
  • Non-Conventional Energy Development
  • Prohibition and Excise
  • Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act
3. Edappadi Palaniswami Edappadi Minister for Highways and Minor Ports
  • Highways
  • Minor Ports
AIADMK
4. Sellur K. Raju Madurai West Minister for Co-operation
  • Co-operation
5. S. P. Velumani Thondamuthur Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme
  • Municipal Administration
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayats and Panchayat Unions
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes
  • Rural Indebtedness
  • Urban and Rural Water Supply
  • Implementation of Special Programme
6. K.A. Jayapal Nagapattinam Minister for Fisheries
  • Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation
7. P. Palaniappan Pappireddipatti Minister for Higher Education
  • Higher Education
8. B. Valarmathi Thousand Lights Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme
  • Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare
  • Orphanages and Correctional Administration
  • Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes
  • Welfare of the Differently Abled and Social Reforms
  • Nutritious Noon Meal Programme
9. P. Thangamani Kumarapalayam Minister for Industries
  • Industries
  • Steel Control
  • Mines and Minerals
10. N. D. Venkatachalam Perundurai Minister for Environment
  • Environment
  • Pollution Control
11. R. Kamaraj Krishnarayapuram Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
  • Food
  • Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Protection and Price Control
12. S. Gokula Indira Anna Nagar Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
  • Handlooms and Textiles
13. R. Vaithilingam Orathanadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development
  • Housing
  • Rural Housing and Housing Development
  • Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control
  • Town Planning
  • Urban Development
  • Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
14. Dr. C. Vijayabaskar Viralimalai Minister for Health
  • Health
  • Medical Education
  • Family Welfare
15. K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji Sivakasi Minister for Information and Special Programme Implementation
  • Information and Publicity
  • Special Programme Implementation
16. R. B. Udhayakumar Sattur Minister for Revenue
  • Revenue
  • District Revenue Establishment
  • Deputy Collectors
17. B. V. Ramanaa Thiruvallur Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
  • Milk and Dairy Development
18. S.P. Shunmuganathan Srivaikuntam Minister for Tourism
  • Tourism
  • Tourism Development Corporation
19. M.C. Sampath Cuddalore Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
  • Commercial Taxes
  • Registration and Stamp Act
20. P. Mohan Sankarapuram Minister for Rural Industries and Labour
  • Rural Industries
  • Labour
21. K.C. Veeramani Jolarpet Minister for School Education
  • School Education
22. V. Senthil Balaji Karur Minister for Transport
  • Transport
  • Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act
23. Mukkur N. Subramanian Cheyyar Minister for Information Technology
  • Information Technology
24. N. Subramanian Gandharvakottai Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
  • Adi Dravidar Welfare
  • Hill Tribes
25. S. Abdul Rahim Avadi Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
  • Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities
26. T.K.M. Chinnayya Tambaram Minister for Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Husbandry
27. T. P. Poonachi Manachanallur Minister for Khadi and Village Industries
  • Khadi
  • Village Industries
28. M.S.M. Anandan Tiruppur (North) Minister for Forests
  • Forests
29. P. Chendur Pandian Kadayanallur Minister for
  • Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
30. S.S. Krishnamoorthy Kalasapakkam Minister for Agriculture
  • Agriculture

References

  1. ^ takes oath; retains old cabinet, Panneerselvam (29 September 2014). "Panneerselvam takes oath; retains old cabinet". The Hindu.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ flow freely as Jayalalithaa loyalist Panneerselvam steps into her shoes, Tears (30 September 2014). "Tears flow freely as Jayalalithaa loyalist Panneerselvam steps into her shoes". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ will have to step down as CM for second time, Jayalalithaa (27 September 2014). "Jayalalithaa will have to step down as CM for second time". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM for 5th time today, Jayalalithaa (23 May 2015). "Jayalalithaa to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM for 5th time today". India Today. Retrieved 22 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM for a fifth time, Jayalalithaa (23 May 2015). "Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM for a fifth time". Business Today. Retrieved 22 May 2021.