M. K. Stalin

1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil NaduIn office
29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011GovernorSurjit Singh BarnalaChief MinisterM. KarunanidhiPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byO. Panneerselvam (in 2017)17th Leader of the Opposition in the
Tamil Nadu Legislative AssemblyIn office
24 May 2016 – 6 May 2021GovernorChief MinisterPreceded byVijayakanthSucceeded byEdappadi K. PalaniswamiCabinet Minister in Tamil NaduIn office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011MinisterRural Development and Panchayati RajChief MinisterM. KarunanidhiPreceded byK. P. AnbalaganSucceeded byP. Mohan2nd President of
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAssumed office
28 August 2018General SecretaryPreceded byM. KarunanidhiWorking President of
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamIn office
4 January 2017 – 28 August 2018PresidentM. KarunanidhiPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byPosition abolishedTreasurer of Dravida Munnetra KazhagamIn office
27 December 2008 – 27 August 2018PresidentM. KarunanidhiGeneral SecretaryK. AnbazhaganPreceded byArcot N. VeeraswamiSucceeded byDurai MuruganDeputy General Secretary of
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamIn office
2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008PresidentM. KarunanidhiGeneral SecretaryK. AnbazhaganPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byPosition abolished45th Mayor of ChennaiIn office
25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002Preceded byR. Arumugam (in 1973)Succeeded byKarate R. ThiagarajanMember of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative AssemblyIn office
23 May 2011 – 4 May 2026Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byV. S. BabuConstituencyKolathurIn office
13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011Preceded byK. A. KrishnaswamySucceeded byB. ValarmathiConstituencyThousand LightsIn office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991Preceded byK. A. KrishnaswamySucceeded byK. A. KrishnaswamyConstituencyThousand LightsYouth wing secretary of Dravida Munnetra KazhagamIn office
20 July 1982 – 6 July 2017PresidentM. KarunanidhiGeneral SecretaryK. AnbazhaganPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byM. P. SaminathanPersonal detailsBornMuthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
(1953-03-01) 1 March 1953
PartyDravida Munnetra KazhagamSpouseChildren2, including UdhayanidhiParentsRelativesKarunanidhi familyEducationPresidency College, Madras (B.A.)SignatureWebsitemkstalin.in

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the eighth chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. He became president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018.

Stalin is the third son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. He completed his education at Presidency College, Madras, in 1973. He began his political career in the late 1960s and was elected to the DMK's general committee in 1973. He was jailed during the Emergency in 1976. He became the secretary of the party's youth wing in 1982, a post he held for over three decades. He served as the Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly eight times, and served as the state's first Deputy Chief Minister from 2009 to 2011.

Stalin is married to Durga, and their son Udhayanidhi served as the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2024 to 2026. In 2009, Anna University conferred an honorary doctorate on Stalin. In 2025, The Indian Express named him as India's 23rd most powerful personality.