Tamil Nadu (Cabinet) Ministers List 2026 Released, Check Name and Ministry

Respectable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Joseph Vijay has expanded the his government and with this the total strength of the Cabinet to 32 ministers. In a significant political move, CM Vijay has retained the Home portfolio along with Youth Welfare and make the important changes in the finance department.

CM Vijay Expands Tamil Nadu Cabinet

Tamil Nadu witnessed the major cabinet expansion as Chief Minister Joseph Vijay inducted the total 23 new ministers into his government.

Earlier, Vijay had taken oath along with nine ministers from his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

With the latest expansion, the Cabinet ministers now stands at 32 members.

Under the constitutional rules, Tamil Nadu can have up to 35 ministers, which is 15 percent of the State Assembly’s strength of 234.

Vijay Retains Key Portfolios

Chief Minister Vijay has kept some of the most politically sensitive and the strategic portfolios with himself.

These includes the,

• Police and Home
• General Administration
• Special Programme Implementation
• Poverty Alleviation & Rural Indebtedness
• Youth Welfare
• Urban Development & Water Supply

Also holding the Home portfolio signals the Vijay’s focus on law and order.

Major Finance Portfolio Change

One of the biggest cabinet changes came in to the finance department.

Senior leader KA Sengottaiyan, who was earlier assigned the Finance, has now been moved to the Revenue and Disaster Management department.

The Finance portfolio has been handed to the N Marie Wilson, who will oversee the,

• Finance
• Planning
• Development

Complete List of Ministers in the Vijay Cabinet

Name	Allocated Ministry
C Joseph Vijay, Chief Minister	General Administration Police & Home Special Programme Implementation Poverty Alleviation & Rural Indebtedness Youth Welfare Urban & Water Supply
N Marie Wilson	Finance, Planning and Development
N Anand	Rural Development Panchayats & Panchayat Union Irrigation
R Nirmalkumar	Energy Resources and Law
KA Sengottaiyan	Revenue and Disaster Management
Srinath	Fisheries
Kamali S	Animal Husbandry
C Vijayalakshmi	Milk and Dairy Development
RV Ranjithkumar	Forests
Vinoth	Agriculture
Rajeev	Environment & Climate Change
B Rajkumar	Housing and Urban Development
V Gandhiraj	Co-operation
Mathan Raja P	MSMEs, Rural, Cottage & Small Industries
Jegadeshwari K	Social Welfare & Women Empowerment
Rajesh Kumar S	Tourism
M Vijay Balaji	Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi
Logesh Tamilselvan D	Commercial Taxes and Registration
Vijay Tamilan Parthiban A	Transport
Ramesh	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
P Viswanathan	Higher Education
Kumar R	Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology & Digital Services
Thennarasu K	Non-Resident Tamils Welfare
V Sampath Kumar	Backward Classes Welfare
Mohamed Farvas J	Labour Welfare and Skill Development
D Sarathkumar	Human Resources Management
Vignesh K	Prohibition and Excise

Allies Yet to Join

Despite the cabinet expansion, not all the alliance partners of the CM Bijay have joined the government yet.

Reports suggest some space has been kept for the,

• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK)
• Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)

Their future participation could further change the cabinet structure.