S. Regupathy

S. Regupathy
S. Regupathy in 2004
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2025
Minister
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byDurai Murugan
In office
7 May 2021 – 8 May 2025
Minister
  • Law
  • Courts
  • Prisons and Prevention of Corruption
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byC. V. Shanmugam
Succeeded byDurai Murugan
Ministers of State for Environment and Forests, Government of India
In office
18 May 2007 – 23 May 2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Ministers of State for Home Affairs, Government of India
In office
22 May 2004 – 18 May 2007
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Minister for Housing and Urban Development. Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byM. Kannappan
Succeeded byK. Pitchandi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Tirumayam
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 May 2016
Preceded byP. K. Vairamuthu
Member of Parliament for Pudukkottai
In office
16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byS. Thirunavukkarasar
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Personal details
Born (1950-07-30) 30 July 1950
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyDMK
Other political
affiliations		AIADMK (until 2000)
SpouseSaroja Regupathy
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ResidencePudukkottai

Sevugan Regupathy (born 30 July 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party.[1] He is currently a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Tirumayam. He is the current minister for Minerals And Mines.[2] He also served as the Minister for Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption in M. K. Stalin ministry from 2021 to 2025.[3]

Regupathy was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the now defunct Pudukkottai constituency of Tamil Nadu.

He served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests from 2007.[1] He is the chairman of Karpaga Vinayaga educational group in Chennai.

History

S. Regupathy was previously with the AIADMK before joining the DMK.

He served as the labour minister in the AIADMK cabinet from 1992 to 1993 and as the minister of urban development and housing till 1996 before switching to the DMK. His move was part of a broader trend of former AIADMK leaders joining DMK and being given major roles in the cabinet.

Ministers in DMK like EV Velu, Senthil Balaji, Regupathy and Sekar Babu were from AIADMK.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regupathy, Shri Sevugan". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Senior Minister Duraimurugan gets law portfolio". Deccan Herald. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Stalin's first cabinet in Tamil Nadu is a blend of former ministers and first-timers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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