#[9]

Name

Portrait

Left

Took office

Term[10]

office

A. Subbarayalu

17 December 11 July

Reddiar

1920

1921

Political Electi
party

on

Justice

1920

Party

Madr

[11]

as
Legisl
ative
11
2

Raja of Panagal

11 July 1921

Septemb 1
er 1923

Justice
Party[11]

Coun
cil
Electi
on

1923
Madr
as
3

Raja of Panagal

19 November
1923

3
Decemb

er 1926

Justice

Legisl

Party

ative

[14]

Coun

[12][13]

cil
Electi
on

1926
Madr
as
4

P. Subbarayan

4 December
1926

27
October
1930

Unaffiliat
ed[11]

Legisl
ative
Coun
cil
Electi
on

B. Munuswamy

27 October

Naidu

1930

4
Novemb

er 1932

1930

Justice

Madr

Party[11]

as
Legisl
ative
Coun

Ramakrishna

5 November

Novemb

Ranga Rao

1932

er 1934

Justice

cil

Party

Electi

[11]

on

Ramakrishna

November

4 April

Ranga Rao

1934

1936

Justice
Party[11]
1934
Madr

24
8

P. T. Rajan

4 April 1936

August

1936

Justice

as

Party[11]

Legisl
ative
Coun
cil
Electi
on

10

Ramakrishna

24 August

1 April

Ranga Rao

1936

1937

Kurma Venkata

1 April 1937

14 July

Reddy Naidu

1937

Justice
Party[11]

Interim

1937

provisio

Madr

nal

as

ministry

Legisl

5][16][17][18]

ative

[1

Asse
mbly

11

Indian

29

C.

14 July 1937

Rajagopalachari

October

National

Congres

1939

Electi

on

Governor's Rule[19]

12

29 October

30 April

1939

1946

Indian

23

Tanguturi

30 April 1946

Prakasam

March

National

Congres

1947

1946
Madr

Indian

O. P.
13

Ramaswamy
Reddiyar

23 March

6 April

1947

1949

National

Congres
s

as
Legisl
ative
Asse
mbly
Electi

P. S.
14

Kumaraswamy

6 April 1949

Raja

#[9]

Name

Indian

26
January

National

Congres

1950

Portrait

Took

Left

office

office

on

Politic
Term[10]

al

Election

party

Indian
1

P. S.

26

Kumaraswam

January

y Raja

1950

9 April
1952

Nationa 1946 Madras

1

Legislative

Congre

Assembly Election

ss

Indian
C.
2

Rajagopalach
ari

10 April

13 April

1952

1954

Nationa
2

l
Congre
ss

1952 Madras
Legislative

Indian
3

K. Kamaraj

13 April

31 March

1954

1957

Assembly Election

Nationa
1

l
Congre
ss

Indian
4

K. Kamaraj

13 April

1 March

1957

1962

Nationa 1957 Madras

2

Legislative

Congre

Assembly Election

ss

Indian
15
5

K. Kamaraj

March
1962

2 October
1963

Nationa
3

l
Congre
ss

1962 Madras
Legislative

Indian
6

M.

Bakthavatsal

October

am

1963

6 March
1967

Assembly Election

Nationa
1

l
Congre
ss

C. N.

6 March

14

Annadurai

1967

January

DMK

1967 Madras
Legislative

1969

Assembly election

Politi
#[9]

Name

Portrait

Took

Left

office

office

Ter
m

[10]

cal
party

Election

[26]

14
1 C. N. Annadurai

January
1969

V.R.
2 Nedunchezhiyan (
acting)

[20]

3 M. Karunanidhi

4 M. Karunanidhi

3
Februar
y

DMK

1969[27]

10

Februar

Februar

y 1969

y 1969

10

Februar

January

y 1969

1971

15

31

March

January

1971

1976

1967 State assembly

1

DMK

DMK

DMK

election

1971 State assembly

election
31
President's rule

[20]

January
1976

30 June
1977

M. G.

30 June

Ramachandran

1977

17
Februar

y 1980

AIAD
MK
1977 State assembly
election

17
President's rule

Februar
y 1980

9 June
1980

15
6

M. G.

9 June

Novem

Ramachandran

1980

ber

AIAD

1980 State assembly

MK

election

1984

M. G.
Ramachandran

V.R.
8 Nedunchezhiyan
(acting)[20]

9 Janaki
Ramachandran

10
Februar
y 1985

24
Decem
ber

1984 State assembly

3

AIAD
MK

1987

24

Decemb

January

er 1987

1988

30

January

January

1988

1988

AIAD
MK

AIAD
MK

election

President's rule

1
0

M. Karunanidhi

30

27

January

January

1988

1989

27

30

January

January

1989

1991

DMK
1989 State assembly
election

30
President's rule

January
1991

1
1

1
2

[2
8]

J. Jayalalithaa

M. Karunanidhi

J. Jayalalithaa

24 June
1991

24 June

12 May

1991

1996

13 May

13 May

1996

2001

14 May

21

2001

Septem
ber
2001

AIAD

1991 State assembly

MK

election

1996 State assembly

DMK

-[28]

AIAD

2001 State assembly

MK

election

election

1 O.
3 Panneerselvam

1
4

1
5

J. Jayalalithaa

M. Karunanidhi

21
Septem
ber 2001

1 March
2002

2 March

12 May

2002

2006

13 May

15 May

2006

2011

[29]

2[28]

5[30]

AIAD
MK

AIAD
MK

DMK

2006 State assembly

election

27
1
6

J. Jayalalithaa

16 May

Septem

2011

ber

3[31]

AIAD
MK

2014[25]

29
1 O.

Septem

22 May

7 Panneerselvam

ber

2015[33]

AIAD

2011 State assembly

MK

election

2014[32]

1
8

J. Jayalalithaa

23 May

Incumb

2015

ent

[4]

AIAD
MK