List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Madras Presidency

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	A. Subbarayalu Reddiar	17 December 1920	11 July 1921	Justice Party
2	Raja of Panagal	11 July 1921	11 September 1923	Justice Party
3	Raja of Panagal	19 November 1923	3 December 1926	Justice Party
4	P. Subbarayan	4 December 1926	27 October 1930	Unaffiliated
5	B. Munuswamy Naidu	27 October 1930	4 November 1932	Justice Party
6	Ramakrishna Ranga Rao	5 November 1932	November 1934	Justice Party
7	Ramakrishna Ranga Rao	November 1934	4 April 1936	Justice Party
8	P. T. Rajan	4 April 1936	24 August 1936	Justice Party
9	Ramakrishna Ranga Rao	24 August 1936	1 April 1937	Justice Party
10	Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu	1 April 1937	14 July 1937	Interim provisional ministry
11	C. Rajagopalachari	14 July 1937	29 October 1939	Indian National Congress
	Governor's Rule	29 October 1939	30 April 1946
12	Tanguturi Prakasam	30 April 1946	23 March 1947	Indian National Congress
13	O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar	23 March 1947	6 April 1949	Indian National Congress
14	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja	6 April 1949	26 January 1950	Indian National Congress
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party

Madras State

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja	26 January 1950	9 April 1952	Indian National Congress
2	C. Rajagopalachari	10 April 1952	13 April 1954	Indian National Congress
3	K. Kamaraj	13 April 1954	31 March 1957	Indian National Congress
4	K. Kamaraj	13 April 1957	1 March 1962	Indian National Congress
5	K. Kamaraj	15 March 1962	2 October 1963	Indian National Congress
6	M. Bakthavatsalam	2 October 1963	6 March 1967	Indian National Congress
7	C. N. Annadurai	6 March 1967	14 January 1969	DMK
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party

 Tamil Nadu

#	Name		Took office		Left office		Party
1	C. N. Annadurai		14 January 1969		3 February 1969		DMK
2	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)		3 February 1969		10 February 1969		DMK
3	M. Karunanidhi		10 February 1969		4 January 1971		DMK
4	M. Karunanidhi		15 March 1971		31 January 1976		DMK
	President's rule		31 January 1976		30 June 1977
5	M. G. Ramachandran		30 June 1977		17 February 1980		AIADMK
	President's rule		17 February 1980		9 June 1980
6	M. G. Ramachandran		9 June 1980		15 November 1984		AIADMK
7	M. G. Ramachandran		10 February 1985		24 December 1987		AIADMK
8	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)		24 December 1987		7 January 1988		AIADMK
9	Janaki Ramachandran		7 January 1988		30 January 1988		AIADMK
	President's rule		30 January 1988		27 January 1989
10	M. Karunanidhi		27 January 1989		30 January 1991		DMK
	President's rule		30 January 1991		24 June 1991
11	J. Jayalalithaa		24 June 1991		12 May 1996		AIADMK
12	M. Karunanidhi		13 May 1996		13 May 2001		DMK
-	J. Jayalalithaa		14 May 2001		21 September 2001		AIADMK
13	O. Panneerselvam		21 September 2001		1 March 2002		AIADMK
14	J. Jayalalithaa		2 March 2002		12 May 2006		AIADMK
15	M. Karunanidhi		13 May 2006		15 May 2011		DMK
16	J. Jayalalithaa		16 May 2011		Incumbent		AIADMK
#	Name		Took office		Left office		Party