List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu

List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu

Section Title: Tamil Nadu
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#	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Term	Political party	Election

1	C. N. Annadurai MLC	-	March,1967	3 February 1969	1st (20 days)	DMK	1967 State assembly election

2	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan MLA for Triplicane	3 February 1969	10 February 1969	1st (7 days)

3	M. Karunanidhi MLA for Saidapet	-	10 February 1969	4 January 1971	1st (693 days)

M. Karunanidhi MLA for Saidapet	15 March 1971	31 January 1976	2nd (1,783 days)	1971 State assembly election

President's rule	31 January 1976	30 June 1977	(516 days)

4	M. G. Ramachandran MLA for Aruppukkottai	-	July 1977	17 February 1980	1st (962 days)	AIADMK	1977 State assembly election

President's rule	17 February 1980	9 June 1980	(113 days)

(4)	M. G. Ramachandran MLA for Madurai West	-	9 June 1980	15 November 1984	2nd (1,620 days)	AIADMK	1980 State assembly election

M. G. Ramachandran MLA for Andipatti	10 February 1985	24 December 1987	3rd (1,042 days)	1984 State assembly election

(2)	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan MLA for Athoor	24 December 1987	7 January 1988	2nd (15 days)

5	Janaki Ramachandran	-	7 January 1988	30 January 1988	1st (23 days)

President's rule	30 January 1988	27 January 1989	(363 days)

(3)	M. Karunanidhi MLA for Harbour	-	27 January 1989	30 January 1991	3rd (733 days)	DMK	1989 State assembly election

President's rule	30 January 1991	24 June 1991	(145 days)

6	J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Bargur	-	24 June 1991	13 May 1996	1st (1,785 days)	AIADMK	1991 State assembly election

(3)	M. Karunanidhi MLA for Chepauk	-	13 May 1996	13 May 2001	4th (1,826 days)	DMK	1996 State assembly election

(6)	J. Jayalalithaa {Did not contest,all 4 Nominations rejected due to TANSI case}	-	14 May 2001	21 September 2001	2nd (130 days)	AIADMK	2001 State assembly election

7	O. Panneerselvam MLA for Periyakulam	-	21 September 2001	1 March 2002	1st (161 days)

(6)	J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Andipatti	-	2 March 2002	12 May 2006	3rd (1,532 days)

(3)	M. Karunanidhi MLA for Chepauk	-	13 May 2006	15 May 2011	5th (1,828 days)	DMK	2006 State assembly election

(6)	J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Srirangam	-	16 May 2011	27 September 2014	4th (1,230 days)	AIADMK	2011 State assembly election

(7)	O. Panneerselvam MLA for Bodinayakkanur	-	29 September 2014	22 May 2015	2nd (235 days)

(6)	J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Srirangam	-	23 May 2015	23 May 2016	5th (366 days)

(6)	J. Jayalalithaa MLA for RK Nagar	24 May 2016	4 December 2016	6th (196 days)	2016 State assembly election

(7)	O. Panneerselvam MLA for Bodinayakkanur	-	6 December 2016	15 February 2017	3rd (72 days)

8	Edappadi K. Palaniswami MLA for Edappadi	-	16 February 2017	Incumbent	1st 2 years, 74 days

Sentence(s)

M. G. Ramachandran was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987.

final_sentence: M. G. Ramachandran was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987.