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In state, there are 11 politicians who served as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu, among them M. Karunanidhi & J. Jayalalithaa has served 5 times. The current chief minister is O. Panneerselvam, he took oath on Dec 5, 2016 due to sad demise of J. Jayalalithaa, she was one of the most beloved CM of Tamil Nadu by the people.
The complete list of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu consists of the heads of government in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1920. The area under the present-day state of Tamil Nadu has been part of different territorial configurations under Madras Presidency and Madras State in its history
Chief Ministers of Tamilnadu
| Serial Number | Name | From | To |
| 1 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | 26. Jan. 1950 | 9. Apr. 1952 |
| 2 | C. Rajagopalachari | 10. Apr. 1952 | 13. Apr. 1954 |
| 3 | K. Kamaraj | 13. Apr. 1954 | 31. Mar. 1957 |
| – | K. Kamaraj | 13. Apr. 1957 | 1. Mar. 1962 |
| – | K. Kamaraj | 15. Mar. 1962 | 2. Oct. 1963 |
| 4 | M. Bakthavatsalam | 2. Oct. 1963 | 6. Mar. 1967 |
| 5 | C. N. Annadurai | 6. Mar. 1967 | 14. Jan. 1969 |
| – | C. N. Annadurai | 14. Jan. 1969 | 3. Feb. 1969 |
| 6 | V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting) | 3. Feb. 1969 | 10. Feb. 1969 |
| 7 | M. Karunanidhi | 10. Feb. 1969 | 4. Jan. 1971 |
| – | M. Karunanidhi | 15. Mar. 1971 | 31. Jan. 1976 |
| – | President’s rule | 31. Jan. 1976 | 30. Jun. 1977 |
| 8 | M. G. Ramachandran | 30. Jun. 1977 | 17. Feb. 1980 |
| – | President’s rule | 17. Feb. 1980 | 9. Jun. 1980 |
| – | M. G. Ramachandran | 9. Jun. 1980 | 15. Nov. 1984 |
| – | M. G. Ramachandran | 10. Feb. 1985 | 24. Dec. 1987 |
| – | V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting) | 24. Dec. 1987 | 7. Jan. 1988 |
| 9 | Janaki Ramachandran | 7. Jan. 1988 | 30. Jan. 1988 |
| – | President’s rule | 30. Jan. 1988 | 27. Jan. 1989 |
| – | M. Karunanidhi | 27. Jan. 1989 | 30. Jan. 1991 |
| – | President’s rule | 30. Jan. 1991 | 24. Jun. 1991 |
| 10 | J. Jayalalithaa | 24. Jun. 1991 | 12. May. 1996 |
| – | M. Karunanidhi | 13. May. 1996 | 13. May. 2001 |
| – | J. Jayalalithaa | 14. May. 2001 | 21. Sep. 2001 |
| 11 | O. Panneerselvam | 21. Sep. 2001 | 1. Mar. 2002 |
| – | J. Jayalalithaa | 2. Mar. 2002 | 12. May. 2006 |
| – | M. Karunanidhi | 13. May. 2006 | 15. May. 2011 |
| – | J. Jayalalithaa | 16. May. 2011 | – |
| – | O Panneerselvam | 29th Sep 2014 | May 23, 2015 |
| – | J. Jayalalithaa | May 23, 2015 | Dec 5, 2016 |
| – | O. Panneerselvam | Dec 5, 2016 | Present |
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