#[7] Name Portrait Took office Left office Term[8] Political party Election
1 A. Subbarayalu Reddiar 17 December 1920 11 July 1921 1 Justice Party[9] 1920 Madras Legislative Council Election
2 Raja of Panagal 11 July 1921 11 September 1923 1 Justice Party[9]
3 Raja of Panagal 19 November 1923 3 December 1926 2 Justice Party[10][11][12] 1923 Madras Legislative Council Election
4 P. Subbarayan 4 December 1926 27 October 1930 1 Unaffiliated[9] 1926 Madras Legislative Council Election
5 B. Munuswamy Naidu 27 October 1930 4 November 1932 1 Justice Party[9] 1930 Madras Legislative Council Election
6 Ramakrishna Ranga Rao 5 November 1932 November 1934 1 Justice Party[9]
7 Ramakrishna Ranga Rao November 1934 4 April 1936 2 Justice Party[9] 1934 Madras Legislative Council Election
8 P. T. Rajan 4 April 1936 24 August 1936 1 Justice Party[9]
9 Ramakrishna Ranga Rao 24 August 1936 1 April 1937 3 Justice Party[9]
10 Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu 1 April 1937 14 July 1937 1 Interim provisional ministry[13][14][15][16] 1937 Madras Legislative Assembly Election
11 C. Rajagopalachari 14 July 1937 29 October 1939 1 Indian National Congress
Governor's Rule[17] 29 October 1939 30 April 1946
12 Tanguturi Prakasam 30 April 1946 23 March 1947 1 Indian National Congress 1946 Madras Legislative Assembly Election
13 O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar 23 March 1947 6 April 1949 1 Indian National Congress
14 P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja 6 April 1949 26 January 1950 1 Indian National Congress

#[7]		Name	Took office	Left office	Term[8]	Political party	Election
	1	C. N. Annadurai	14 January 1969	3 February 1969[22]	1	DMK	1967 State assembly election
	2	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)[18]	3 February 1969	10 February 1969	1	DMK
	3	M. Karunanidhi	10 February 1969	4 January 1971	1	DMK
	4	M. Karunanidhi	15 March 1971	31 January 1976	2	DMK	1971 State assembly election
		President's rule[18]	31 January 1976	30 June 1977
	5	M. G. Ramachandran	30 June 1977	17 February 1980	1	AIADMK	1977 State assembly election
		President's rule	17 February 1980	9 June 1980
	6	M. G. Ramachandran	9 June 1980	15 November 1984	2	AIADMK	1980 State assembly election
	7	M. G. Ramachandran	10 February 1985	24 December 1987	3	AIADMK	1984 State assembly election
	8	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)[18]	24 December 1987	7 January 1988	2	AIADMK
	9	Janaki Ramachandran	7 January 1988	30 January 1988	1	AIADMK
		President's rule	30 January 1988	27 January 1989
	10	M. Karunanidhi	27 January 1989	30 January 1991	3	DMK	1989 State assembly election
		President's rule	30 January 1991	24 June 1991
	11	J. Jayalalithaa	24 June 1991	12 May 1996	1	AIADMK	1991 State assembly election
	12	M. Karunanidhi	13 May 1996	13 May 2001	4	DMK	1996 State assembly election
	-[23]	J. Jayalalithaa	14 May 2001	21 September 2001	-[23]	AIADMK	2001 State assembly election
	13	O. Panneerselvam	21 September 2001	1 March 2002	1	AIADMK
	14	J. Jayalalithaa	2 March 2002	12 May 2006	2[23]	AIADMK
	15	M. Karunanidhi	13 May 2006	incumbent	5[24]	DMK	2006 State assembly election