There are 11 people who served as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu, 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.
Chief Ministers of Tamilnadu 2021
| 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 6, 2016 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| 12 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Feb 16, 2017 | Present |
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