<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> # </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Political party </Th> <Th> Election </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> C.N. Annadurai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 January 1969 </Td> <Td> 3 February 1969 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 20 days ) </Td> <Td> DMK </Td> <Td> 1967 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> V.R. Nedunchezhiyan MLA for Triplicane </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 February 1969 </Td> <Td> 10 February 1969 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 7 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> M. Karunanidhi MLA for Saidapet </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 February 1969 </Td> <Td> 4 January 1971 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 693 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> M. Karunanidhi MLA for Saidapet </Td> <Td> 15 March 1971 </Td> <Td> 31 January 1976 </Td> <Td> 2nd ( 1,783 days ) </Td> <Td> 1971 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> President 's rule </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 January 1976 </Td> <Td> 30 June 1977 </Td> <Td> ( 516 days ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> M.G. Ramachandran MLA for Aruppukkottai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 1977 </Td> <Td> 17 February 1980 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 962 days ) </Td> <Td> AIADMK </Td> <Td> 1977 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> President 's rule </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 February 1980 </Td> <Td> 9 June 1980 </Td> <Td> ( 113 days ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 4 ) </Td> <Td> M.G. Ramachandran MLA for Madurai West </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 June 1980 </Td> <Td> 15 November 1984 </Td> <Td> 2nd ( 1,620 days ) </Td> <Td> AIADMK </Td> <Td> 1980 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> M.G. Ramachandran MLA for Andipatti </Td> <Td> 10 February 1985 </Td> <Td> 24 December 1987 </Td> <Td> 3rd ( 1,042 days ) </Td> <Td> 1984 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 2 ) </Td> <Td> V.R. Nedunchezhiyan MLA for Athoor </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 December 1987 </Td> <Td> 7 January 1988 </Td> <Td> 2nd ( 8 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Janaki Ramachandran </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 January 1988 </Td> <Td> 30 January 1988 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 23 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> President 's rule </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 January 1988 </Td> <Td> 27 January 1989 </Td> <Td> ( 363 days ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 3 ) </Td> <Td> M. Karunanidhi MLA for Harbour </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 January 1989 </Td> <Td> 30 January 1991 </Td> <Td> 3rd ( 733 days ) </Td> <Td> DMK </Td> <Td> 1989 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> President 's rule </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 January 1991 </Td> <Td> 24 June 1991 </Td> <Td> ( 145 days ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Bargur </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 June 1991 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1996 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 1,785 days ) </Td> <Td> AIADMK </Td> <Td> 1991 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 3 ) </Td> <Td> M. Karunanidhi MLA for Chepauk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1996 </Td> <Td> 13 May 2001 </Td> <Td> 4th ( 1,826 days ) </Td> <Td> DMK </Td> <Td> 1996 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 6 ) </Td> <Td> J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Andipatti </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 May 2001 </Td> <Td> 21 September 2001 </Td> <Td> ( 130 days ) </Td> <Td> AIADMK </Td> <Td> 2001 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> O. Panneerselvam MLA for Periyakulam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 September 2001 </Td> <Td> 1 March 2002 </Td> <Td> 1st ( 161 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 6 ) </Td> <Td> J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Andipatti </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 March 2002 </Td> <Td> 12 May 2006 </Td> <Td> 2nd ( 1,532 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 3 ) </Td> <Td> M. Karunanidhi MLA for Chepauk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 2006 </Td> <Td> 15 May 2011 </Td> <Td> 5th ( 1,828 days ) </Td> <Td> DMK </Td> <Td> 2006 State assembly election </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 6 ) </Td> <Td> J. Jayalalithaa MLA for Srirangam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 May 2011 </Td> <Td> 27 September 2014 </Td> <Td> 3rd ( 1,230 days ) </Td> <Td> AIADMK </Td> <Td> 2011 State
chief ministers of tamil nadu mentioned on wikipedia
C.N. Annadurai V.R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi M.G. Ramachandran Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam K. Palaniswami