A Subbarayalu Reddiar         
17-12-1920 to 11-07-1921

Raja of Panagal                     
11-07-1921 to 03-12-1926

P Subbarayan                       
04-12-1926 to 27-10-1930

B Munuswamy Naidu           
27-10-1930 to 04-11-1932

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao       
05-11-1932 to 04-04-1936

P T Rajan                               
04-04-1936 to 24-08-1936

Ramakrishna Ranga Rao      
24-08-1936 to 01-04-1937

Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu
01-04-1937 to 14-07-1937

C Rajagopalachari                
14-07-1937 to 29-10-1939

Governor’s rule                    
29-10-1939 to 30-04-1946

Tanguturi Prakasam              
30-04-1946 to 23-03-1947

O P Ramaswamy Reddiyar   
23-03-1947 to 06-04-1949

P S Kumaraswamy Raja      
06-04-1949 to 09-04-1952

C Rajagopalachari                 
10-04-1952 to 13-04-1954

K Kamaraj                              
13-04-1954 to 02-10-1963

M Bhaktavatsalam               
02-10-1963 to 06-03-1967

C N Annadurai                     
06-03-1967 to 03-02-1969

V R Nedunchezhiyan            
03-02-1969 to 10-02-1969

M Karunanidhi                      
10-02-1969 to  04-01-1971

M Karunanidhi                      
15-03-1971 to  31-01-1976

President’s rule                   
31-01-1976 to 30-06-1977

M G Ramachandran             
30-06-1977 to 17-02-1980

President’s rule                     
19-02-1980 to 09-06-1980

M G Ramachandran           
09-06-1980 to 15-11-1984

M G Ramachandran             
10-02-1985 to 24-12-1987

V R Nedunchezhiyan            
24-12-1987 to 07-01-1988

Janaki Ramachandran          
07-01-1988 to 30-01-1988

President’s rule                     
30-01-1988 to  27-01-1988

M Karunanidhi                      
27-01-1989 to 30-01-1991

President’s rule                     
30-01-1991 to  24-06-1991

J Jayalalithaa                        
24-06-1991 to 12-05-1996

M Karunanidhi                       
13-05-1996 to 13-05-2001

J Jayalalithaa                       
14-05-2001 to  21-09-2001

O Panneerselvam                  
21-09-2001 to  01-03-2002

J Jayalalithaa                        
02-03-2002 to 12-05-2006

M Karunanidhi                     
13-05-2006 to 15-05-2011

J Jayalalithaa                        
16-05-2011 to 27.09.2014

O Panneerselvam                
29-09-2014 to 22-05-2015

J Jayalalithaa                         
23-05-2015 to 19-05-2016