Here is a list of the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu up to that point:
1. A. Subbarayalu Reddiar – 1920-1921
2. P. T. Rajan – 1921-1926
3. B. Munuswamy Naidu – 1926-1930
4. P. T. Rajan – 1930-1936 (Second Term)
5. O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiar – 1936-1947
6. Kumaraswami Kamaraj – 1954-1963
7. M. Bhaktavatsalam – 1963-1967
8. C. N. Annadurai – 1967 (January 15 – February 3) [First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after the state’s formation]
9. V. R. Nedunchezhiyan – 1967 (Acting Chief Minister – February 3 – February 10)
10. M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) – 1977-1987
11. Janaki Ramachandran – 1988 (January 7 – January 30) [Acting Chief Minister]
12. M. Karunanidhi – 1969-1971, 1971-1976, 1989-1991, 1996-2001, 2006-2011
13. Janaki Ramachandran – 1988 (January 30 – January 7) [Contested for the Chief Minister’s position after MGR’s death]
14. J. Jayalalithaa – 1991-1996, 2001-2006, 2011-2016, 2016-2016 (May 23 – December 5)
15. O. Panneerselvam – 2001 (September 21 – September 29), 2014-2015 (Acting Chief Minister), 2016 (December 6 – December 17)
16. Edappadi K. Palaniswami – 2017-2021
17. M. K. Stalin – 2021-present
