P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | 1949–1952 | Indian National Congress |
O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar | 1952–1954 | Indian National Congress |
C. Rajagopalachari | 1952–1954 | Indian National Congress |
K. Kamaraj | 1954–1963, 1963–1967 | Indian National Congress |
M. Bakthavatsalam | 1963, 1967–1969 | Indian National Congress |
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 1969–1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
M. Karunanidhi | 1969–1971, 1971–1976, 1989–1991, 1996–2001, 2006–2011 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
Janaki Ramachandran | 1987 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran | 1988 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
M. G. Ramachandran | 1977–1980, 1980–1984, 1984–1987 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 1987 | Indian National Congress |
R. V. Swaminathan | 1991–1996 | Indian National Congress |
J. Jayalalithaa | 1991–1996, 2001–2002, 2002–2006, 2011–2014, 2015–2016 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
O. Panneerselvam | 2001, 2014–2015, 2016–2017, 2017–2021 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 2017–2021 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
M. K. Stalin | 2021–present | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |